Dennis O'Keefe
Acting
Born March 29, 1908 · Fort Madison, Iowa, USA
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 budg…
Known For · 40 titles
Robert Montgomery Presents
Climax!
Studio One
Petticoat Junction
Suspense
The Steve Allen Show
Suspicion
Your Show of Shows
Screen Director's Playhouse
Lux Video Theatre
Riverboat
Scarface
The Dennis O'Keefe Show
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Top Hat
Captains Courageous
Fury
Duck Soup
I'm No Angel
A Star Is Born
42nd Street
The Fighting Seabees
Libeled Lady
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Hangmen Also Die!
Working Girls
Gold Diggers of 1933
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
Three Smart Girls
T-Men
A Lost Lady
Hello, Everybody!
Woman on the Run
Wonder Bar
Make Way for Tomorrow
Jimmy the Gent
Merrily We Go to Hell
The Miracle Woman
San Francisco