Birthday

1908-03-29

Died

1968-08-31

Birthplace

Fort Madison, Iowa, USA

Gender

Male

Known For

Acting

Dennis O'Keefe

Dennis O'Keefe (March 29, 1908 – August 31, 1968) was an American actor. He was the son of Irish vaudevillians working in the United States. As a small child he joined his parents' act and later wrote skits for the stage. O'Keefe started in films as an extra in the early 1930s. After a small but impressive role in Saratoga, Clark Gable recommended O'Keefe to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which signed him to a contract in 1937. His film roles were bigger after that, starting with The Bad Man of Brimstone and Burn 'Em Up O'Connor. O'Keefe left MGM around 1940 but continued to work in mostly lower budget productions. In the 1950s he did some directing, wrote mystery stories and by the mid-1950s found work on television shows such as Justice, The Martha Raye Show, The Ford Show as well as his own series The Dennis O'Keefe Show.

Acting Credits

Siren of Atlantis

Jean Morhange

Theodora Goes Wild

Man (uncredited)

Hangmen Also Die!

Jan Horak

The Fighting Seabees

Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow

A Star Is Born

Burke's Party Guest (uncredited)

History Is Made at Night

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Bombshell

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Dishonored Lady

Dr. David Cousins

Walk a Crooked Mile

Daniel F. O'Hara

Abandoned

Mark Sitko

The Company She Keeps

Larry

Raw Deal

Joe Sullivan

T-Men

Dennis O'Brien / Vannie Harrigan

Blonde Venus

(uncredited)

Lady Killer

Casino Patron (uncredited)

Woman on the Run

Dan Legget

The Leopard Man

Jerry Manning

Brewster's Millions

Montague L. 'Monty' Brewster

Cover Up

Sam Donovan

Topper Returns

Bob

Saratoga

Party guest

Show Boat

You'll Find Out

Chuck Deems

Dragoon Wells Massacre

Capt. Matt Riordan

The Story of Dr. Wassell

Benjamin 'Hoppy' Hopkins

Night After Night

Drunk Sleeping on a Table (uncredited)

The Fake

Paul Mitchell

The Diamond Wizard

Joe Dennison

Broadway Bill

(uncredited)

Under Eighteen

Penthouse Party Guest (uncredited)

Lady Scarface

Lieutenant Bill Mason

Riding on Air

Radium Plane 23 Co-Pilot (uncredited)

A Yank at Oxford

Racetrack Handler (uncredited)

All Hands on Deck

Brian O'Gara

The Firefly

French Soldier Admirer (uncredited)

Love Before Breakfast

College Boy (uncredited)

One Big Affair

Jimmy Donovan

Drums of Tahiti

Mike Macklin

Lady of Vengeance

William T. Marshall

Arise, My Love

Shep

Pop Always Pays

Jeff Thompson

Las Vegas Shakedown

Joe Barnes

Wonder Bar

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Doll Face

Michael Francis 'Mike' Hannegan

Mr. District Attorney

Steve Bennett

Mr. District Attorney

P. Cadwallader Jones

Up in Mabel's Room

Boris

Getting Gertie's Garter

Kenneth B. Ford

That's Right – You're Wrong

Chuck Deems

Broadway Limited

Dr. Harvey North

The Affairs of Susan

Bill Anthony

The Kid From Texas

William Quincy

Tahiti Honey

Mickey Monroe

Honeymoon Trio

Wedding Guest

He Was Her Man

Man Leaving Courtroom

Chicago Syndicate

Barry Amsterdam

Everything I Have Is Yours

Alec Tacksbury

Abroad with Two Yanks

Jeff Reardon

Passage West

Jacob Karns

Bowery Boy

Dr. Tom O'Hara

The Great Dan Patch

David Palmer

Smarty

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

Mike Jason

Sensations of 1945

Junior Crane

A Lost Lady

Dance Extra (uncredited)

The Eagle and the Hawk

Whitney Randolph

Weekend for Three

Jim 'Jimbo' Craig

Follow the Sun

Chuck Williams

Hold That Kiss

Tommy Bradford

Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

Jerry O'Connor

Angela

Steve Catlett

Earl Carroll Vanities

Danny Baldwin

Reaching for the Moon

Ship's Party Guest (uncredited)

Hello, Everybody!

Casino Patron (uncredited)

The Gilded Lily

Nightclub Extra (uncredited)

The Lady Wants Mink

Jim Connors

Bachelor's Affairs

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Vacation from Love

Bill Blair

The Bad Man of Brimstone

Jeffrey Burton

The Wedding Night

Party Guest (uncredited)

Small Town Girl

Man Dancing in Tavern (uncredited)

Easy Living

Office Manager (uncredited)

Two Heads on a Pillow

Night Club Patron (uncredited)

One New York Night

Extra

Rose Bowl

Jones

Swing High, Swing Low

Purser (uncredited)

Girl Missing

Casino Patron (Uncredited)

I'm No Angel

Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)

The Naked Flame

Paul Ashley

The Misses Stooge

Party Guest (uncredited)

Too Much Harmony

Cafe Patron

Vogues of 1938

Nightclub Patron

The Prizefighter and the Lady

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Baby Face Harrington

Country Club Patron (uncredited)

Broadway Hostess

Donald Ross - Ronnie's Friend (uncredited)

Colleen

Extra on Dance Floor (uncredited)

Desirable

Party Guest

Beloved Enemy

Reception Guest (Uncredited)

Make Way for Tomorrow

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Personal Maid's Secret

Dinner Guest

Sworn Enemy

Bandleader (uncredited)

Strike Me Pink

Club Lido Patron (uncredited)

Here Comes the Band

Party Guest at Reunion (uncredited)

Alias the Deacon

Johnny Sloan

Mama Steps Out

Dance Extra

Broadway Thru a Keyhole

Nightclub Dance Extra

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Café Chateau Dancer (uncredited)

Jimmy the Gent

Chester Coote (uncredited)

Inside Detroit

Blair Vickers

Fury

Reporter (uncredited)

Moonlight Masquerade

John Bennett Jr.

Girl from Havana

Woody Davis

Kid Millions

Chorus Boy in Ship's Show (uncredited)

The Red Rider

Minor Role

The Great Gambini

Nightclub Patron

The Eagle and the Hawk

Flier (uncredited)

The Daring Young Man

Wedding Participant

Libeled Lady

Barker at Charity Affair (uncredited)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)

Duck Soup

Bridegroom at Firefly's Reception (uncredited)

Burning Gold

Derrick Worker

The Girl from Scotland Yard

John

I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now

Tod Lowell

Unexpected Father

Jimmy Hanley

La Conga Nights

Steve Collins

Good Morning, Judge

David Barton

Captains Courageous

Bit Role (uncredited)

Scarface

Night Club Patron (uncredited)

Hi Diddle Diddle

Sonny Phyffe

Gold Diggers of 1933

Theatregoer (uncredited)

The Singing Kid

Bud (uncredited)

Huddle

Dancer (uncredited)

Everything's Ducky

Party Guest

From Hell to Heaven

Louie - Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

One Mile from Heaven

Party Guest

Piccadilly Jim

Petie McGregor (uncredited)

Gift of Gab

Dancer (uncredited)

It's in the Air

Announcer / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Blood Money

Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Champagne Waltz

Dance Extra at Blue Danube Room

Murder at the Vanities

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

We're Rich Again

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Cimarron

(uncredited)

Rhythm on the Range

Sidewalk Heckler

The Big Broadcast of 1937

Sound Technician (uncredited)

It's Always Sunday

Reverend Charles Parker

Skyscraper Souls

Stock Brokerage Clerk (Uncredited)

Doubting Thomas

Member of Audience

She Had to Say Yes

Cabaret Patron (uncredited)

The Man from Yesterday

Cafe Patron

All of Me

Policeman (uncredited)

Sinner Take All

Night Club Guest (uncredited)

Top of the Town

Frank

The Phantom of the Air

Party Guest (uncredited)

San Francisco

New Year's Celebrant (uncredited)

Lady by Choice

Dance Extra (uncredited)

Top Hat

Elevator Passenger / Hotel Guest / Dancer (uncredited)

Working Girls

Dance Extra (uncredited)

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl

Dancer (uncredited)

The Cabin in the Cotton

Dance Floor Extra at Madge's Party (uncredited)

13 Hours by Air

Baker-Co-Pilot

Three Smart Girls

Nightclub Extra

The Miracle Woman

Man in Audience (uncredited)

The Chaser

Tom Brandon

The Accusing Finger

Reporter

College Rhythm

Department Store Doorman

Torch Singer

Nightclub Patron

42nd Street

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

Coming Out Party

Party Guest

A Feather in Her Hat

Theatergoer (uncredited)

Only Yesterday

New Year's Eve Reveler (Uncredited)

Imitation of Life

Party Guest (uncredited)

Love Affair

One of Carol's Friends at Party (uncredited)

Big City Blues

Dice Spectator (uncredited)

A Bill of Divorcement

Party Guest

Every Night at Eight

Huxley Employee (uncredited)

Her Adventurous Night

Bill Fry

Central Park

Casino Diner (uncredited)

Fog Over Frisco

Van Brugh, Reporter (Uncredited)

Private Number

Gambler (Uncredited)

Great Guy

Party Guest (Uncredited)

Merrily We Go to Hell

Wedding Usher (uncredited)

Sail Into Danger

Steve Ryman

Laugh and Get Rich

Young Man at Dance (uncredited)

Cocktail Hour

Party Guest (uncredited)

Mississippi

Party Guest (uncredited)

Yours for the Asking

Man (uncredited)

The Woman Accused

Party Extra (uncredited)

West of Broadway

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Confession

Ben Birch

Ann Carver's Profession

Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)

Upperworld

Police Photographer (uncredited)

White Lies

Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Petticoat Junction

Walter O'Connor

Studio One

Will

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

Second Man

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Prof. Stephen Bolt

Your Show of Shows

Climax!

Inspector Marney

Riverboat

Dan Muldoon

Suspense

Robert Montgomery Presents

The Dennis O'Keefe Show

Hal Towne

The Steve Allen Show

Self - Singer

Suspicion

Self - Host

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

Captain John Danforth

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

Bill

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

Mack

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

Jeff Sewell

The Gulf Playhouse

Climax!

Evans

Climax!

Fred Long

Climax!

Howard Davenport

Screen Director's Playhouse

Reverend Charles Parker

Film Credits

The Black Knight

Dialogue

The Diamond Wizard

Director

Angela

Director

Angela

Screenplay

Cover Up

Screenplay

The Naked Flame

Writer

The Kid Comes Back

Story