
Dennis O'Keefe
Born: 1908-03-29
Place of birth: Fort Madison, Iowa, USA
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

Sail Into Danger
1957

Drums of Tahiti
1954

Good Morning, Judge
1943

Vacation from Love
1938

Champagne Waltz
1937

The Daring Young Man
1935

The Misses Stooge
1935

One New York Night
1935

The Lady Wants Mink
1953

Alias the Deacon
1940

The Chaser
1938

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
1935

From Hell to Heaven
1933

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932

La Conga Nights
1940

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936

The Dennis O'Keefe Show
1959

Girl from Havana
1940