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