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
- Suspicion as Self - Host
- Dragoon Wells Massacre as Capt. Matt Riordan
- Lady of Vengeance as William T. Marshall
- Sail Into Danger as Steve Ryman
1956
- The Steve Allen Show as Self - Singer
- Confession as Ben Birch
1955
- Screen Director's Playhouse as Reverend Charles Parker
- Inside Detroit as Blair Vickers
- Chicago Syndicate as Barry Amsterdam
- Las Vegas Shakedown as Joe Barnes
1954
- Climax! as Inspector Marney
- The Black Knight ... (Dialogue)
- The Diamond Wizard as Joe Dennison
- Drums of Tahiti as Mike Macklin
- Angela as Steve Catlett
1953
- The Fake as Paul Mitchell
- The Lady Wants Mink as Jim Connors
1952
- Everything I Have Is Yours as Alec Tacksbury
- The Gulf Playhouse
- One Big Affair as Jimmy Donovan
1951
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Prof. Stephen Bolt
- The Company She Keeps as Larry
- Follow the Sun as Chuck Williams
- Passage West as Jacob Karns
1950
- Robert Montgomery Presents
- Lux Video Theatre as Second Man
- Your Show of Shows
- Woman on the Run as Dan Legget
- The Eagle and the Hawk as Whitney Randolph
1949
- Suspense
- Siren of Atlantis as Jean Morhange
- Abandoned as Mark Sitko
- Cover Up as Sam Donovan
- The Great Dan Patch as David Palmer
1948
- Studio One as Will
- Raw Deal as Joe Sullivan
- Walk a Crooked Mile as Daniel F. O'Hara
1947
- T-Men as Dennis O'Brien / Vannie Harrigan
- Dishonored Lady as Dr. David Cousins
- Mr. District Attorney as Steve Bennett
1946
- Her Adventurous Night as Bill Fry
1945
- Brewster's Millions as Montague L. 'Monty' Brewster
- The Affairs of Susan as Bill Anthony
- Doll Face as Michael Francis 'Mike' Hannegan
- Earl Carroll Vanities as Danny Baldwin
- Getting Gertie's Garter as Kenneth B. Ford
1944
- The Story of Dr. Wassell as Benjamin 'Hoppy' Hopkins
- The Fighting Seabees as Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow
- Abroad with Two Yanks as Jeff Reardon
- Sensations of 1945 as Junior Crane
- Up in Mabel's Room as Boris
1943
- Hangmen Also Die! as Jan Horak
- The Leopard Man as Jerry Manning
- Hi Diddle Diddle as Sonny Phyffe
- Tahiti Honey as Mickey Monroe
- Good Morning, Judge as David Barton
1942
- Moonlight Masquerade as John Bennett Jr.
- The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine as Mike Jason
1941
- Topper Returns as Bob
- Broadway Limited as Dr. Harvey North
- Lady Scarface as Lieutenant Bill Mason
- Mr. District Attorney as P. Cadwallader Jones
- Weekend for Three as Jim 'Jimbo' Craig
1940
- Arise, My Love as Shep
- You'll Find Out as Chuck Deems
- Alias the Deacon as Johnny Sloan
- 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
- Bowery Boy as Dr. Tom O'Hara
1939
- Unexpected Father as Jimmy Hanley
- That's Right – You're Wrong as Chuck Deems
- The Kid From Texas as William Quincy
- Burn 'Em Up O'Connor as Jerry O'Connor
1938
- A Yank at Oxford as Racetrack Handler (uncredited)
- The Kid Comes Back ... (Story)
- Vacation from Love as Bill Blair
- Hold That Kiss as Tommy Bradford
- The Chaser as Tom Brandon
1937
- A Star Is Born as Burke's Party Guest (uncredited)
- Captains Courageous as Bit Role (uncredited)
- Make Way for Tomorrow as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- Easy Living as Office Manager (uncredited)
- History Is Made at Night as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
- The Firefly as French Soldier Admirer (uncredited)
- Saratoga as Party guest
- The Bad Man of Brimstone as Jeffrey Burton
- Vogues of 1938 as Nightclub Patron
- Top of the Town as Frank
- The Great Gambini as Nightclub Patron
- Riding on Air as Radium Plane 23 Co-Pilot (uncredited)
- Champagne Waltz as Dance Extra at Blue Danube Room
- One Mile from Heaven as Party Guest
- Swing High, Swing Low as Purser (uncredited)
- The Girl from Scotland Yard as John
- Mama Steps Out as Dance Extra
1936
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
- Fury as Reporter (uncredited)
- San Francisco as New Year's Celebrant (uncredited)
- Libeled Lady as Barker at Charity Affair (uncredited)
- The Big Broadcast of 1937 as Sound Technician (uncredited)
- Private Number as Gambler (Uncredited)
- Show Boat
- Small Town Girl as Man Dancing in Tavern (uncredited)
- Yours for the Asking as Man (uncredited)
- Beloved Enemy as Reception Guest (Uncredited)
- Great Guy as Party Guest (Uncredited)
- Strike Me Pink as Club Lido Patron (uncredited)
- The Accusing Finger as Reporter
- Sinner Take All as Night Club Guest (uncredited)
- Piccadilly Jim as Petie McGregor (uncredited)
- Rhythm on the Range as Sidewalk Heckler
- Colleen as Extra on Dance Floor (uncredited)
- 13 Hours by Air as Baker-Co-Pilot
- Sworn Enemy as Bandleader (uncredited)
- Three Smart Girls as Nightclub Extra
- Love Before Breakfast as College Boy (uncredited)
- Rose Bowl as Jones
- Theodora Goes Wild as Man (uncredited)
- The Singing Kid as Bud (uncredited)
- Burning Gold as Derrick Worker
1935
- Top Hat as Elevator Passenger / Hotel Guest / Dancer (uncredited)
- The Gilded Lily as Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
- It's in the Air as Announcer / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- The Wedding Night as Party Guest (uncredited)
- The Daring Young Man as Wedding Participant
- Personal Maid's Secret as Dinner Guest
- Every Night at Eight as Huxley Employee (uncredited)
- Mississippi as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Baby Face Harrington as Country Club Patron (uncredited)
- One New York Night as Extra
- Here Comes the Band as Party Guest at Reunion (uncredited)
- A Night at the Biltmore Bowl as Dancer (uncredited)
- The Misses Stooge as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Broadway Hostess as Donald Ross - Ronnie's Friend (uncredited)
- White Lies as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
- Doubting Thomas as Member of Audience
- A Feather in Her Hat as Theatergoer (uncredited)
1934
- Imitation of Life as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Broadway Bill as (uncredited)
- Jimmy the Gent as Chester Coote (uncredited)
- Murder at the Vanities as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
- Desirable as Party Guest
- Upperworld as Police Photographer (uncredited)
- Smarty as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- Kid Millions as Chorus Boy in Ship's Show (uncredited)
- Fog Over Frisco as Van Brugh, Reporter (Uncredited)
- He Was Her Man as Man Leaving Courtroom
- A Lost Lady as Dance Extra (uncredited)
- Lady by Choice as Dance Extra (uncredited)
- We're Rich Again as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- Wonder Bar as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
- College Rhythm as Department Store Doorman
- Gift of Gab as Dancer (uncredited)
- All of Me as Policeman (uncredited)
- The Red Rider as Minor Role
- Coming Out Party as Party Guest
- Two Heads on a Pillow as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
- Everything's Ducky as Party Guest
1933
- Duck Soup as Bridegroom at Firefly's Reception (uncredited)
- 42nd Street as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
- Gold Diggers of 1933 as Theatregoer (uncredited)
- The Eagle and the Hawk as Flier (uncredited)
- The Woman Accused as Party Extra (uncredited)
- Bombshell as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- I'm No Angel as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
- Lady Killer as Casino Patron (uncredited)
- Only Yesterday as New Year's Eve Reveler (Uncredited)
- The Prizefighter and the Lady as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- Too Much Harmony as Cafe Patron
- Ann Carver's Profession as Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)
- Blood Money as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
- Cocktail Hour as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Girl Missing as Casino Patron (Uncredited)
- She Had to Say Yes as Cabaret Patron (uncredited)
- Torch Singer as Nightclub Patron
- The Phantom of the Air as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Broadway Thru a Keyhole as Nightclub Dance Extra
- From Hell to Heaven as Louie - Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
- Hello, Everybody! as Casino Patron (uncredited)
1932
- Scarface as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
- Under Eighteen as Penthouse Party Guest (uncredited)
- I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang as Café Chateau Dancer (uncredited)
- Blonde Venus as (uncredited)
- The Cabin in the Cotton as Dance Floor Extra at Madge's Party (uncredited)
- Skyscraper Souls as Stock Brokerage Clerk (Uncredited)
- A Bill of Divorcement as Party Guest
- Big City Blues as Dice Spectator (uncredited)
- Night After Night as Drunk Sleeping on a Table (uncredited)
- Merrily We Go to Hell as Wedding Usher (uncredited)
- Central Park as Casino Diner (uncredited)
- The Man from Yesterday as Cafe Patron
- Bachelor's Affairs as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- Huddle as Dancer (uncredited)
- Love Affair as One of Carol's Friends at Party (uncredited)
1931
- Cimarron as (uncredited)
- The Miracle Woman as Man in Audience (uncredited)
- West of Broadway as Nightclub Patron (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)