Dennis O'Keefe
Born: 1908-03-29 in Fort Madison, Iowa, USA
Died: 1968-08-31
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
1964
- The Naked Flame as Paul Ashley
1963
- Petticoat Junction as Walter O'Connor
1961
- All Hands on Deck as Brian O'Gara
1959
- Riverboat as Dan Muldoon
- The Dennis O'Keefe Show as Hal Towne
1957
- Sail Into Danger as Steve Ryman
- Suspicion as Self - Host
- Dragoon Wells Massacre as Capt. Matt Riordan
- Lady of Vengeance as William T. Marshall
1956
- The Steve Allen Show as Self - Singer
- Inside Detroit as Blair Vickers
- Confession as Ben Birch
1955
- Chicago Syndicate as Barry Amsterdam
- Screen Director's Playhouse as Reverend Charles Parker
- Las Vegas Shakedown as Joe Barnes
1954
- Climax! as Inspector Marney
- The Black Knight ... (Dialogue)
- Drums of Tahiti as Mike Macklin
- Angela as Steve Catlett
- The Diamond Wizard as Joe Dennison
1953
- The Fake as Paul Mitchell
- The Lady Wants Mink as Jim Connors
1952
- One Big Affair as Jimmy Donovan
- The Gulf Playhouse
- Everything I Have Is Yours as Alec Tacksbury
1951
- The Company She Keeps as Larry
- Passage West as Jacob Karns
- Follow the Sun as Chuck Williams
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Prof. Stephen Bolt
1950
- Robert Montgomery Presents
- Your Show of Shows
- Woman on the Run as Dan Legget
- Lux Video Theatre as Second Man
- The Eagle and the Hawk as Whitney Randolph
1949
- Abandoned as Mark Sitko
- Suspense
- Siren of Atlantis as Jean Morhange
- The Great Dan Patch as David Palmer
- Cover Up as Sam Donovan
1948
- Studio One as Will
- Raw Deal as Joe Sullivan
- Walk a Crooked Mile as Daniel F. O'Hara
1947
- Dishonored Lady as Dr. David Cousins
- T-Men as Dennis O'Brien / Vannie Harrigan
- Mr. District Attorney as Steve Bennett
1946
- Her Adventurous Night as Bill Fry
1945
- The Affairs of Susan as Bill Anthony
- Doll Face as Michael Francis 'Mike' Hannegan
- Brewster's Millions as Montague L. 'Monty' Brewster
- Earl Carroll Vanities as Danny Baldwin
- Getting Gertie's Garter as Kenneth B. Ford
1944
- Sensations of 1945 as Junior Crane
- The Fighting Seabees as Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow
- Up in Mabel's Room as Boris
- Abroad with Two Yanks as Jeff Reardon
- The Story of Dr. Wassell as Benjamin 'Hoppy' Hopkins
1943
- Hangmen Also Die! as Jan Horak
- Hi Diddle Diddle as Sonny Phyffe
- Good Morning, Judge as David Barton
- The Leopard Man as Jerry Manning
- Tahiti Honey as Mickey Monroe
1942
- Moonlight Masquerade as John Bennett Jr.
- The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine as Mike Jason
1941
- Lady Scarface as Lieutenant Bill Mason
- Weekend for Three as Jim 'Jimbo' Craig
- Mr. District Attorney as P. Cadwallader Jones
- Topper Returns as Bob
- Broadway Limited as Dr. Harvey North
1940
- Bowery Boy as Dr. Tom O'Hara
- Arise, My Love as Shep
- Alias the Deacon as Johnny Sloan
- You'll Find Out as Chuck Deems
- La Conga Nights as Steve Collins
- Pop Always Pays as Jeff Thompson
- Girl from Havana as Woody Davis
- I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now as Tod Lowell
1939
- Unexpected Father as Jimmy Hanley
- The Kid From Texas as William Quincy
- Burn 'Em Up O'Connor as Jerry O'Connor
- That's Right – You're Wrong as Chuck Deems
1938
- A Yank at Oxford as Racetrack Handler (uncredited)
- Hold That Kiss as Tommy Bradford
- The Kid Comes Back ... (Story)
- Vacation from Love as Bill Blair
- The Chaser as Tom Brandon
1937
- Captains Courageous as Bit Role (uncredited)
- A Star Is Born as Burke's Party Guest (uncredited)
- Easy Living as Office Manager (uncredited)
- The Great Gambini as Nightclub Patron
- Make Way for Tomorrow as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- One Mile from Heaven as Party Guest
- Swing High, Swing Low as Purser (uncredited)
- Champagne Waltz as Dance Extra at Blue Danube Room
- The Bad Man of Brimstone as Jeffrey Burton
- Mama Steps Out as Dance Extra
- History Is Made at Night as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
- Top of the Town as Frank
- The Girl from Scotland Yard as John
- Riding on Air as Radium Plane 23 Co-Pilot (uncredited)
- Vogues of 1938 as Nightclub Patron
- The Firefly as French Soldier Admirer (uncredited)
- Saratoga as Party guest
1936
- San Francisco as New Year's Celebrant (uncredited)
- Beloved Enemy as Reception Guest (Uncredited)
- Private Number as Gambler (Uncredited)
- Show Boat
- Burning Gold as Derrick Worker
- Great Guy as Party Guest (Uncredited)
- Colleen as Extra on Dance Floor (uncredited)
- Fury as Reporter (uncredited)
- Piccadilly Jim as Petie McGregor (uncredited)
- Libeled Lady as Barker at Charity Affair (uncredited)
- The Accusing Finger as Reporter
- Strike Me Pink as Club Lido Patron (uncredited)
- 13 Hours by Air as Baker-Co-Pilot
- Love Before Breakfast as College Boy (uncredited)
- The Singing Kid as Bud (uncredited)
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
- Sinner Take All as Night Club Guest (uncredited)
- The Big Broadcast of 1937 as Sound Technician (uncredited)
- Rhythm on the Range as Sidewalk Heckler
- Theodora Goes Wild as Man (uncredited)
- Small Town Girl as Man Dancing in Tavern (uncredited)
- Three Smart Girls as Nightclub Extra
- Yours for the Asking as Man (uncredited)
- Sworn Enemy as Bandleader (uncredited)
- Rose Bowl as Jones
1935
- White Lies as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
- Mississippi as Party Guest (uncredited)
- The Gilded Lily as Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
- A Feather in Her Hat as Theatergoer (uncredited)
- A Night at the Biltmore Bowl as Dancer (uncredited)
- Doubting Thomas as Member of Audience
- It's in the Air as Announcer / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- Personal Maid's Secret as Dinner Guest
- Broadway Hostess as Donald Ross - Ronnie's Friend (uncredited)
- The Wedding Night as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Every Night at Eight as Huxley Employee (uncredited)
- One New York Night as Extra
- The Daring Young Man as Wedding Participant
- Top Hat as Elevator Passenger / Hotel Guest / Dancer (uncredited)
- The Misses Stooge as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Baby Face Harrington as Country Club Patron (uncredited)
- Here Comes the Band as Party Guest at Reunion (uncredited)
1934
- Broadway Bill as (uncredited)
- Wonder Bar as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
- College Rhythm as Department Store Doorman
- Jimmy the Gent as Chester Coote (uncredited)
- Smarty as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- We're Rich Again as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- Kid Millions as Chorus Boy in Ship's Show (uncredited)
- The Red Rider as Minor Role
- Fog Over Frisco as Van Brugh, Reporter (Uncredited)
- Upperworld as Police Photographer (uncredited)
- Imitation of Life as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Two Heads on a Pillow as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
- A Lost Lady as Dance Extra (uncredited)
- Lady by Choice as Dance Extra (uncredited)
- Desirable as Party Guest
- Gift of Gab as Dancer (uncredited)
- Murder at the Vanities as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
- All of Me as Policeman (uncredited)
- He Was Her Man as Man Leaving Courtroom
- Coming Out Party as Party Guest
- Everything's Ducky as Party Guest
1933
- 42nd Street as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
- Girl Missing as Casino Patron (Uncredited)
- Lady Killer as Casino Patron (uncredited)
- Torch Singer as Nightclub Patron
- Duck Soup as Bridegroom at Firefly's Reception (uncredited)
- The Prizefighter and the Lady as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- Bombshell as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- Blood Money as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
- The Woman Accused as Party Extra (uncredited)
- Cocktail Hour as Party Guest (uncredited)
- The Eagle and the Hawk as Flier (uncredited)
- Only Yesterday as New Year's Eve Reveler (Uncredited)
- Ann Carver's Profession as Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)
- Hello, Everybody! as Casino Patron (uncredited)
- From Hell to Heaven as Louie - Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
- Too Much Harmony as Cafe Patron
- Broadway Thru a Keyhole as Nightclub Dance Extra
- I'm No Angel as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
- Gold Diggers of 1933 as Theatregoer (uncredited)
- She Had to Say Yes as Cabaret Patron (uncredited)
- The Phantom of the Air as Party Guest (uncredited)
1932
- Skyscraper Souls as Stock Brokerage Clerk (Uncredited)
- I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang as Café Chateau Dancer (uncredited)
- Central Park as Casino Diner (uncredited)
- Merrily We Go to Hell as Wedding Usher (uncredited)
- Huddle as Dancer (uncredited)
- Blonde Venus as (uncredited)
- Under Eighteen as Penthouse Party Guest (uncredited)
- The Cabin in the Cotton as Dance Floor Extra at Madge's Party (uncredited)
- The Man from Yesterday as Cafe Patron
- A Bill of Divorcement as Party Guest
- Scarface as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
- Night After Night as Drunk Sleeping on a Table (uncredited)
- Big City Blues as Dice Spectator (uncredited)
- Bachelor's Affairs as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- Love Affair as One of Carol's Friends at Party (uncredited)
1931
- Cimarron as (uncredited)
- West of Broadway as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- The Miracle Woman as Man in Audience (uncredited)
- Working Girls as Dance Extra (uncredited)
- Laugh and Get Rich as Young Man at Dance (uncredited)
- Honeymoon Trio as Wedding Guest
1930
- Reaching for the Moon as Ship's Party Guest (uncredited)