Actor · Acting

Dennis O'Keefe

Born 1908-03-29

Died 1968-08-31

📍 Fort Madison, Iowa, USA

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 207

The Naked Flame

Petticoat Junction

as Walter O'Connor

All Hands on Deck

as Brian O'Gara

The Dennis O'Keefe Show

Sail Into Danger

Dragoon Wells Massacre

as Capt. Matt Riordan

Lady of Vengeance

as William T. Marshall

The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Singer

as Blair Vickers

Screen Director's Playhouse

as Reverend Charles Parker

Chicago Syndicate

as Barry Amsterdam

Las Vegas Shakedown

as Steve Catlett

as Inspector Marney

as Howard Davenport

Drums of Tahiti

as Mike Macklin

The Diamond Wizard

as Joe Dennison

as Paul Mitchell

The Lady Wants Mink

Everything I Have Is Yours

as Alec Tacksbury

The Gulf Playhouse

as Jimmy Donovan

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Prof. Stephen Bolt

as Chuck Williams

The Company She Keeps

Woman on the Run

The Eagle and the Hawk

as Whitney Randolph

Your Show of Shows

Robert Montgomery Presents

The Great Dan Patch

as David Palmer

Siren of Atlantis

as Jean Morhange

Walk a Crooked Mile

as Daniel F. O'Hara

as Joe Sullivan

as Dennis O'Brien / Vannie Harrigan

Dishonored Lady

as Dr. David Cousins

Mr. District Attorney

as Steve Bennett

Her Adventurous Night

as Michael Francis 'Mike' Hannegan

Getting Gertie's Garter

as Kenneth B. Ford

The Affairs of Susan

as Bill Anthony

Brewster's Millions

as Montague L. 'Monty' Brewster

Earl Carroll Vanities

as Danny Baldwin

Up in Mabel's Room

Abroad with Two Yanks

as Jeff Reardon

The Story of Dr. Wassell

as Benjamin 'Hoppy' Hopkins

Sensations of 1945

as Junior Crane

The Fighting Seabees

as Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow

Hi Diddle Diddle

as Sonny Phyffe

The Leopard Man

as Jerry Manning

Good Morning, Judge

as David Barton

as Mickey Monroe

Hangmen Also Die!

Moonlight Masquerade

as John Bennett Jr.

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

Weekend for Three

as Jim 'Jimbo' Craig

as Lieutenant Bill Mason

Broadway Limited

as Dr. Harvey North

Mr. District Attorney

as P. Cadwallader Jones

as Dr. Tom O'Hara

You'll Find Out

I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now

Girl from Havana

Pop Always Pays

as Jeff Thompson

La Conga Nights

as Steve Collins

Alias the Deacon

as Johnny Sloan

That's Right – You're Wrong

Unexpected Father

as Jimmy Hanley

The Kid From Texas

as William Quincy

Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

as Jerry O'Connor

Vacation from Love

as Tommy Bradford

A Yank at Oxford

as Racetrack Handler (uncredited)

The Bad Man of Brimstone

as Jeffrey Burton

as French Soldier Admirer (uncredited)

as Nightclub Patron

One Mile from Heaven

as Office Manager (uncredited)

Captains Courageous

as Bit Role (uncredited)

The Great Gambini

as Nightclub Patron

as Radium Plane 23 Co-Pilot (uncredited)

The Girl from Scotland Yard

Make Way for Tomorrow

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

as Burke's Party Guest (uncredited)

Top of the Town

Swing High, Swing Low

as Purser (uncredited)

History Is Made at Night

as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Champagne Waltz

as Dance Extra at Blue Danube Room

as Reception Guest (Uncredited)

Three Smart Girls

as Nightclub Extra

Sinner Take All

as Night Club Guest (uncredited)

as Party Guest (Uncredited)

The Accusing Finger

Theodora Goes Wild

as Man (uncredited)

as Barker at Charity Affair (uncredited)

The Big Broadcast of 1937

as Sound Technician (uncredited)

as Bandleader (uncredited)

as Petie McGregor (uncredited)

Yours for the Asking

as Man (uncredited)

Rhythm on the Range

as Sidewalk Heckler

as New Year's Celebrant (uncredited)

as Reporter (uncredited)

as Gambler (Uncredited)

as Derrick Worker

13 Hours by Air

as Baker-Co-Pilot

Small Town Girl

as Man Dancing in Tavern (uncredited)

The Singing Kid

as Bud (uncredited)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)

as Extra on Dance Floor (uncredited)

Love Before Breakfast

as College Boy (uncredited)

as Club Lido Patron (uncredited)

as Dinner Guest (uncredited)

Broadway Hostess

as Donald Ross - Ronnie's Friend (uncredited)

Personal Maid's Secret

as Dinner Guest

A Feather in Her Hat

as Theatergoer (uncredited)

It's in the Air

as Announcer / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Here Comes the Band

as Party Guest at Reunion (uncredited)

as Elevator Passenger / Hotel Guest / Dancer (uncredited)

Every Night at Eight

as Huxley Employee (uncredited)

The Daring Young Man

as Wedding Participant

Doubting Thomas

as Member of Audience

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl

as Dancer (uncredited)

The Misses Stooge

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Baby Face Harrington

as Country Club Patron (uncredited)

as Party Guest (uncredited)

The Wedding Night

as Party Guest (uncredited)

One New York Night

The Gilded Lily

as Nightclub Extra (uncredited)

as (uncredited)

as Department Store Doorman

Imitation of Life

as Party Guest (uncredited)

as Chorus Boy in Ship's Show (uncredited)

Everything's Ducky

as Dance Extra (uncredited)

Two Heads on a Pillow

as Night Club Patron (uncredited)

as Dance Extra (uncredited)

as Dancer (uncredited)

We're Rich Again

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

as Man Leaving Courtroom

Fog Over Frisco

as Van Brugh, Reporter (Uncredited)

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Murder at the Vanities

as Chorus Boy (uncredited)

as Police Photographer (uncredited)

as Chorus Boy (uncredited)

as Chester Coote (uncredited)

Coming Out Party

as Policeman (uncredited)

as Casino Patron (uncredited)

as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

as Bridegroom at Firefly's Reception (uncredited)

The Prizefighter and the Lady

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Broadway Thru a Keyhole

as Nightclub Dance Extra

as New Year's Eve Reveler (Uncredited)

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)

Too Much Harmony

as Nightclub Patron

She Had to Say Yes

as Cabaret Patron (uncredited)

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Gold Diggers of 1933

as Theatregoer (uncredited)

Ann Carver's Profession

as Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)

The Phantom of the Air

as Party Guest (uncredited)

The Eagle and the Hawk

as Flier (uncredited)

as Chorus Boy (uncredited)

as Casino Patron (Uncredited)

From Hell to Heaven

as Louie - Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

Hello, Everybody!

as Casino Patron (uncredited)

The Woman Accused

as Party Extra (uncredited)

as Casino Diner (uncredited)

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

as Café Chateau Dancer (uncredited)

Night After Night

as Drunk Sleeping on a Table (uncredited)

A Bill of Divorcement

The Cabin in the Cotton

as Dance Floor Extra at Madge's Party (uncredited)

as (uncredited)

as Dice Spectator (uncredited)

Skyscraper Souls

as Stock Brokerage Clerk (Uncredited)

Bachelor's Affairs

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

The Man from Yesterday

Merrily We Go to Hell

as Wedding Usher (uncredited)

as Dancer (uncredited)

as Night Club Patron (uncredited)

as One of Carol's Friends at Party (uncredited)

as Penthouse Party Guest (uncredited)

as Dance Extra (uncredited)

West of Broadway

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

The Miracle Woman

as Man in Audience (uncredited)

Laugh and Get Rich

as Young Man at Dance (uncredited)

as (uncredited)

Reaching for the Moon

as Ship's Party Guest (uncredited)