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