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

La Conga Nights

The Dennis O'Keefe Show

Girl from Havana

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

The Great Gambini

Make Way for Tomorrow

One New York Night

Doubting Thomas

White Lies

Fury

Dragoon Wells Massacre

Captains Courageous

Scarface

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Your Show of Shows

Mama Steps Out

Libeled Lady

Desirable

Duck Soup

All Hands on Deck

A Star Is Born

Easy Living

Top Hat

Screen Director's Playhouse

Gold Diggers of 1933

One Big Affair

Blood Money

Only Yesterday

Working Girls

The Kid From Texas

Hold That Kiss

Rose Bowl

The Singing Kid

Here Comes the Band

A Feather in Her Hat