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