
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