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