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