Dennis O'Keefe
Acting
🎂 1908-03-29
Dennis O'Keefe 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.
Cast credits(212)
Inspector Marney
1954
Evans
1954
Fred Long
1954
Howard Davenport
1954
1950
Will
1948
Walter O'Connor
1963
1949
Dan Muldoon
1959
Second Man
1950
Captain John Danforth
1950
Bill
1950
Jeff Sewell
1950
Mack
1950
Self - Host
1957
Self - Singer
1956
Reverend Charles Parker
1955
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
1932
1950
Ben Birch
1956
Larry
1951
Jim Connors
1953
Bit Role (uncredited)
1937
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
1936
Jacob Karns
1951
Burke's Party Guest (uncredited)
1937
(uncredited)
1934
Dennis O'Brien / Vannie Harrigan
1947
Radium Plane 23 Co-Pilot (uncredited)
1937
Bridegroom at Firefly's Reception (uncredited)
1933
William Quincy
1939
Whitney Randolph
1950
Elevator Passenger / Hotel Guest / Dancer (uncredited)
1935
Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow
1944
Steve Collins
1940
Bill Anthony
1945
Party Guest
1932
Café Chateau Dancer (uncredited)
1932
Party Guest (Uncredited)
1936
Dr. David Cousins
1947
Racetrack Handler (uncredited)
1938
Man (uncredited)
1936
(uncredited)
1931
Jan Horak
1943
Dan Legget
1950
Nightclub Patron
1937
Prof. Stephen Bolt
1951
Van Brugh, Reporter (Uncredited)
1934
Party guest
1937
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
1933
Joe Sullivan
1948
Daniel F. O'Hara
1948
Jerry Manning
1943
Alec Tacksbury
1952
Man in Audience (uncredited)
1931
Kenneth B. Ford
1945
Nightclub Extra
1936
Party Extra (uncredited)
1933
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1937
Man (uncredited)
1936
Donald Ross - Ronnie's Friend (uncredited)
1935
Party Guest at Reunion (uncredited)
1935
College Boy (uncredited)
1936
Mark Sitko
1949
Cafe Patron
1932
Woody Davis
1940
New Year's Celebrant (uncredited)
1936
(uncredited)
1932
Wedding Usher (uncredited)
1932
Theatergoer (uncredited)
1935
John
1937
Bob
1941
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
1933
Barry Amsterdam
1955
Jeffrey Burton
1937
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1932
Theatregoer (uncredited)
1933
Extra
1935
Extra on Dance Floor (uncredited)
1936
Louie - Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
1933
Party Guest (uncredited)
1935
William T. Marshall
1957
French Soldier Admirer (uncredited)
1937
Country Club Patron (uncredited)
1935
Chester Coote (uncredited)
1934
Paul Ashley
1964
Montague L. 'Monty' Brewster
1945
Bud (uncredited)
1936
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1934
Drunk Sleeping on a Table (uncredited)
1932
Reception Guest (Uncredited)
1936
Michael Francis 'Mike' Hannegan
1945
Reporter
1936
Party Guest
1934
Tod Lowell
1940
Reverend Charles Parker
Dance Extra (uncredited)
1934
Casino Patron (uncredited)
1933
Night Club Guest (uncredited)
1936
Steve Bennett
1947
Reporter (uncredited)
1936
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1931
Sam Donovan
1949
Casino Patron (uncredited)
1933
Flier (uncredited)
1933
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
1934
Tommy Bradford
1938
John Bennett Jr.
1942
Danny Baldwin
1945
Casino Diner (uncredited)
1932
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1933
Casino Patron (Uncredited)
1933
Frank
1937
Jerry O'Connor
1939
Dance Extra at Blue Danube Room
1937
Wedding Guest
1931
Policeman (uncredited)
1934
Junior Crane
1944
Party Guest (uncredited)
1935
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1933
Sound Technician (uncredited)
1936
Joe Barnes
1955
Sidewalk Heckler
1936
Penthouse Party Guest (uncredited)
1932
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
1934
Bill Blair
1938
Department Store Doorman
1934
Gambler (Uncredited)
1936
Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
1935
New Year's Eve Reveler (Uncredited)
1933
Dance Extra
1937
Stock Brokerage Clerk (Uncredited)
1932
Office Manager (uncredited)
1937
P. Cadwallader Jones
1941
Derrick Worker
1936
Nightclub Patron
1933
Huxley Employee (uncredited)
1935
Club Lido Patron (uncredited)
1936
Dinner Guest
1935
Jean Morhange
1949
Tom Brandon
1938
Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)
1933
Dice Spectator (uncredited)
1932
Dr. Harvey North
1941
Ship's Party Guest (uncredited)
1930
Mike Jason
1942
Blair Vickers
1956
Barker at Charity Affair (uncredited)
1936
Mike Macklin
1954
Lieutenant Bill Mason
1941
1936
Shep
1940
Chuck Deems
1939
Announcer / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1935
Nightclub Patron
1937
Boris
1944
Steve Catlett
1954
Party Guest (uncredited)
1934
Minor Role
1934
Bandleader (uncredited)
1936
Chorus Boy in Ship's Show (uncredited)
1934
Hal Towne
1959
Jeff Reardon
1944
Man Dancing in Tavern (uncredited)
1936
Jones
1936
Mickey Monroe
1943
Steve Ryman
1957
David Palmer
1949
Brian O'Gara
1961
Dancer (uncredited)
1932
David Barton
1943
Johnny Sloan
1940
Bill Fry
1946
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1934
Party Guest
1934
Member of Audience
1935
Wedding Participant
1935
Dancer (uncredited)
1934
Dance Extra (uncredited)
1931
Jeff Thompson
1940
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1937
Young Man at Dance (uncredited)
1931
Benjamin 'Hoppy' Hopkins
1944
Capt. Matt Riordan
1957
Man Leaving Courtroom
1934
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
1933
Paul Mitchell
1953
Dance Floor Extra at Madge's Party (uncredited)
1932
Chuck Williams
1951
Party Guest (uncredited)
1933
1952
Jim 'Jimbo' Craig
1941
One of Carol's Friends at Party (uncredited)
1932
Party Guest
1937
Nightclub Dance Extra
1933
Dance Extra (uncredited)
1934
Sonny Phyffe
1943
Jimmy Donovan
1952
Party Guest (uncredited)
1935
Petie McGregor (uncredited)
1936
Baker-Co-Pilot
1936
Party Guest
1934
Purser (uncredited)
1937
Cabaret Patron (uncredited)
1933
Cafe Patron
1933
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
1934
Chuck Deems
1940
Party Guest (uncredited)
1933
Joe Dennison
1954
Dr. Tom O'Hara
1940
Dancer (uncredited)
1935
Jimmy Hanley
1939
