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