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