Dennis O'Keefe

Known for ActingBorn 1908-03-29Died 1968-08-31Fort 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Sail Into Danger

Drums of Tahiti

Good Morning, Judge

Vacation from Love

Champagne Waltz

The Misses Stooge

The Daring Young Man

The Lady Wants Mink

Alias the Deacon

The Chaser

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl

From Hell to Heaven

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

The Dennis O'Keefe Show

La Conga Nights

Girl from Havana

Make Way for Tomorrow

The Great Gambini

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

One New York Night

Doubting Thomas

White Lies

Fury

Dragoon Wells Massacre

Captains Courageous

Your Show of Shows

Scarface

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Mama Steps Out

Duck Soup

Libeled Lady

All Hands on Deck

Top Hat

A Star Is Born

Screen Director's Playhouse

Desirable

Gold Diggers of 1933

Easy Living

One Big Affair

Only Yesterday

Blood Money

Working Girls

The Kid From Texas

Hold That Kiss

Rose Bowl

The Singing Kid

Hangmen Also Die!

Here Comes the Band