Dennis O'Keefe
Age: 60 | From: Fort Madison, Iowa, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1908-03-29 06:44:54
Death: 1968-08-31 06:44:54
Aliases: E.J. Flanagan , Jonathan Ricks , Jonathan Rix , Bud Flannagan , Bud Flanagan , Al Everett Dennis
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Fort Madison, Iowa, USA
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Movie Involvements: 100
TV Involvements: 13
Most Famous Work
Biography
Dennis O'Keefe (1908–1968) 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.
Most Famous Work
Climax!
(1954) Howard Davenport
Lux Video Theatre
(1950) Bill
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(1955) Self - Host
Studio One
(1948) Will
Suspicion
(1957) Self - Host
Riverboat
(1959) Dan Muldoon
Scarface
(1932) Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Captains Courageous
(1937) Bit Role (uncredited)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Paul Ashley | |
| 1963 | Walter O'Connor | |
| 1961 | Brian O'Gara | |
| 1959 | Hal Towne | |
| Dan Muldoon | ||
| 1957 | Steve Ryman | |
| Self - Host | ||
| Capt. Matt Riordan | ||
| William T. Marshall | ||
| 1956 | Self - Singer | |
| Blair Vickers | ||
| 1955 | Self - Host | |
| Barry Amsterdam | ||
| Joe Barnes | ||
| 1954 | Steve Catlett | |
| Fred Long | ||
| Evans | ||
| Howard Davenport | ||
| Inspector Marney | ||
| Mike Macklin | ||
| Joe Dennison | ||
| 1953 | Paul Mitchell | |
| Jim Connors | ||
| 1952 | Alec Tacksbury | |
| N/A | ||
| Jimmy Donovan | ||
| 1951 | Prof. Stephen Bolt | |
| Jacob Karns | ||
| Chuck Williams | ||
| Larry Collins | ||
| 1950 | Dan Legget | |
| Second Man | ||
| Bill | ||
| Captain John Danforth | ||
| Jeff Sewell | ||
| Mack | ||
| Whitney Randolph | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1949 | Mark Sitko | |
| David Palmer | ||
| Sam Donovan | ||
| N/A | ||
| Jean Morhange | ||
| 1948 | Will | |
| Daniel F. O'Hara | ||
| Joe Sullivan | ||
| 1947 | Dennis O'Brien / Vannie Harrigan | |
| Dr. David Cousins | ||
| Steve Bennett | ||
| 1946 | Bill Fry | |
| 1945 | Michael Francis 'Mike' Hannegan | |
| Kenneth B. Ford | ||
| Bill Anthony | ||
| Montague L. 'Monty' Brewster | ||
| Danny Baldwin | ||
| 1944 | Boris | |
| Jeff Reardon | ||
| Benjamin 'Hoppy' Hopkins | ||
| Junior Crane | ||
| Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow | ||
| 1943 | Sonny Phyffe | |
| Jerry Manning | ||
| David Barton | ||
| Jan Horak | ||
| Mickey Monroe | ||
| 1942 | John Bennett Jr. | |
| Mike Jason | ||
| 1941 | Jim 'Jimbo' Craig | |
| Lieutenant Bill Mason | ||
| Dr. Harvey North | ||
| P. Cadwallader Jones | ||
| Bob | ||
| 1940 | Dr. Tom O'Hara | |
| Chuck Deems | ||
| Joe 'Shep' Shepard | ||
| Tod Lowell | ||
| Woody Davis | ||
| Jeff Thompson | ||
| Steve Collins | ||
| Johnny Sloan | ||
| 1939 | Chuck Deems | |
| Jimmy Hanley | ||
| William Quincy | ||
| Jerry O'Connor | ||
| 1938 | Bill Blair | |
| Tom Brandon | ||
| Tommy Bradford | ||
| Racetrack Handler (uncredited) | ||
| 1937 | Jeffrey Burton | |
| French Soldier Admirer (uncredited) | ||
| Party Guest | ||
| Nightclub Patron | ||
| Party guest | ||
| Office Manager (uncredited) | ||
| Bit Role (uncredited) | ||
| Nightclub Patron | ||
| Radium Plane 23 Co-Pilot (uncredited) | ||
| John | ||
| Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | ||
| Burke's Party Guest (uncredited) | ||
| Frank | ||
| Purser (uncredited) | ||
| Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | ||
| Dance Extra | ||
| Dance Extra at Blue Danube Room | ||
| 1936 | Reception Guest (Uncredited) | |
| Nightclub Extra | ||
| Night Club Guest (uncredited) | ||
| Party Guest (Uncredited) | ||
| Jones | ||
| Reporter | ||
| Man (uncredited) | ||
| Barker at Charity Affair (uncredited) | ||
| Sound Technician (uncredited) | ||
| Bandleader (uncredited) | ||
| Petie McGregor (uncredited) | ||
| Sidewalk Heckler | ||
| New Year's Celebrant (uncredited) | ||
| Gambler (Uncredited) | ||
| Reporter (uncredited) | ||
| Derrick Worker | ||
| N/A | ||
| Baker-Co-Pilot | ||
| Bud (uncredited) | ||
| Man Dancing in Tavern (uncredited) | ||
| Courtroom Reporter (uncredited) | ||
| Extra on Dance Floor (uncredited) | ||
| College Boy (uncredited) | ||
| Club Lido Patron (uncredited) | ||
| 1935 | Donald Ross - Ronnie's Friend (uncredited) | |
| Dinner Guest | ||
| Theatergoer (uncredited) | ||
| Announcer / Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | ||
| Party Guest at Reunion (uncredited) | ||
| Elevator Passenger / Hotel Guest / Dancer (uncredited) | ||
| Huxley Employee (uncredited) | ||
| Wedding Participant | ||
| Member of Audience | ||
| Dancer (uncredited) | ||
| Party Guest (uncredited) | ||
| Country Club Patron | ||
| Party Guest (uncredited) | ||
| Extra | ||
| Nightclub Extra (uncredited) | ||
| 1934 | (uncredited) | |
| Party Guest (uncredited) | ||
| Department Store Doorman | ||
| Chorus Boy in Ship's Show (uncredited) | ||
| Party Guest | ||
| Dance Extra (uncredited) | ||
| Night Club Patron (uncredited) | ||
| Dance Extra (uncredited) | ||
| Party Guest | ||
| Dancer (uncredited) | ||
| Minor Role | ||
| Wedding Guest (uncredited) | ||
| Man Leaving Courtroom | ||
| Van Brugh, Reporter (Uncredited) | ||
| Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | ||
| Chorus Boy (uncredited) | ||
| Party Guest | ||
| Chester Coote (uncredited) | ||
| Policeman (uncredited) | ||
| 1933 | N/A | |
| Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) | ||
| Bridegroom at Firefly's Reception (uncredited) | ||
| Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | ||
| Nightclub Dance Extra | ||
| New Year's Eve Reveler (Uncredited) | ||
| Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | ||
| Courtroom Reporter (uncredited) | ||
| Cafe Patron | ||
| Nightclub Patron | ||
| Cabaret Patron (uncredited) | ||
| Theatregoer (uncredited) | ||
| Party Guest (uncredited) | ||
| Flier (uncredited) | ||
| Chorus Boy (uncredited) | ||
| Casino Patron (Uncredited) | ||
| Louie - Switchboard Operator (uncredited) | ||
| Casino Patron (uncredited) | ||
| 1932 | Casino Diner (uncredited) | |
| Café Chateau Dancer (uncredited) | ||
| Drunk Sleeping on a Table (uncredited) | ||
| Party Guest | ||
| Dance Floor Extra at Madge's Party (uncredited) | ||
| (uncredited) | ||
| Dice Spectator (uncredited) | ||
| Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | ||
| Cafe Patron | ||
| Wedding Usher (uncredited) | ||
| Dancer (uncredited) | ||
| Night Club Patron (uncredited) | ||
| One of Carol's Friends at Party (uncredited) | ||
| Penthouse Party Guest (uncredited) | ||
| 1931 | Dance Extra | |
| Wedding Guest | ||
| Man in Audience (uncredited) | ||
| Young Man at Dance (uncredited) | ||
| (uncredited) | ||
| 1930 | Ship's Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Writer | |
| 1954 | Screenplay | |
| Dialogue | ||
| 1949 | Screenplay | |
| 1938 | Story | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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