Dennis O'Keefe
Known for Acting · 206 credits
- Born
- 1908-03-29
- Died
- 1968-08-31
- Place of birth
- Fort Madison, Iowa, USA
- Also known as
- E.J. Flanagan · Jonathan Ricks · Jonathan Rix · Bud Flannagan · Bud Flanagan · Al Everett Dennis
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.
Known For
TV Shows (14)
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Walter O'Connor
Climax!
1954
as Inspector Marney / Evans / Fred Long / Howard Davenport
Studio One
1948
as Will
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Singer
Suspicion
1957
as Self - Host
Suspense
1949
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Second Man / Captain John Danforth / Bill / Jeff Sewell / Mack
Riverboat
1959
as Dan Muldoon
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Reverend Charles Parker
Your Show of Shows
1950
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Prof. Stephen Bolt
The Dennis O'Keefe Show
1959
as Hal Towne
The Gulf Playhouse
1952
Movies (192)
Scarface
1932
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Working Girls
1931
as Dance Extra (uncredited)
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
1937
as Nightclub Patron
Three Smart Girls
1936
as Nightclub Extra
Dragoon Wells Massacre
1957
as Capt. Matt Riordan
Hello, Everybody!
1933
as Casino Patron (uncredited)
Wonder Bar
1934
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Duck Soup
1933
as Bridegroom at Firefly's Reception (uncredited)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
as Café Chateau Dancer (uncredited)
Libeled Lady
1936
as Barker at Charity Affair (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1937
as Burke's Party Guest (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Merrily We Go to Hell
1932
as Wedding Usher (uncredited)
The Eagle and the Hawk
1933
as Flier (uncredited)
Bowery Boy
1940
as Dr. Tom O'Hara
A Lost Lady
1934
as Dance Extra (uncredited)
Mr. District Attorney
1947
as Steve Bennett
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933
as Theatregoer (uncredited)
Arise, My Love
1940
as Shep
Top Hat
1935
as Elevator Passenger / Hotel Guest / Dancer (uncredited)
Siren of Atlantis
1949
as Jean Morhange
Jimmy the Gent
1934
as Chester Coote (uncredited)
The Story of Dr. Wassell
1944
as Benjamin 'Hoppy' Hopkins
Hangmen Also Die!
1943
as Jan Horak
One Big Affair
1952
as Jimmy Donovan
I'm No Angel
1933
as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Topper Returns
1941
as Bob
The Gilded Lily
1935
as Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
Woman on the Run
1950
as Dan Legget
Angela
1954
as Steve Catlett
T-Men
1947
as Dennis O'Brien / Vannie Harrigan
The Fighting Seabees
1944
as Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow
The Company She Keeps
1951
as Larry
Make Way for Tomorrow
1937
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Lady of Vengeance
1957
as William T. Marshall
San Francisco
1936
as New Year's Celebrant (uncredited)
A Bill of Divorcement
1932
as Party Guest
Only Yesterday
1933
as New Year's Eve Reveler (Uncredited)
42nd Street
1933
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Small Town Girl
1936
as Man Dancing in Tavern (uncredited)
Captains Courageous
1937
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Blonde Venus
1932
as (uncredited)
Vacation from Love
1938
as Bill Blair
Mr. District Attorney
1941
as P. Cadwallader Jones
Huddle
1932
as Dancer (uncredited)
The Woman Accused
1933
as Party Extra (uncredited)
Cover Up
1949
as Sam Donovan
The Big Broadcast of 1937
1936
as Sound Technician (uncredited)
Las Vegas Shakedown
1955
as Joe Barnes
Fury
1936
as Reporter (uncredited)
Riding on Air
1937
as Radium Plane 23 Co-Pilot (uncredited)
Broadway Bill
1934
as (uncredited)
Cimarron
1931
as (uncredited)
Saratoga
1937
as Party guest
History Is Made at Night
1937
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
A Yank at Oxford
1938
as Racetrack Handler (uncredited)
Skyscraper Souls
1932
as Stock Brokerage Clerk (Uncredited)
Easy Living
1937
as Office Manager (uncredited)
The Firefly
1937
as French Soldier Admirer (uncredited)
Raw Deal
1948
as Joe Sullivan
Girl from Havana
1940
as Woody Davis
Show Boat
1936
The Accusing Finger
1936
as Reporter
Torch Singer
1933
as Nightclub Patron
Under Eighteen
1932
as Penthouse Party Guest (uncredited)
Imitation of Life
1934
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Lady Wants Mink
1953
as Jim Connors
Murder at the Vanities
1934
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Ann Carver's Profession
1933
as Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)
Mississippi
1935
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Cabin in the Cotton
1932
as Dance Floor Extra at Madge's Party (uncredited)
The Prizefighter and the Lady
1933
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Leopard Man
1943
as Jerry Manning
Swing High, Swing Low
1937
as Purser (uncredited)
Fog Over Frisco
1934
as Van Brugh, Reporter (Uncredited)
Theodora Goes Wild
1936
as Man (uncredited)
Kid Millions
1934
as Chorus Boy in Ship's Show (uncredited)
All Hands on Deck
1961
as Brian O'Gara
The Eagle and the Hawk
1950
as Whitney Randolph
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
1940
as Tod Lowell
Lady Killer
1933
as Casino Patron (uncredited)
Personal Maid's Secret
1935
as Dinner Guest
The Phantom of the Air
1933
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Dishonored Lady
1947
as Dr. David Cousins
Night After Night
1932
as Drunk Sleeping on a Table (uncredited)
Cocktail Hour
1933
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Pop Always Pays
1940
as Jeff Thompson
The Daring Young Man
1935
as Wedding Participant
Private Number
1936
as Gambler (Uncredited)
Lady Scarface
1941
as Lieutenant Bill Mason
Love Before Breakfast
1936
as College Boy (uncredited)
Strike Me Pink
1936
as Club Lido Patron (uncredited)
Getting Gertie's Garter
1945
as Kenneth B. Ford
You'll Find Out
1940
as Chuck Deems
The Affairs of Susan
1945
as Bill Anthony
Doll Face
1945
as Michael Francis 'Mike' Hannegan
Walk a Crooked Mile
1948
as Daniel F. O'Hara
Drums of Tahiti
1954
as Mike Macklin
The Chaser
1938
as Tom Brandon
Alias the Deacon
1940
as Johnny Sloan
Rhythm on the Range
1936
as Sidewalk Heckler
Passage West
1951
as Jacob Karns
Lady by Choice
1934
as Dance Extra (uncredited)
A Feather in Her Hat
1935
as Theatergoer (uncredited)
Sensations of 1945
1944
as Junior Crane
Love Affair
1932
as One of Carol's Friends at Party (uncredited)
The Miracle Woman
1931
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
Broadway Limited
1941
as Dr. Harvey North
Hi Diddle Diddle
1943
as Sonny Phyffe
La Conga Nights
1940
as Steve Collins
Two Heads on a Pillow
1934
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
She Had to Say Yes
1933
as Cabaret Patron (uncredited)
That's Right – You're Wrong
1939
as Chuck Deems
Chicago Syndicate
1955
as Barry Amsterdam
Follow the Sun
1951
as Chuck Williams
Champagne Waltz
1937
as Dance Extra at Blue Danube Room
Blood Money
1933
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Every Night at Eight
1935
as Huxley Employee (uncredited)
Too Much Harmony
1933
as Cafe Patron
The Singing Kid
1936
as Bud (uncredited)
About 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… With 206 credits spanning from 1930 to 1964, Dennis O'Keefe has appeared in 192 films and 14 TV shows.
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Most Popular Dennis O'Keefe Movies
- Scarface (1932) — as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
- Working Girls (1931) — as Dance Extra (uncredited)
- Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 (1937) — as Nightclub Patron
- Three Smart Girls (1936) — as Nightclub Extra
- Dragoon Wells Massacre (1957) — as Capt. Matt Riordan
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