Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1908-03-29
Day of Death
1968-08-31
Place of Birth
Fort Madison, Iowa, USA
Dennis O'Keefe
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.
Filmography (192)
The Naked Flame
1964
All Hands on Deck
1961
Sail Into Danger
1957
Dragoon Wells Massacre
1957
Lady of Vengeance
1957
Confession
1956
Inside Detroit
1955
Chicago Syndicate
1955
Las Vegas Shakedown
1955
Angela
1954
Drums of Tahiti
1954
The Diamond Wizard
1954
The Fake
1953
The Lady Wants Mink
1953
