Dennis O'Keefe
Acting
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.
Born: March 29, 1908
Place of Birth: Fort Madison, Iowa, USA
Known For
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economic realities. Things get even worse when he’s falsely convicted of a crime and sent to work on a chain gang.
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow moves to the big city where he becomes an instant target for everyone. Deeds outwits them all until Babe Bennett comes along. When small-town boy meets big-city girl anything can, and does, happen.
Make Way for Tomorrow
An elderly couple are forced to separate themselves from each other after their children refuse to take both into one house.
La Conga Nights
In this comedy, actor Hugh Herbert plays six different roles. Only one of the roles is a man. The story centers around a dizzy music lover, who has grown rich through real estate deals. Also figuring in the story are a cab driver/performer, and a down-on-her-luck, aspiring singer. They meet when she hails his cab as she skips out on her former boarding house because she cannot pay rent.
Captains Courageous
Harvey, the arrogant and spoiled son of an indulgent absentee-father, falls overboard from a transatlantic steamship and is rescued by a fishing vessel on the Grand Banks. Harvey fails to persuade them to take him ashore, nor convince the crew of his wealth. The captain offers him a low-paid job, until they return to port, as part of the crew that turns him into a mature, considerate young man.
Fury
Joe, who owns a gas station along with his brothers and is about to marry Katherine, travels to the small town where she lives to visit her, but is wrongly mistaken for a wanted kidnapper and arrested.
Scarface
In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.
Desirable
A man meets the daughter of his lover and they begin to fall in love.
Duck Soup
Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.
Libeled Lady
When a major newspaper accuses wealthy socialite Connie Allenbury of being a home-wrecker, and she files a multi-million-dollar libel lawsuit, the publication's frazzled head editor, Warren Haggerty, must find a way to turn the tables on her. Soon Haggerty's harried fiancée, Gladys Benton, and his dashing friend Bill Chandler are in on a scheme that aims to discredit Connie, with amusing and unexpected results.
Filmography
as Paul Ashley
as Walter O'Connor
as Brian O'Gara
as Hal Towne
as Dan Muldoon
as Steve Ryman
as Self - Host
as Capt. Matt Riordan
as William T. Marshall
as Ben Birch
as Self - Singer
as Blair Vickers
as Reverend Charles Parker
as Barry Amsterdam
as Joe Barnes
as Steve Catlett
as Inspector Marney
as Evans
as Fred Long
as Howard Davenport
as Mike Macklin
as Joe Dennison
as Paul Mitchell
as Jim Connors
as Alec Tacksbury
as Jimmy Donovan
as Prof. Stephen Bolt
as Jacob Karns
as Chuck Williams
as Larry
as Dan Legget
as Whitney Randolph
as Mark Sitko
as David Palmer
as Sam Donovan
as Jean Morhange
as Will
as Daniel F. O'Hara
as Joe Sullivan
as Dennis O'Brien / Vannie Harrigan
as Dr. David Cousins
as Steve Bennett
as Bill Fry
as Michael Francis 'Mike' Hannegan
as Kenneth B. Ford
as Bill Anthony
as Montague L. 'Monty' Brewster
as Danny Baldwin
as Boris
as Jeff Reardon
as Benjamin 'Hoppy' Hopkins
as Junior Crane
as Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow
as Sonny Phyffe
as Jerry Manning
as David Barton
as Mickey Monroe
as Jan Horak
as John Bennett Jr.
as Mike Jason
as Jim 'Jimbo' Craig
as Lieutenant Bill Mason
as Dr. Harvey North
as P. Cadwallader Jones
as Bob
as Dr. Tom O'Hara
as Chuck Deems
as Shep
as Tod Lowell
as Woody Davis
as Jeff Thompson
as Steve Collins
as Johnny Sloan
as Chuck Deems
as Jimmy Hanley
as William Quincy
as Jerry O'Connor
as Bill Blair
as Tom Brandon
as Tommy Bradford
as Racetrack Handler (uncredited)
as Jeffrey Burton
as French Soldier Admirer (uncredited)
as Party Guest
as Nightclub Patron
as Party guest
as Office Manager (uncredited)
as Bit Role (uncredited)
as Nightclub Patron
as Radium Plane 23 Co-Pilot (uncredited)
as John
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
as Burke's Party Guest (uncredited)
as Frank
as Purser (uncredited)
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
as Dance Extra
as Dance Extra at Blue Danube Room
as Reception Guest (Uncredited)
as Nightclub Extra
as Night Club Guest (uncredited)
as Party Guest (Uncredited)
as Jones
as Reporter
as Man (uncredited)
as Barker at Charity Affair (uncredited)
as Sound Technician (uncredited)
as Bandleader (uncredited)
as Petie McGregor (uncredited)
as Man (uncredited)
as Sidewalk Heckler
as New Year's Celebrant (uncredited)
as Reporter (uncredited)
as Gambler (Uncredited)
as Derrick Worker
as Baker-Co-Pilot
as Man Dancing in Tavern (uncredited)
as Bud (uncredited)
as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
as Extra on Dance Floor (uncredited)
as College Boy (uncredited)
as Club Lido Patron (uncredited)
as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
as Donald Ross - Ronnie's Friend (uncredited)
as Dinner Guest
as Theatergoer (uncredited)
as Announcer / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
as Party Guest at Reunion (uncredited)
as Elevator Passenger / Hotel Guest / Dancer (uncredited)
as Huxley Employee (uncredited)
as Wedding Participant
as Member of Audience
as Dancer (uncredited)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Country Club Patron (uncredited)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Extra
as Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Department Store Doorman
as Chorus Boy in Ship's Show (uncredited)
as Party Guest
as Dance Extra (uncredited)
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
as Dance Extra (uncredited)
as Party Guest
as Dancer (uncredited)
as Minor Role
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
as Man Leaving Courtroom
as Van Brugh, Reporter (Uncredited)
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
as Police Photographer (uncredited)
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
as Chester Coote (uncredited)
as Party Guest
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Casino Patron (uncredited)
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
as Bridegroom at Firefly's Reception (uncredited)
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
as Nightclub Dance Extra
as New Year's Eve Reveler (Uncredited)
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
as Cafe Patron
as Nightclub Patron
as Cabaret Patron (uncredited)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Theatregoer (uncredited)
as Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Flier (uncredited)
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
as Casino Patron (Uncredited)
as Louie - Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
as Casino Patron (uncredited)
as Party Extra (uncredited)
as Casino Diner (uncredited)
as Café Chateau Dancer (uncredited)
as Drunk Sleeping on a Table (uncredited)
as Party Guest
as Dance Floor Extra at Madge's Party (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Dice Spectator (uncredited)
as Stock Brokerage Clerk (Uncredited)
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
as Cafe Patron
as Wedding Usher (uncredited)
as Dancer (uncredited)
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
as One of Carol's Friends at Party (uncredited)
as Penthouse Party Guest (uncredited)
as Dance Extra (uncredited)
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
as Young Man at Dance (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Ship's Party Guest (uncredited)