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