Acting
Dennis O'Keefe
Also Known As: E.J. Flanagan, Jonathan Ricks, Jonathan Rix
Birth Date
March 29, 1908
Death Date
August 31, 1968
(passed away at 60)
Place of Birth
Fort Madison, Iowa, USA
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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.
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Robert Montgomery Presents
1950 • 1 episode
Climax!
Inspector Marney
1954 • 1 episode
Studio One
Will
1948 • 1 episode
Petticoat Junction
Walter O'Connor
1963 • 1 episode
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Singer
1956 • 1 episode
Suspense
1949 • 1 episode
Suspicion
Self - Host
1957 • 42 episodes
Your Show of Shows
1950 • 1 episode
Riverboat
Dan Muldoon
1959 • 1 episode
Lux Video Theatre
Second Man
1950 • 1 episode
Screen Director's Playhouse
Reverend Charles Parker
1955 • 1 episode
Scarface
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
1932
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
1936
The Dennis O'Keefe Show
Hal Towne
1959 • 32 episodes
Duck Soup
Bridegroom at Firefly's Reception (uncredited)
1933
42nd Street
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
1933
Captains Courageous
Bit Role (uncredited)
1937
Top Hat
Elevator Passenger / Hotel Guest / Dancer (uncredited)
1935
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Prof. Stephen Bolt
1951 • 1 episode
A Star Is Born
Burke's Party Guest (uncredited)
1937