Dennis O'Keefe
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.
206 acting credits · 2 directing credits
Acting · 206
Petticoat Junction
1963
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Climax!
1954
Studio One
1948
The Steve Allen Show
1956
Suspense
1949
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
Riverboat
1959
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Suspicion
1957
Your Show of Shows
1950
Scarface
1932
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Duck Soup
1933
Fury
1936
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933
Top Hat
1935
Captains Courageous
1937
The Dennis O'Keefe Show
1959
A Star Is Born
1937
Cimarron
1931
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
42nd Street
1933
Make Way for Tomorrow
1937
The Woman Accused
1933
T-Men
1947
Blonde Venus
1932
The Eagle and the Hawk
1933
Topper Returns
1941
Imitation of Life
1934
Arise, My Love
1940
Hangmen Also Die!
1943
Beloved Enemy
1936
San Francisco
1936
Lady Killer
1933
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
Small Town Girl
1936
Dishonored Lady
1947
Bombshell
1933
The Accusing Finger
1936
Rhythm on the Range
1936
History Is Made at Night
1937
Desirable
1934
Raw Deal
1948
The Leopard Man
1943
The Company She Keeps
1951
I'm No Angel
1933
Libeled Lady
1936
The Fighting Seabees
1944
Woman on the Run
1950
The Miracle Woman
1931
Easy Living
1937
Private Number
1936
Walk a Crooked Mile
1948
Upperworld
1934
The Story of Dr. Wassell
1944
Show Boat
1936
Smarty
1934
A Bill of Divorcement
1932
Mississippi
1935
Big City Blues
1932
Jimmy the Gent
1934
Skyscraper Souls
1932
The Gulf Playhouse
1952
Mr. District Attorney
1947
Torch Singer
1933
Saratoga
1937
Pop Always Pays
1940
West of Broadway
1931
Brewster's Millions
1945
Merrily We Go to Hell
1932
Broadway Bill
1934
The Fake
1953
Reaching for the Moon
1930
The Daring Young Man
1935
Night After Night
1932
All of Me
1934
Piccadilly Jim
1936
Siren of Atlantis
1949
Doubting Thomas
1935
Chicago Syndicate
1955
Cocktail Hour
1933
The Firefly
1937
Working Girls
1931
The Cabin in the Cotton
1932
Only Yesterday
1933
Kid Millions
1934
Two Heads on a Pillow
1934
Abandoned
1949
Huddle
1932
Here Comes the Band
1935
Hello, Everybody!
1933
Great Guy
1936
Inside Detroit
1955
Rose Bowl
1936
Theodora Goes Wild
1936
Fog Over Frisco
1934
The Gilded Lily
1935
Cover Up
1949
The Big Broadcast of 1937
1936
Lady of Vengeance
1957
Wonder Bar
1934
Broadway Limited
1941
The Singing Kid
1936
White Lies
1935
A Feather in Her Hat
1935
Gift of Gab
1934
The Man from Yesterday
1932
Too Much Harmony
1933
Girl Missing
1933
Blood Money
1933
He Was Her Man
1934
It's in the Air
1935
One Mile from Heaven
1937
Love Affair
1932
Her Adventurous Night
1946
A Lost Lady
1934
Vogues of 1938
1937
Hi Diddle Diddle
1943
Love Before Breakfast
1936
Lady Scarface
1941
College Rhythm
1934
Hold That Kiss
1938
Getting Gertie's Garter
1945
Everything I Have Is Yours
1952
The Kid From Texas
1939
Earl Carroll Vanities
1945
That's Right – You're Wrong
1939
Swing High, Swing Low
1937
The Affairs of Susan
1945
Top of the Town
1937
Three Smart Girls
1936
Abroad with Two Yanks
1944
Doll Face
1945
Champagne Waltz
1937
One New York Night
1935
You'll Find Out
1940
Dragoon Wells Massacre
1957
Follow the Sun
1951
The Eagle and the Hawk
1950
A Yank at Oxford
1938
The Wedding Night
1935
Colleen
1936
Vacation from Love
1938
The Prizefighter and the Lady
1933
Yours for the Asking
1936
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
1939
Under Eighteen
1932
La Conga Nights
1940
Unexpected Father
1939
Tahiti Honey
1943
Bachelor's Affairs
1932
13 Hours by Air
1936
Murder at the Vanities
1934
Personal Maid's Secret
1935
Lady by Choice
1934
The Chaser
1938
Ann Carver's Profession
1933
The Diamond Wizard
1954
The Great Dan Patch
1949
Burning Gold
1936
The Red Rider
1934
Baby Face Harrington
1935
One Big Affair
1952
Up in Mabel's Room
1944
She Had to Say Yes
1933
Sinner Take All
1936
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942
The Bad Man of Brimstone
1937
Passage West
1951
Sworn Enemy
1936
Strike Me Pink
1936
The Lady Wants Mink
1953
Every Night at Eight
1935
Alias the Deacon
1940
Central Park
1932
Riding on Air
1937
Angela
1954
Broadway Hostess
1935
Mama Steps Out
1937
Coming Out Party
1934
Honeymoon Trio
1931
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
1940
Bowery Boy
1940
Laugh and Get Rich
1931
Sensations of 1945
1944
Mr. District Attorney
1941
Moonlight Masquerade
1942
We're Rich Again
1934
From Hell to Heaven
1933
Weekend for Three
1941
The Girl from Scotland Yard
1937
All Hands on Deck
1961
The Great Gambini
1937
The Phantom of the Air
1933
Sail Into Danger
1957
The Naked Flame
1964
Girl from Havana
1940
Las Vegas Shakedown
1955
Confession
1956
Drums of Tahiti
1954
Everything's Ducky
1934
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
1933
The Misses Stooge
1935
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
1935
Good Morning, Judge
1943