Dennis O'Keefe
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Series
Petticoat Junction
Walter O'Connor
1963
Series
Studio One
Will
1948
Series
Climax!
Inspector Marney
1954
Series
Climax!
Evans
1954
Series
Climax!
Fred Long
1954
Series
Climax!
Howard Davenport
1954
Series
Suspense
1949
Series
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Singer
1956
Series
Your Show of Shows
1950
Series
Suspicion
Self - Host
1957
Lux Video Theatre
Second Man
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Captain John Danforth
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Bill
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Mack
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Jeff Sewell
1950
Series
Riverboat
Dan Muldoon
1959
Series
Screen Director's Playhouse
Reverend Charles Parker
1955
Film
Scarface
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
1932
Series
The Dennis O'Keefe Show
Hal Towne
1959
Film
Duck Soup
Bridegroom at Firefly's Reception (uncredited)
1933
Film
Top Hat
Elevator Passenger / Hotel Guest / Dancer (uncredited)
1935
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Prof. Stephen Bolt
1951
Film
Libeled Lady
Barker at Charity Affair (uncredited)
1936
Film
A Star Is Born
Burke's Party Guest (uncredited)
1937
Film
Hangmen Also Die!
Jan Horak
1943
Film
Captains Courageous
Bit Role (uncredited)
1937
Film
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
1936
Film
Cimarron
(uncredited)
1931
Film
42nd Street
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
1933
Film
Working Girls
Dance Extra (uncredited)
1931
Film
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Café Chateau Dancer (uncredited)
1932
Film
Fury
Reporter (uncredited)
1936
Film
The Gilded Lily
Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
1935
Film
I'm No Angel
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
1933
Film
Woman on the Run
Dan Legget
1950
Film
Topper Returns
Bob
1941
Film
Make Way for Tomorrow
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1937
Film
Easy Living
Office Manager (uncredited)
1937
Film
Cover Up
Sam Donovan
1949
Film
Small Town Girl
Man Dancing in Tavern (uncredited)
1936
Film
T-Men
Dennis O'Brien / Vannie Harrigan
1947
Film
The Company She Keeps
Larry
1951
Film
Gold Diggers of 1933
Theatregoer (uncredited)
1933
Film
San Francisco
New Year's Celebrant (uncredited)
1936
Film
The Fighting Seabees
Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow
1944
Film
Chicago Syndicate
Barry Amsterdam
1955
Film
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
Nightclub Patron
1937
Film
Hello, Everybody!
Casino Patron (uncredited)
1933
Film
Show Boat
1936
Film
Blonde Venus
(uncredited)
1932
Film
Raw Deal
Joe Sullivan
1948
Film
Only Yesterday
New Year's Eve Reveler (Uncredited)
1933
Film
Arise, My Love
Shep
1940
Film
A Lost Lady
Dance Extra (uncredited)
1934
Film
The Woman Accused
Party Extra (uncredited)
1933
Film
Dishonored Lady
Dr. David Cousins
1947
Film
A Yank at Oxford
Racetrack Handler (uncredited)
1938
Film
Imitation of Life
Party Guest (uncredited)
1934
Series
The Gulf Playhouse
1952
Film
Wonder Bar
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
1934
Film
Mr. District Attorney
Steve Bennett
1947
Film
Angela
Steve Catlett
1954
Film
Dragoon Wells Massacre
Capt. Matt Riordan
1957
Film
The Leopard Man
Jerry Manning
1943
Film
Merrily We Go to Hell
Wedding Usher (uncredited)
1932
Film
Huddle
Dancer (uncredited)
1932
Film
A Bill of Divorcement
Party Guest
1932
Film
Lady Killer
Casino Patron (uncredited)
1933
Film
History Is Made at Night
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1937
Film
The Story of Dr. Wassell
Benjamin 'Hoppy' Hopkins
1944
Film
Saratoga
Party guest
1937
Film
The Miracle Woman
Man in Audience (uncredited)
1931
Film
Skyscraper Souls
Stock Brokerage Clerk (Uncredited)
1932
Film
Private Number
Gambler (Uncredited)
1936
Film
Rhythm on the Range
Sidewalk Heckler
1936
Film
Jimmy the Gent
Chester Coote (uncredited)
1934
Film
Moonlight Masquerade
John Bennett Jr.
1942
Film
The Eagle and the Hawk
Flier (uncredited)
1933
Film
Sinner Take All
Night Club Guest (uncredited)
1936
Film
Three Smart Girls
Nightclub Extra
1936
Film
Broadway Limited
Dr. Harvey North
1941
Film
The Wedding Night
Party Guest (uncredited)
1935
Film
Big City Blues
Dice Spectator (uncredited)
1932
Film
Beloved Enemy
Reception Guest (Uncredited)
1936
Film
Getting Gertie's Garter
Kenneth B. Ford
1945
Film
The Bad Man of Brimstone
Jeffrey Burton
1937
Film
The Chaser
Tom Brandon
1938
Film
It's in the Air
Announcer / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1935
Film
Bombshell
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1933
Film
Kid Millions
Chorus Boy in Ship's Show (uncredited)
1934
Film
Night After Night
Drunk Sleeping on a Table (uncredited)
1932
Film
Colleen
Extra on Dance Floor (uncredited)
1936
Film
Murder at the Vanities
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
1934
Film
Broadway Bill
(uncredited)
1934
Film
Under Eighteen
Penthouse Party Guest (uncredited)
1932
Film
The Accusing Finger
Reporter
1936
Film
Upperworld
Police Photographer (uncredited)
1934
Film
The Daring Young Man
Wedding Participant
1935
Film
Inside Detroit
Blair Vickers
1955
Film
Great Guy
Party Guest (Uncredited)
1936
Film
Fog Over Frisco
Van Brugh, Reporter (Uncredited)
1934
Film
Mississippi
Party Guest (uncredited)
1935
Film
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
Nightclub Dance Extra
1933
Film
Mr. District Attorney
P. Cadwallader Jones
1941
Film
Desirable
Party Guest
1934
Film
Lady Scarface
Lieutenant Bill Mason
1941
Film
Baby Face Harrington
Country Club Patron (uncredited)
1935
Film
Love Before Breakfast
College Boy (uncredited)
1936
Film
She Had to Say Yes
Cabaret Patron (uncredited)
1933
Film
Swing High, Swing Low
Purser (uncredited)
1937
Film
Follow the Sun
Chuck Williams
1951
Film
Hold That Kiss
Tommy Bradford
1938
Film
La Conga Nights
Steve Collins
1940
Film
Earl Carroll Vanities
Danny Baldwin
1945
Film
Cocktail Hour
Party Guest (uncredited)
1933
Film
The Singing Kid
Bud (uncredited)
1936
Film
The Affairs of Susan
Bill Anthony
1945
Film
Torch Singer
Nightclub Patron
1933
Film
Strike Me Pink
Club Lido Patron (uncredited)
1936
Film
Bowery Boy
Dr. Tom O'Hara
1940
Film
College Rhythm
Department Store Doorman
1934
Film
Sensations of 1945
Junior Crane
1944
Film
Broadway Hostess
Donald Ross - Ronnie's Friend (uncredited)
1935
Film
Smarty
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1934
Film
Vacation from Love
Bill Blair
1938
Film
Central Park
Casino Diner (uncredited)
1932
Film
The Great Dan Patch
David Palmer
1949
Film
Riding on Air
Radium Plane 23 Co-Pilot (uncredited)
1937
Film
The Man from Yesterday
Cafe Patron
1932
Film
Everything I Have Is Yours
Alec Tacksbury
1952
Film
He Was Her Man
Man Leaving Courtroom
1934
Film
Theodora Goes Wild
Man (uncredited)
1936
Film
Champagne Waltz
Dance Extra at Blue Danube Room
1937
Film
Love Affair
One of Carol's Friends at Party (uncredited)
1932
Film
Lady of Vengeance
William T. Marshall
1957
Film
Walk a Crooked Mile
Daniel F. O'Hara
1948
Film
We're Rich Again
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1934
Film
Abandoned
Mark Sitko
1949
Film
Siren of Atlantis
Jean Morhange
1949
Film
Girl from Havana
Woody Davis
1940
Film
Hi Diddle Diddle
Sonny Phyffe
1943
Film
Yours for the Asking
Man (uncredited)
1936
Film
Bachelor's Affairs
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1932
Film
The Red Rider
Minor Role
1934
Film
Top of the Town
Frank
1937
Film
Passage West
Jacob Karns
1951
Film
Piccadilly Jim
Petie McGregor (uncredited)
1936
Film
Gift of Gab
Dancer (uncredited)
1934
Film
13 Hours by Air
Baker-Co-Pilot
1936
Film
West of Broadway
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1931
Film
Sworn Enemy
Bandleader (uncredited)
1936
Film
The Eagle and the Hawk
Whitney Randolph
1950
Film
Alias the Deacon
Johnny Sloan
1940
Film
Rose Bowl
Jones
1936
Film
The Lady Wants Mink
Jim Connors
1953
Film
Laugh and Get Rich
Young Man at Dance (uncredited)
1931
Film
Coming Out Party
Party Guest
1934
Film
Blood Money
Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
1933
Film
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
Mike Jason
1942
Film
Las Vegas Shakedown
Joe Barnes
1955
Film
Mama Steps Out
Dance Extra
1937
Film
From Hell to Heaven
Louie - Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
1933
Film
Abroad with Two Yanks
Jeff Reardon
1944
Film
Personal Maid's Secret
Dinner Guest
1935
Film
One New York Night
Extra
1935
Film
The Girl from Scotland Yard
John
1937
Film
Brewster's Millions
Montague L. 'Monty' Brewster
1945
Film
Girl Missing
Casino Patron (Uncredited)
1933
Film
The Firefly
French Soldier Admirer (uncredited)
1937
Film
The Cabin in the Cotton
Dance Floor Extra at Madge's Party (uncredited)
1932
Film
Here Comes the Band
Party Guest at Reunion (uncredited)
1935
Film
The Kid From Texas
William Quincy
1939
Film
All Hands on Deck
Brian O'Gara
1961
Film
That's Right – You're Wrong
Chuck Deems
1939
Film
Doll Face
Michael Francis 'Mike' Hannegan
1945
Film
The Great Gambini
Nightclub Patron
1937
Film
Weekend for Three
Jim 'Jimbo' Craig
1941
Film
A Feather in Her Hat
Theatergoer (uncredited)
1935
Film
Drums of Tahiti
Mike Macklin
1954
Film
Good Morning, Judge
David Barton
1943
Film
The Big Broadcast of 1937
Sound Technician (uncredited)
1936
Film
The Prizefighter and the Lady
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1933
Film
Ann Carver's Profession
Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)
1933
Film
Reaching for the Moon
Ship's Party Guest (uncredited)
1930
Film
You'll Find Out
Chuck Deems
1940
Film
Tahiti Honey
Mickey Monroe
1943
Film
Two Heads on a Pillow
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
1934
Film
Pop Always Pays
Jeff Thompson
1940
Film
All of Me
Policeman (uncredited)
1934
Film
Doubting Thomas
Member of Audience
1935
Film
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
Dancer (uncredited)
1935
Film
The Fake
Paul Mitchell
1953
Film
The Diamond Wizard
Joe Dennison
1954
Film
Unexpected Father
Jimmy Hanley
1939
Film
Up in Mabel's Room
Boris
1944
Film
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
Tod Lowell
1940
Film
Too Much Harmony
Cafe Patron
1933
Film
One Big Affair
Jimmy Donovan
1952
Film
Burning Gold
Derrick Worker
1936
Film
The Naked Flame
Paul Ashley
1964
Film
White Lies
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
1935
Film
Lady by Choice
Dance Extra (uncredited)
1934
Film
Sail Into Danger
Steve Ryman
1957
Film
The Phantom of the Air
Party Guest (uncredited)
1933
Film
Her Adventurous Night
Bill Fry
1946
Film
Confession
Ben Birch
1956
Film
One Mile from Heaven
Party Guest
1937
Film
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
Jerry O'Connor
1939
Film
Every Night at Eight
Huxley Employee (uncredited)
1935
Honeymoon Trio
Wedding Guest
1931
Film
The Misses Stooge
Party Guest (uncredited)
1935
Film
Everything's Ducky
Party Guest
1934