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
Climax!
1954
as Inspector Marney / Evans / Fred Long / Howard Davenport
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Walter O'Connor
Studio One
1948
as Will
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Singer
Suspense
1949
Riverboat
1959
as Dan Muldoon
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Second Man / Captain John Danforth / Bill / Mack / Jeff Sewell
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Reverend Charles Parker
Your Show of Shows
1950
Suspicion
1957
as Self - Host
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)
Top Hat
1935
as Elevator Passenger / Hotel Guest / Dancer (uncredited)
Fury
1936
as Reporter (uncredited)
San Francisco
1936
as New Year's Celebrant (uncredited)
The Fighting Seabees
1944
as Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow
T-Men
1947
as Dennis O'Brien / Vannie Harrigan
Captains Courageous
1937
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Duck Soup
1933
as Bridegroom at Firefly's Reception (uncredited)
The Firefly
1937
as French Soldier Admirer (uncredited)
Small Town Girl
1936
as Man Dancing in Tavern (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1937
as Burke's Party Guest (uncredited)
Blood Money
1933
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Private Number
1936
as Gambler (Uncredited)
42nd Street
1933
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
College Rhythm
1934
as Department Store Doorman
Rose Bowl
1936
as Jones
Smarty
1934
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Mississippi
1935
as Party Guest (uncredited)
A Lost Lady
1934
as Dance Extra (uncredited)
Girl Missing
1933
as Casino Patron (Uncredited)
Sworn Enemy
1936
as Bandleader (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Piccadilly Jim
1936
as Petie McGregor (uncredited)
Dishonored Lady
1947
as Dr. David Cousins
Doll Face
1945
as Michael Francis 'Mike' Hannegan
The Fake
1953
as Paul Mitchell
Imitation of Life
1934
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Angela
1954
as Steve Catlett
History Is Made at Night
1937
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933
as Theatregoer (uncredited)
Hangmen Also Die!
1943
as Jan Horak
Tahiti Honey
1943
as Mickey Monroe
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
as Café Chateau Dancer (uncredited)
Cimarron
1931
as (uncredited)
Libeled Lady
1936
as Barker at Charity Affair (uncredited)
Only Yesterday
1933
as New Year's Eve Reveler (Uncredited)
The Woman Accused
1933
as Party Extra (uncredited)
Topper Returns
1941
as Bob
Make Way for Tomorrow
1937
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Lady Scarface
1941
as Lieutenant Bill Mason
The Leopard Man
1943
as Jerry Manning
Easy Living
1937
as Office Manager (uncredited)
The Story of Dr. Wassell
1944
as Benjamin 'Hoppy' Hopkins
Saratoga
1937
as Party guest
He Was Her Man
1934
as Man Leaving Courtroom
Woman on the Run
1950
as Dan Legget
Lady Killer
1933
as Casino Patron (uncredited)
Jimmy the Gent
1934
as Chester Coote (uncredited)
Bombshell
1933
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
A Bill of Divorcement
1932
as Party Guest
The Cabin in the Cotton
1932
as Dance Floor Extra at Madge's Party (uncredited)
The Company She Keeps
1951
as Larry
Vacation from Love
1938
as Bill Blair
Desirable
1934
as Party Guest
Chicago Syndicate
1955
as Barry Amsterdam
I'm No Angel
1933
as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
The Chaser
1938
as Tom Brandon
Working Girls
1931
as Dance Extra (uncredited)
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942
as Mike Jason
Blonde Venus
1932
as (uncredited)
Wonder Bar
1934
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Dragoon Wells Massacre
1957
as Capt. Matt Riordan
Raw Deal
1948
as Joe Sullivan
Murder at the Vanities
1934
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Show Boat
1936
Central Park
1932
as Casino Diner (uncredited)
Beloved Enemy
1936
as Reception Guest (Uncredited)
The Gilded Lily
1935
as Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
The Singing Kid
1936
as Bud (uncredited)
Abandoned
1949
as Mark Sitko
Brewster's Millions
1945
as Montague L. 'Monty' Brewster
West of Broadway
1931
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Bowery Boy
1940
as Dr. Tom O'Hara
The Miracle Woman
1931
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
Doubting Thomas
1935
as Member of Audience
Upperworld
1934
as Police Photographer (uncredited)
The Eagle and the Hawk
1933
as Flier (uncredited)
Hi Diddle Diddle
1943
as Sonny Phyffe
Great Guy
1936
as Party Guest (Uncredited)
Up in Mabel's Room
1944
as Boris
Champagne Waltz
1937
as Dance Extra at Blue Danube Room
The Big Broadcast of 1937
1936
as Sound Technician (uncredited)
Torch Singer
1933
as Nightclub Patron
Broadway Limited
1941
as Dr. Harvey North
Arise, My Love
1940
as Shep
Fog Over Frisco
1934
as Van Brugh, Reporter (Uncredited)
Burning Gold
1936
as Derrick Worker
Theodora Goes Wild
1936
as Man (uncredited)
Big City Blues
1932
as Dice Spectator (uncredited)
13 Hours by Air
1936
as Baker-Co-Pilot
Cover Up
1949
as Sam Donovan
The Accusing Finger
1936
as Reporter
Skyscraper Souls
1932
as Stock Brokerage Clerk (Uncredited)
Merrily We Go to Hell
1932
as Wedding Usher (uncredited)
Hello, Everybody!
1933
as Casino Patron (uncredited)
We're Rich Again
1934
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
The Wedding Night
1935
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Walk a Crooked Mile
1948
as Daniel F. O'Hara
The Lady Wants Mink
1953
as Jim Connors
The Daring Young Man
1935
as Wedding Participant
From Hell to Heaven
1933
as Louie - Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Earl Carroll Vanities
1945
as Danny Baldwin
The Kid From Texas
1939
as William Quincy
A Yank at Oxford
1938
as Racetrack Handler (uncredited)
The Affairs of Susan
1945
as Bill Anthony
Kid Millions
1934
as Chorus Boy in Ship's Show (uncredited)
Honeymoon Trio
1931
as Wedding Guest
Night After Night
1932
as Drunk Sleeping on a Table (uncredited)
All of Me
1934
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Prizefighter and the Lady
1933
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Lady of Vengeance
1957
as William T. Marshall
Here Comes the Band
1935
as Party Guest at Reunion (uncredited)
Abroad with Two Yanks
1944
as Jeff Reardon
Everything I Have Is Yours
1952
as Alec Tacksbury
Passage West
1951
as Jacob Karns
Three Smart Girls
1936
as Nightclub Extra
Huddle
1932
as Dancer (uncredited)
Weekend for Three
1941
as Jim 'Jimbo' Craig
It's in the Air
1935
as Announcer / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Too Much Harmony
1933
as Cafe Patron
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)
- Top Hat (1935) — as Elevator Passenger / Hotel Guest / Dancer (uncredited)
- Fury (1936) — as Reporter (uncredited)
- San Francisco (1936) — as New Year's Celebrant (uncredited)
- The Fighting Seabees (1944) — as Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow
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