Dennis O'Keefe
Dennis O'Keefe
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.
Acted Movies
Director: Anthony Mann
Writers: John C. Higgins,
Cast: Chili Williams, Claire Trevor, Cliff Clark, Curt Conway, Dennis O'Keefe, John Ireland, Marsha Hunt, Raymond Burr, Richard Fraser, Whit Bissell,
Director: Fritz Lang
Writers: John Wexley,
Cast: Alexander Granach, Anna Lee, Brian Donlevy, Dennis O'Keefe, Gene Lockhart, Hans Heinrich von Twardowski, Margaret Wycherly, Nana Bryant, Walter Brennan, William Roy,
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Writers: Gordon Douglas,
Cast: Billie Burke, Carole Landis, Dennis O'Keefe, Donald MacBride, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, George Zucco, H.B. Warner, Joan Blondell, Patsy Kelly, Roland Young,
Director: Mark Sandrich
Writers: Dwight Taylor,
Cast: Dennis O'Keefe, Edward Everett Horton, Eric Blore, Erik Rhodes, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Gino Corrado, Helen Broderick, Leonard Mudie, Lucille Ball,