Dennis O'Keefe
Actor
- Born
- March 29, 1908 · Fort Madison, Iowa, USA
- Died
- August 31, 1968 (age 60)
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.
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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
Duck Soup
November 12, 1933
Scarface
April 9, 1932
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
April 9, 1936
Top Hat
August 29, 1935
Fury
June 5, 1936
A Star Is Born
April 20, 1937
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
November 9, 1932
Make Way for Tomorrow
May 9, 1937
42nd Street
March 11, 1933
Captains Courageous
June 25, 1937
Gold Diggers of 1933
May 27, 1933
Cimarron
January 26, 1931
Acting192
- 1964The Naked Flame as Paul Ashley
- 1961All Hands on Deck as Brian O'Gara
- 1957Sail Into Danger as Steve Ryman
- 1957Dragoon Wells Massacre as Capt. Matt Riordan
- 1957Lady of Vengeance as William T. Marshall
- 1956Confession as Ben Birch
- 1955Inside Detroit as Blair Vickers
- 1955Chicago Syndicate as Barry Amsterdam
- 1955Las Vegas Shakedown as Joe Barnes
- 1954Angela