Dennis O'Keefe
Actor
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 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.
As Director
Filmography
Duck Soup
as Bridegroom at Firefly's Reception (uncredited) 1933
Scarface
as Night Club Patron (uncredited) 1932
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited) 1936
Top Hat
as Elevator Passenger / Hotel Guest / Dancer (uncredited) 1935
Fury
as Reporter (uncredited) 1936
A Star Is Born
as Burke's Party Guest (uncredited) 1937
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as Café Chateau Dancer (uncredited) 1932
Make Way for Tomorrow
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) 1937
42nd Street
as Chorus Boy (uncredited) 1933
Captains Courageous
as Bit Role (uncredited) 1937
Gold Diggers of 1933
as Theatregoer (uncredited) 1933
Blonde Venus
as (uncredited) 1932
Cimarron
as (uncredited) 1931
Hangmen Also Die!
as Jan Horak 1943
Libeled Lady
as Barker at Charity Affair (uncredited) 1936
The Leopard Man
as Jerry Manning 1943
Raw Deal
as Joe Sullivan 1948