Dennis O'Keefe

Dennis O'Keefe

3/29/1908 – 8/31/1968Fort 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.

Filmography (206 titles)

The Naked Flame6.0Movie

The Naked Flame

Paul Ashley · 1964

Petticoat Junction5.8Show

Petticoat Junction

Walter O'Connor · 1963

All Hands on Deck7.0Movie

All Hands on Deck

Brian O'Gara · 1961

The Dennis O'Keefe Show7.5Show

The Dennis O'Keefe Show

Hal Towne · 1959

Riverboat6.5Show

Riverboat

Dan Muldoon · 1959

Sail Into Danger10.0Movie

Sail Into Danger

Steve Ryman · 1957

Suspicion6.2Show

Suspicion

Self - Host · 1957

Dragoon Wells Massacre7.2Movie

Dragoon Wells Massacre

Capt. Matt Riordan · 1957

Lady of Vengeance5.7Movie

Lady of Vengeance

William T. Marshall · 1957

ConfessionMovie

Confession

Ben Birch · 1956

The Steve Allen Show6.2Show

The Steve Allen Show

Self - Singer · 1956

Inside Detroit6.5Movie

Inside Detroit

Blair Vickers · 1955

Screen Director's Playhouse7.0Show

Screen Director's Playhouse

Reverend Charles Parker · 1955

Chicago Syndicate6.0Movie

Chicago Syndicate

Barry Amsterdam · 1955

Las Vegas Shakedown5.8Movie

Las Vegas Shakedown

Joe Barnes · 1955

Angela5.8Movie

Angela

Steve Catlett · 1954

Climax!3.8Show

Climax!

Inspector Marney · 1954

Drums of Tahiti10.0Movie

Drums of Tahiti

Mike Macklin · 1954

The Diamond Wizard5.9Movie

The Diamond Wizard

Joe Dennison · 1954

The Fake5.9Movie

The Fake

Paul Mitchell · 1953

The Lady Wants Mink8.0Movie

The Lady Wants Mink

Jim Connors · 1953

Everything I Have Is Yours5.8Movie

Everything I Have Is Yours

Alec Tacksbury · 1952

The Gulf PlayhouseShow

The Gulf Playhouse

1952

One Big Affair7.0Movie

One Big Affair

Jimmy Donovan · 1952

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars7.2Show

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Prof. Stephen Bolt · 1951

Passage West6.6Movie

Passage West

Jacob Karns · 1951

Follow the Sun6.3Movie

Follow the Sun

Chuck Williams · 1951

The Company She Keeps6.2Movie

The Company She Keeps

Larry · 1951

Woman on the Run6.8Movie

Woman on the Run

Dan Legget · 1950

6.7Show

Lux Video Theatre

Second Man · 1950