Dennis O'Keefe

About

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.

Known for

Petticoat JunctionSeries • 1963Studio OneSeries • 1948Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries • 1950Climax!Series • 1954SuspenseSeries • 1949ScarfaceMovie • 1932Your Show of ShowsSeries • 1950Lux Video TheatreSeries • 1950RiverboatSeries • 1959Screen Director's PlayhouseSeries • 1955Top HatMovie • 1935Mr. Deeds Goes to TownMovie • 1936I Am a Fugitive from a Chain GangMovie • 1932Duck SoupMovie • 1933A Star Is BornMovie • 193742nd StreetMovie • 1933San FranciscoMovie • 1936Gold Diggers of 1933Movie • 1933T-MenMovie • 1947Make Way for TomorrowMovie • 1937CimarronMovie • 1931The Miracle WomanMovie • 1931Woman on the RunMovie • 1950The Story of Dr. WassellMovie • 1944