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