Dennis O'Keefe
Known for: Acting
Born: March 29, 1908
Died: August 31, 1968
Place of birth: Fort Madison, Iowa, USA
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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Filmography
194 movies · 14 TV shows, newest first
6.0
The Naked Flame
1964
5.9
Petticoat Junction
1963
7.0
All Hands on Deck
1961
7.5
The Dennis O'Keefe Show
1959
6.5
Riverboat
1959
10.0
Sail Into Danger
1957
6.2
Suspicion
1957
7.2
Dragoon Wells Massacre
1957
5.7
Lady of Vengeance
1957
NR
Confession
1956
6.2
The Steve Allen Show
1956
6.5
Inside Detroit
1955
7.0
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
6.0
Chicago Syndicate
1955
5.8
Las Vegas Shakedown
1955
5.8
Angela
1954
3.8
Climax!
1954
6.4
The Black Knight
1954
10.0
Drums of Tahiti
1954
5.9
The Diamond Wizard
1954
5.9
The Fake
1953
8.0
The Lady Wants Mink
1953
5.8
Everything I Have Is Yours
1952
NR
The Gulf Playhouse
1952
7.0
One Big Affair
1952
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
6.6
Passage West
1951
6.3
Follow the Sun
1951
6.2
The Company She Keeps
1951
6.8
Woman on the Run
19506.7
Lux Video Theatre
1950
5.9
The Eagle and the Hawk
1950
7.3
Your Show of Shows
1950
6.0
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
6.2
Abandoned
1949
5.5
The Great Dan Patch
1949
6.6
Cover Up
1949
5.1
Suspense
1949
5.5
Siren of Atlantis
1949
5.4
Studio One
1948
6.2
Walk a Crooked Mile
1948
6.7
Raw Deal
1948
6.7
T-Men
1947
5.8
Dishonored Lady
1947
6.5
Mr. District Attorney
1947
6.7
Her Adventurous Night
1946
4.6
Doll Face
1945
4.7
Getting Gertie's Garter
1945
6.5
The Affairs of Susan
1945
6.8
Brewster's Millions
1945
5.4
Earl Carroll Vanities
1945
5.7
Up in Mabel's Room
1944
6.7
Abroad with Two Yanks
1944
6.4
The Story of Dr. Wassell
1944
6.6
Sensations of 1945
1944
6.2
The Fighting Seabees
1944
6.6
Hi Diddle Diddle
1943
6.5
The Leopard Man
1943
10.0
Good Morning, Judge
1943
5.4
Tahiti Honey
1943
6.9
Hangmen Also Die!
1943
6.3
Moonlight Masquerade
1942
6.4
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942
6.8
Weekend for Three
1941
5.4
Lady Scarface
1941
5.0
Broadway Limited
1941
5.8
Mr. District Attorney
1941
6.5
Topper Returns
1941
6.0
Bowery Boy
1940
5.6
You'll Find Out
1940
6.3
Arise, My Love
1940
6.5
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
1940
7.5
Girl from Havana
1940
6.7
Pop Always Pays
1940
7.7
La Conga Nights
1940
8.0
Alias the Deacon
1940
6.3
That's Right – You're Wrong
1939
6.3
Unexpected Father
1939
7.0
The Kid From Texas
1939
6.3
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
1939
10.0
Vacation from Love
1938
8.0
The Chaser
1938
7.0
Hold That Kiss
1938
6.8
A Yank at Oxford
1938
6.5
The Kid Comes Back
1938
6.8
The Bad Man of Brimstone
1937
6.5
The Firefly
1937
5.5
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
1937
6.6
One Mile from Heaven
1937
6.5
Saratoga
1937
7.2
Easy Living
1937
7.4
Captains Courageous
1937
7.5
The Great Gambini
1937
6.0
Riding on Air
1937
6.5
The Girl from Scotland Yard
1937
7.5
Make Way for Tomorrow
1937
7.2
A Star Is Born
1937
6.0
Top of the Town
1937
5.3
Swing High, Swing Low
1937
6.7
History Is Made at Night
1937
7.3
Mama Steps Out
1937
10.0
Champagne Waltz
1937
6.3
Beloved Enemy
1936
6.5
Three Smart Girls
1936
4.9
Sinner Take All
1936
6.3
Great Guy
1936
7.0
Rose Bowl
1936
5.8
The Accusing Finger
1936
6.6
Theodora Goes Wild
1936
7.3
Libeled Lady
1936
6.2
The Big Broadcast of 1937
1936
5.8
Sworn Enemy
1936
6.8
Piccadilly Jim
1936
5.3
Yours for the Asking
1936
5.5
Rhythm on the Range
1936
6.6
San Francisco
1936
7.5
Fury
1936
6.7
Private Number
1936
6.5
Burning Gold
1936
6.7
Show Boat
1936
5.2
13 Hours by Air
1936
6.0
Small Town Girl
1936
7.0
The Singing Kid
1936
7.5
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
5.8
Colleen
1936
6.1
Love Before Breakfast
1936
6.6
Strike Me Pink
1936
7.5
White Lies
1935
6.0
Broadway Hostess
1935
6.4
Personal Maid's Secret
1935
7.0
A Feather in Her Hat
1935
6.3
It's in the Air
1935
7.0
Here Comes the Band
1935
7.3
Top Hat
1935
7.0
Every Night at Eight
1935
10.0
The Daring Young Man
1935
7.5
Doubting Thomas
1935
8.0
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
1935
10.0
The Misses Stooge
1935
5.4
Baby Face Harrington
1935
6.8
Mississippi
1935
5.9
The Wedding Night
1935
7.5
One New York Night
1935
6.7
The Gilded Lily
1935
6.0
Broadway Bill
1934
5.6
College Rhythm
1934
7.0
Imitation of Life
1934
6.7
Kid Millions
1934
4.0
Everything's Ducky
1934
6.9
Lady by Choice
1934
7.0
Two Heads on a Pillow
1934
5.8
A Lost Lady
1934
7.2
Desirable
1934
5.2
Gift of Gab
1934
7.0
The Red Rider
1934
6.2
We're Rich Again
1934
6.5
He Was Her Man
1934
6.4
Fog Over Frisco
1934
4.6
Smarty
1934
5.6
Murder at the Vanities
1934
6.1
Upperworld
1934
6.0
Wonder Bar
1934
6.4
Jimmy the Gent
1934
6.0
Coming Out Party
1934
7.0
All of Me
1934
6.9
Lady Killer
1933
7.1
Blood Money
1933
7.3
Duck Soup
1933
5.5
The Prizefighter and the Lady
1933
6.3
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
1933
7.1
Only Yesterday
1933
6.5
Bombshell
1933
6.3
I'm No Angel
1933
7.0
Too Much Harmony
1933
5.4
Torch Singer
1933
5.7
She Had to Say Yes
1933
5.3
Cocktail Hour
1933
7.2
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933
7.0
Ann Carver's Profession
1933
7.0
The Phantom of the Air
1933
6.7
The Eagle and the Hawk
1933
6.9
42nd Street
1933
5.2
Girl Missing
1933
7.8
From Hell to Heaven
1933
7.0
Hello, Everybody!
1933
5.9
The Woman Accused
1933
5.8
Central Park
1932
7.8
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
6.3
Night After Night
1932
6.4
A Bill of Divorcement
1932
6.3
The Cabin in the Cotton
1932
6.8
Blonde Venus
1932
5.9
Big City Blues
1932
5.5
Skyscraper Souls
1932
3.3
Bachelor's Affairs
1932
5.2
The Man from Yesterday
1932
6.5
Merrily We Go to Hell
1932
7.0
Huddle
1932
7.4
Scarface
1932
5.7
Love Affair
1932
6.3
Under Eighteen
1932
7.1
Working Girls
1931
6.8
West of Broadway
19315.5
Honeymoon Trio
1931
6.7
The Miracle Woman
1931
6.0
Laugh and Get Rich
1931
5.5
Cimarron
1931
5.7
Reaching for the Moon
1930