Dennis O'Keefe
Biography
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.
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Full filmography
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
- Petticoat Junction (1963) as Walter O'Connor
- Climax! (1954) as Inspector Marney
- Climax! (1954) as Evans
- Climax! (1954) as Fred Long
- Climax! (1954) as Howard Davenport
- Studio One (1948) as Will
- Suspense (1949)
- The Steve Allen Show (1956) as Self - Singer
- Suspicion (1957) as Self - Host
- Riverboat (1959) as Dan Muldoon
- Your Show of Shows (1950)
- Screen Director's Playhouse (1955) as Reverend Charles Parker
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Second Man
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Captain John Danforth
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Bill
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Mack
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Jeff Sewell
- Scarface (1932) as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Prof. Stephen Bolt
- Fury (1936) as Reporter (uncredited)
- T-Men (1947) as Dennis O'Brien / Vannie Harrigan
- Top Hat (1935) as Elevator Passenger / Hotel Guest / Dancer (uncredited)
- Libeled Lady (1936) as Barker at Charity Affair (uncredited)