Dennis O'Keefe
Acting
1908-03-29 · 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
The Naked Flame
1964 · Movie
Petticoat Junction
1963 · Series
All Hands on Deck
1961 · Movie
The Dennis O'Keefe Show
1959 · Series
Riverboat
1959 · Series
Sail Into Danger
1957 · Movie
Suspicion
1957 · Series
Dragoon Wells Massacre
1957 · Movie
Lady of Vengeance
1957 · Movie
Confession
1956 · Movie
The Steve Allen Show
1956 · Series
Inside Detroit
1955 · Movie
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955 · Series
Chicago Syndicate
1955 · Movie
Las Vegas Shakedown
1955 · Movie
Angela
1954 · Movie
Climax!
1954 · Series
The Black Knight
1954 · Movie
Drums of Tahiti
1954 · Movie
The Diamond Wizard
1954 · Movie
The Fake
1953 · Movie
The Lady Wants Mink
1953 · Movie
Everything I Have Is Yours
1952 · Movie
The Gulf Playhouse
1952 · Series
One Big Affair
1952 · Movie
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · Series
Passage West
1951 · Movie
Follow the Sun
1951 · Movie
The Company She Keeps
1951 · Movie
Woman on the Run
1950 · Movie
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · Series
The Eagle and the Hawk
1950 · Movie
Your Show of Shows
1950 · Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950 · Series
Abandoned
1949 · Movie
The Great Dan Patch
1949 · Movie
Cover Up
1949 · Movie
Suspense
1949 · Series
Siren of Atlantis
1949 · Movie
Studio One
1948 · Series
Walk a Crooked Mile
1948 · Movie
Raw Deal
1948 · Movie
T-Men
1947 · Movie
Dishonored Lady
1947 · Movie
Mr. District Attorney
1947 · Movie
Her Adventurous Night
1946 · Movie
Doll Face
1945 · Movie
Getting Gertie's Garter
1945 · Movie
The Affairs of Susan
1945 · Movie
Brewster's Millions
1945 · Movie
Earl Carroll Vanities
1945 · Movie
Up in Mabel's Room
1944 · Movie
Abroad with Two Yanks
1944 · Movie
The Story of Dr. Wassell
1944 · Movie
Sensations of 1945
1944 · Movie
The Fighting Seabees
1944 · Movie
Hi Diddle Diddle
1943 · Movie
The Leopard Man
1943 · Movie
Good Morning, Judge
1943 · Movie
Tahiti Honey
1943 · Movie
Hangmen Also Die!
1943 · Movie
Moonlight Masquerade
1942 · Movie
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942 · Movie
Weekend for Three
1941 · Movie
Lady Scarface
1941 · Movie
Broadway Limited
1941 · Movie
Mr. District Attorney
1941 · Movie
Topper Returns
1941 · Movie
Bowery Boy
1940 · Movie
You'll Find Out
1940 · Movie
Arise, My Love
1940 · Movie
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
1940 · Movie
Girl from Havana
1940 · Movie
Pop Always Pays
1940 · Movie
La Conga Nights
1940 · Movie
Alias the Deacon
1940 · Movie
That's Right – You're Wrong
1939 · Movie
Unexpected Father
1939 · Movie
The Kid From Texas
1939 · Movie
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
1939 · Movie
Vacation from Love
1938 · Movie
The Chaser
1938 · Movie
Hold That Kiss
1938 · Movie
A Yank at Oxford
1938 · Movie
The Kid Comes Back
1938 · Movie
The Bad Man of Brimstone
1937 · Movie
The Firefly
1937 · Movie
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
1937 · Movie
One Mile from Heaven
1937 · Movie
Saratoga
1937 · Movie
Easy Living
1937 · Movie
Captains Courageous
1937 · Movie
The Great Gambini
1937 · Movie
Riding on Air
1937 · Movie
The Girl from Scotland Yard
1937 · Movie
Make Way for Tomorrow
1937 · Movie
A Star Is Born
1937 · Movie
Top of the Town
1937 · Movie
Swing High, Swing Low
1937 · Movie
History Is Made at Night
1937 · Movie
Champagne Waltz
1937 · Movie
Mama Steps Out
1937 · Movie
Beloved Enemy
1936 · Movie
Three Smart Girls
1936 · Movie
Sinner Take All
1936 · Movie
Great Guy
1936 · Movie
Rose Bowl
1936 · Movie
The Accusing Finger
1936 · Movie
Theodora Goes Wild
1936 · Movie
Libeled Lady
1936 · Movie
The Big Broadcast of 1937
1936 · Movie
Sworn Enemy
1936 · Movie
Piccadilly Jim
1936 · Movie
Yours for the Asking
1936 · Movie
Rhythm on the Range
1936 · Movie
San Francisco
1936 · Movie
Fury
1936 · Movie
Private Number
1936 · Movie
Burning Gold
1936 · Movie
Show Boat
1936 · Movie
13 Hours by Air
1936 · Movie
The Singing Kid
1936 · Movie
Small Town Girl
1936 · Movie
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936 · Movie
Colleen
1936 · Movie
Love Before Breakfast
1936 · Movie
Strike Me Pink
1936 · Movie
White Lies
1935 · Movie
Broadway Hostess
1935 · Movie
Personal Maid's Secret
1935 · Movie
A Feather in Her Hat
1935 · Movie
It's in the Air
1935 · Movie
Here Comes the Band
1935 · Movie
Top Hat
1935 · Movie
Every Night at Eight
1935 · Movie
The Daring Young Man
1935 · Movie
Doubting Thomas
1935 · Movie
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
1935 · Movie
The Misses Stooge
1935 · Movie
Baby Face Harrington
1935 · Movie
Mississippi
1935 · Movie
The Wedding Night
1935 · Movie
One New York Night
1935 · Movie
The Gilded Lily
1935 · Movie
Broadway Bill
1934 · Movie
Imitation of Life
1934 · Movie
College Rhythm
1934 · Movie
Kid Millions
1934 · Movie
Everything's Ducky
1934 · Movie
Lady by Choice
1934 · Movie
Two Heads on a Pillow
1934 · Movie
A Lost Lady
1934 · Movie
Desirable
1934 · Movie
Gift of Gab
1934 · Movie
The Red Rider
1934 · Movie
We're Rich Again
1934 · Movie
He Was Her Man
1934 · Movie
Fog Over Frisco
1934 · Movie
Smarty
1934 · Movie
Murder at the Vanities
1934 · Movie
Upperworld
1934 · Movie
Wonder Bar
1934 · Movie
Jimmy the Gent
1934 · Movie
Coming Out Party
1934 · Movie
All of Me
1934 · Movie
Lady Killer
1933 · Movie
Blood Money
1933 · Movie
Duck Soup
1933 · Movie
The Prizefighter and the Lady
1933 · Movie
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
1933 · Movie
Only Yesterday
1933 · Movie
Bombshell
1933 · Movie
I'm No Angel
1933 · Movie
Too Much Harmony
1933 · Movie
Torch Singer
1933 · Movie
She Had to Say Yes
1933 · Movie
Cocktail Hour
1933 · Movie
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933 · Movie
Ann Carver's Profession
1933 · Movie
The Phantom of the Air
1933 · Movie
The Eagle and the Hawk
1933 · Movie
42nd Street
1933 · Movie
Girl Missing
1933 · Movie
From Hell to Heaven
1933 · Movie
The Woman Accused
1933 · Movie
Hello, Everybody!
1933 · Movie
Central Park
1932 · Movie
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932 · Movie
Night After Night
1932 · Movie
A Bill of Divorcement
1932 · Movie
The Cabin in the Cotton
1932 · Movie
Blonde Venus
1932 · Movie
Big City Blues
1932 · Movie
Skyscraper Souls
1932 · Movie
Bachelor's Affairs
1932 · Movie
The Man from Yesterday
1932 · Movie
Merrily We Go to Hell
1932 · Movie
Huddle
1932 · Movie
Scarface
1932 · Movie
Love Affair
1932 · Movie
Under Eighteen
1932 · Movie
Working Girls
1931 · Movie
West of Broadway
1931 · Movie
Honeymoon Trio
1931 · Movie
The Miracle Woman
1931 · Movie
Laugh and Get Rich
1931 · Movie
Cimarron
1931 · Movie
Reaching for the Moon
1930 · Movie