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