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Keenan Wynn

Keenan Wynn

Acting·1916–1986·185 films

Francis Xavier Aloysius James Jeremiah Keenan Wynn (July 27, 1916 – October 14, 1986) was an American character actor. His expressive face was his stock-in-trade; and though he rarely carried the lead role, he had prominent billing in most of his film and television roles.

Filmography

The Goonies
The Goonies (1985)Chester Copperpot (uncredited)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)Colonel Bat Guano
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)Sheriff
Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil (1958)Bartender (uncredited)
Piranha
Piranha (1978)Jack
The Last Unicorn
The Last Unicorn (1982)Captain Cully / Harpy (voice)
Orca
Orca (1977)Novak
Nashville
Nashville (1975)Mr. Green
Herbie Rides Again
Herbie Rides Again (1974)Alonzo Hawk
Point Blank
Point Blank (1967)Yost
The Great Race
The Great Race (1965)Hezekiah
The Mechanic
The Mechanic (1972)Harry McKenna
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970)Winter Warlock (voice)
The War Wagon
The War Wagon (1967)Wes Fletcher
Mackenna's Gold
Mackenna's Gold (1969)Sanchez
The Absent-Minded Professor
The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)Alonzo P. Hawk
Black Moon Rising
Black Moon Rising (1986)Iron John
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers (1948)Planchet
Laserblast
Laserblast (1978)Colonel Farley
Royal Wedding
Royal Wedding (1951)Irving Klinger / Edgar Klinger
Song of the Thin Man
Song of the Thin Man (1947)Clarence 'Clinker' Krause
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958)Reuter
Kiss Me Kate
Kiss Me Kate (1953)Lippy
The Devil’s Rain
The Devil’s Rain (1975)Sheriff Owens
Annie Get Your Gun
Annie Get Your Gun (1950)Charlie Davenport
The Americanization of Emily
The Americanization of Emily (1964)Old Sailor
The Shaggy D.A.
The Shaggy D.A. (1976)John Slade
Son of Flubber
Son of Flubber (1963)Alonzo P. Hawk
The Patsy
The Patsy (1964)Harry Silver
Ziegfeld Follies
Ziegfeld Follies (1945)Caller (segment "Number Please")
The Long, Long Trailer
The Long, Long Trailer (1954)Policeman
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)Sgt. Caesar Gardella
Best Friends
Best Friends (1982)Tom Babson
Since You Went Away
Since You Went Away (1944)Lieutenant Solomon
For Me and My Gal
For Me and My Gal (1942)Eddie Milton (uncredited)
The Clock
The Clock (1945)The Drunk
A Hole in the Head
A Hole in the Head (1959)Jerry Marks
Stagecoach
Stagecoach (1966)Luke Plummer
Finian's Rainbow
Finian's Rainbow (1968)Senator Billboard Rawkins
Pretty Maids All in a Row
Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971)Chief John Poldaski
Parts: The Clonus Horror
Parts: The Clonus Horror (1979)Jake Noble
Snowball Express
Snowball Express (1972)Martin Ridgeway
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)(archive footage)
The Dark
The Dark (1979)Sherman 'Sherm' Moss
Wavelength
Wavelength (1983)Dan
Neptune's Daughter
Neptune's Daughter (1949)Joe Backett
The Night of the Grizzly
The Night of the Grizzly (1966)Jed Curry
Phone Call from a Stranger
Phone Call from a Stranger (1952)Eddie Hoke
Bikini Beach
Bikini Beach (1964)Harvey Huntington Honeywagon
Angels in the Outfield
Angels in the Outfield (1951)Fred Bayles
Warning Shot
Warning Shot (1967)Sgt. Ed Musso
The Internecine Project
The Internecine Project (1974)E.J. Farnsworth
The Glass Slipper
The Glass Slipper (1955)Kovin
Without Love
Without Love (1945)Quentin Ladd
My Dear Secretary
My Dear Secretary (1948)Ronnie Hastings
Welcome to Hard Times
Welcome to Hard Times (1967)Zar
Sunburn
Sunburn (1979)Mark Elmes
Man in the Middle
Man in the Middle (1964)Lieut. Winston
The Perfect Furlough
The Perfect Furlough (1958)Harvey Franklin
The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair
The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair (1983)Piers Castillian
The Hucksters
The Hucksters (1947)Buddy Hare
Loving
Loving (1970)Edward
Shack Out on 101
Shack Out on 101 (1955)George
All the Brothers Were Valiant
All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953)Silva
Battle Circus
Battle Circus (1953)Sgt. Orvil Statt
The Killer Inside Me
The Killer Inside Me (1976)Chester Conway
Imps*
Imps* (1983)Charlie
Don't Go Near the Water
Don't Go Near the Water (1957)Gordon Ripwell
Three Little Words
Three Little Words (1950)Charlie Kope
Around the World Under the Sea
Around the World Under the Sea (1965)Hank Stahl
Hysterical
Hysterical (1982)Old Fisherman
The Lucifer Complex
The Lucifer Complex (1978)U.S. Secretary of Defense
Just Tell Me What You Want
Just Tell Me What You Want (1980)Seymour Berger
A Woman for All Men
A Woman for All Men (1975)Walter McCoy
The Crowded Sky
The Crowded Sky (1960)Nick Hyland
The Belle of New York
The Belle of New York (1952)Max Ferris
That Kind of Woman
That Kind of Woman (1959)Harry Corwin
Somewhere I'll Find You
Somewhere I'll Find You (1942)Tom Purdy
The Glove
The Glove (1979)Bill Schwartz
Week-End at the Waldorf
Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)Oliver Webson
The Animals
The Animals (1970)Pudge Elliott
Smith!
Smith! (1969)Vince Heber
Mansfield 66/67
Mansfield 66/67 (2017)
The Deep Six
The Deep Six (1958)Lt. Cmdr. Mike Edge
Shoot, Gringo... Shoot!
Shoot, Gringo... Shoot! (1968)Major Charlie Doneghan
Kind Lady
Kind Lady (1951)Mr. Edwards
Easy to Wed
Easy to Wed (1946)Warren Haggerty
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown (1957)Dandy
Men of the Fighting Lady
Men of the Fighting Lady (1954)Lt. Cmdr. Dodson
The Naked Hills
The Naked Hills (1956)Sam Wilkins
Prime Risk
Prime Risk (1985)Dr. Lasser
Coach
Coach (1978)Fenton Granger
The Man with Icy Eyes
The Man with Icy Eyes (1971)Harry Davis
Naples '44
Naples '44 (2016)Self
Promise Her Anything
Promise Her Anything (1966)Angelo Carelli
Honeymoon Hotel
Honeymoon Hotel (1964)Mr. Sampson
B.F.'s Daughter
B.F.'s Daughter (1948)Martin Delwyn 'Marty' Ainsley
Viva Max!
Viva Max! (1969)General Lacomber
Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star
Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star (1986)Grandpa
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002)Self (archive footage)
The Great Man
The Great Man (1956)Sid Moore
It's a Big Country
It's a Big Country (1951)Michael Fisher
Texas Carnival
Texas Carnival (1951)Dan Sabinas
Lost Angel
Lost Angel (1943)Packy Roost
The Scarface Mob
The Scarface Mob (1959)Joe Fuselli
Desperate Search
Desperate Search (1952)Brandy
Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside (1990)Duncan Williams
The Magic Pear Tree
The Magic Pear Tree (1968)Marquis
Hit Lady
Hit Lady (1974)Buddy McCormack
The Quest: The Longest Drive
The Quest: The Longest Drive (1976)Cooler
Love That Brute
Love That Brute (1950)Bugsy Welch
The Monitors
The Monitors (1969)General Blackwish
Hijack!
Hijack! (1973)Donny McDonald
Holiday for Sinners
Holiday for Sinners (1952)Joe Piavi
The Manipulator
The Manipulator (1971)Old Charlie
Terror in the Sky
Terror in the Sky (1971)Milton
Nightmare in the Sun
Nightmare in the Sun (1965)Junk dealer
Code Two
Code Two (1953)Police Sgt. Jumbo Culdane
Tennessee Champ
Tennessee Champ (1954)Willy Wurble
Fearless Fagan
Fearless Fagan (1952)Sgt. Kellwin
VD Attack Plan
VD Attack Plan (1973)Contagion Corps Sergeant (Narrator)
Stage to Thunder Rock
Stage to Thunder Rock (1964)Ross Sawyer
Cannon
Cannon (1971)Eddie
The Marauders
The Marauders (1955)Hook
Skirts Ahoy!
Skirts Ahoy! (1952)Keenan Wynn (uncredited)
House on Greenapple Road
House on Greenapple Road (1970)Sgt. Charles Wilentz
A Piano for Mrs. Cimino
A Piano for Mrs. Cimino (1982)Barney Fellman
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961)Tom Fowler
Between Two Women
Between Two Women (1945)Tobey
The Rock
The Rock (1967)Self (uncredited)
Outlaw Motorcycles
Outlaw Motorcycles (1966)
80 Steps to Jonah
80 Steps to Jonah (1969)Barney Glover
Sex and the Married Woman
Sex and the Married Woman (1977)Uncle June
Johnny Concho
Johnny Concho (1956)Barney Clark
Cancel My Reservation
Cancel My Reservation (1972)Sheriff 'Houndtooth' Riley
Marriage Is a Private Affair
Marriage Is a Private Affair (1944)Maj. Bob Wilton
That Midnight Kiss
That Midnight Kiss (1949)Artie Geoffrey Glenson
Hard Knocks
Hard Knocks (1979)Jed
Jamaican Gold
Jamaican Gold (1979)Meat Cleaver Stewart
The Billion Dollar Threat
The Billion Dollar Threat (1979)Ely
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1956)Maish Rennick
The Thrill of Brazil
The Thrill of Brazil (1946)Steve Farraugh
The Cockeyed Miracle
The Cockeyed Miracle (1946)Ben Griggs
Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission
Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission (1981)Stump Harris
The Capture of Grizzly Adams
The Capture of Grizzly Adams (1982)Bert Woolman
Code of Vengeance
Code of Vengeance (1985)Willis
What Next, Corporal Hargrove?
What Next, Corporal Hargrove? (1945)Private Mulvehill
A Touch of the Sun
A Touch of the Sun (1979)General Spelvin
Assault on the Wayne
Assault on the Wayne (1971)Orville Kelly
Northwest Rangers
Northwest Rangers (1942)'Slip' O'Mara
Joe Butterfly
Joe Butterfly (1957)Harold Hathaway
Sky Full of Moon
Sky Full of Moon (1952)Al
Frame Up
Frame Up (1968)Inspector Donald
Black City
Black City (1961)Di Gennaro
The Quest
The Quest (1976)H.H. Small
The Legend of Earl Durand
The Legend of Earl Durand (1974)Col. Nightingale
See Here, Private Hargrove
See Here, Private Hargrove (1944)Pvt. Mulvehill
Running Wild
Running Wild (1955)Ken Osanger
Mission to Glory: A True Story
Mission to Glory: A True Story (1977)Father at Trading Mission
Call to Glory
Call to Glory (1984)Carl Sarnac
No Leave, No Love
No Leave, No Love (1946)Slinky
Twenty Years After
Twenty Years After (1944)(archive footage)
He Is My Brother
He Is My Brother (1975)Brother Dalton
Wild in the Sky
Wild in the Sky (1972)Gen. Harry Gobohare
The Young Lawyers
The Young Lawyers (1969)Frank Barron
Target Risk
Target Risk (1975)Simon Cusack
No Time at All
No Time at All (1958)Marshall Keats
The Bay of St. Michel
The Bay of St. Michel (1963)
High Velocity
High Velocity (1976)
The Power and the Glory
The Power and the Glory (1963)Wine Merchant
Express to Terror
Express to Terror (1979)Winfield Root
Mom, the Wolfman and Me
Mom, the Wolfman and Me (1980)Grandpa Bergman
Demon and the Mummy
Demon and the Mummy (1976)Capt. Joe “Mad Dog” Siska
The Man Who Would Not Die
The Man Who Would Not Die (1975)Victor Slidell
Run Like a Thief
Run Like a Thief (1967)Willy Gore
Panhandle 38
Panhandle 38 (1972)Billy Bronson / Kile Richards
Mirrors
Mirrors (1985)Reverend Dahlstrom
A Night Train to Terror
A Night Train to Terror (1973)Detective Hanratty
The Last Precinct
The Last Precinct (1986)Butch
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion (1979)Self
The Losers
The Losers (1963)Burgundy Smith
The Last Tycoon
The Last Tycoon (1957)Lou Myrick
Point Blank the Documentary
Point Blank the Documentary (2024)Self
Looking Back Before You Leap
Looking Back Before You Leap (2023)Sanger Rainsford (voice)
Martin Block's Musical Merry-Go-Round No. 1
Martin Block's Musical Merry-Go-Round No. 1 (1948)Self