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Dennis O'Keefe

Dennis O'Keefe

Acting·1908–1968·193 films

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.

As Actor

Duck Soup
Duck Soup (1933)Bridegroom at Firefly's Reception (uncredited)
Scarface
Scarface (1932)Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Top Hat
Top Hat (1935)Elevator Passenger / Hotel Guest / Dancer (uncredited)
Fury
Fury (1936)Reporter (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born (1937)Burke's Party Guest (uncredited)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)Café Chateau Dancer (uncredited)
Make Way for Tomorrow
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
42nd Street
42nd Street (1933)Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Captains Courageous
Captains Courageous (1937)Bit Role (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1933
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)Theatregoer (uncredited)
Blonde Venus
Blonde Venus (1932)(uncredited)
Cimarron
Cimarron (1931)(uncredited)
Hangmen Also Die!
Hangmen Also Die! (1943)Jan Horak
Libeled Lady
Libeled Lady (1936)Barker at Charity Affair (uncredited)
The Leopard Man
The Leopard Man (1943)Jerry Manning
Woman on the Run
Woman on the Run (1950)Dan Legget
Raw Deal
Raw Deal (1948)Joe Sullivan
T-Men
T-Men (1947)Dennis O'Brien / Vannie Harrigan
Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life (1934)Party Guest (uncredited)
San Francisco
San Francisco (1936)New Year's Celebrant (uncredited)
Easy Living
Easy Living (1937)Office Manager (uncredited)
I'm No Angel
I'm No Angel (1933)Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Topper Returns
Topper Returns (1941)Bob
Bombshell
Bombshell (1933)Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
History Is Made at Night
History Is Made at Night (1937)Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Fighting Seabees
The Fighting Seabees (1944)Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow
The Miracle Woman
The Miracle Woman (1931)Man in Audience (uncredited)
Theodora Goes Wild
Theodora Goes Wild (1936)Man (uncredited)
Show Boat
Show Boat (1936)
Merrily We Go to Hell
Merrily We Go to Hell (1932)Wedding Usher (uncredited)
A Bill of Divorcement
A Bill of Divorcement (1932)Party Guest
Lady Killer
Lady Killer (1933)Casino Patron (uncredited)
Jimmy the Gent
Jimmy the Gent (1934)Chester Coote (uncredited)
Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millions (1945)Montague L. 'Monty' Brewster
The Wedding Night
The Wedding Night (1935)Party Guest (uncredited)
Cover Up
Cover Up (1949)Sam Donovan
Dishonored Lady
Dishonored Lady (1947)Dr. David Cousins
You'll Find Out
You'll Find Out (1940)Chuck Deems
The Eagle and the Hawk
The Eagle and the Hawk (1933)Flier (uncredited)
Three Smart Girls
Three Smart Girls (1936)Nightclub Extra
Arise, My Love
Arise, My Love (1940)Shep
Walk a Crooked Mile
Walk a Crooked Mile (1948)Daniel F. O'Hara
The Story of Dr. Wassell
The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)Benjamin 'Hoppy' Hopkins
Broadway Bill
Broadway Bill (1934)(uncredited)
Night After Night
Night After Night (1932)Drunk Sleeping on a Table (uncredited)
Wonder Bar
Wonder Bar (1934)Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Saratoga
Saratoga (1937)Party guest
The Cabin in the Cotton
The Cabin in the Cotton (1932)Dance Floor Extra at Madge's Party (uncredited)
Great Guy
Great Guy (1936)Party Guest (Uncredited)
Fog Over Frisco
Fog Over Frisco (1934)Van Brugh, Reporter (Uncredited)
Abandoned
Abandoned (1949)Mark Sitko
Chicago Syndicate
Chicago Syndicate (1955)Barry Amsterdam
Doll Face
Doll Face (1945)Michael Francis 'Mike' Hannegan
The Prizefighter and the Lady
The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933)Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Company She Keeps
The Company She Keeps (1951)Larry
The Gilded Lily
The Gilded Lily (1935)Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
Love Before Breakfast
Love Before Breakfast (1936)College Boy (uncredited)
Vogues of 1938
Vogues of 1938 (1937)Nightclub Patron
Hi Diddle Diddle
Hi Diddle Diddle (1943)Sonny Phyffe
Under Eighteen
Under Eighteen (1932)Penthouse Party Guest (uncredited)
Reaching for the Moon
Reaching for the Moon (1930)Ship's Party Guest (uncredited)
Siren of Atlantis
Siren of Atlantis (1949)Jean Morhange
Skyscraper Souls
Skyscraper Souls (1932)Stock Brokerage Clerk (Uncredited)
A Lost Lady
A Lost Lady (1934)Dance Extra (uncredited)
Big City Blues
Big City Blues (1932)Dice Spectator (uncredited)
Small Town Girl
Small Town Girl (1936)Man Dancing in Tavern (uncredited)
Lady Scarface
Lady Scarface (1941)Lieutenant Bill Mason
The Diamond Wizard
The Diamond Wizard (1954)Joe Dennison
A Yank at Oxford
A Yank at Oxford (1938)Racetrack Handler (uncredited)
The Fake
The Fake (1953)Paul Mitchell
Murder at the Vanities
Murder at the Vanities (1934)Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Swing High, Swing Low
Swing High, Swing Low (1937)Purser (uncredited)
Smarty
Smarty (1934)Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Torch Singer
Torch Singer (1933)Nightclub Patron
Dragoon Wells Massacre
Dragoon Wells Massacre (1957)Capt. Matt Riordan
The Affairs of Susan
The Affairs of Susan (1945)Bill Anthony
The Woman Accused
The Woman Accused (1933)Party Extra (uncredited)
Love Affair
Love Affair (1932)One of Carol's Friends at Party (uncredited)
He Was Her Man
He Was Her Man (1934)Man Leaving Courtroom
She Had to Say Yes
She Had to Say Yes (1933)Cabaret Patron (uncredited)
Beloved Enemy
Beloved Enemy (1936)Reception Guest (Uncredited)
Blood Money
Blood Money (1933)Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
Upperworld
Upperworld (1934)Police Photographer (uncredited)
Broadway Limited
Broadway Limited (1941)Dr. Harvey North
Cocktail Hour
Cocktail Hour (1933)Party Guest (uncredited)
Girl Missing
Girl Missing (1933)Casino Patron (Uncredited)
Mr. District Attorney
Mr. District Attorney (1941)P. Cadwallader Jones
13 Hours by Air
13 Hours by Air (1936)Baker-Co-Pilot
The Eagle and the Hawk
The Eagle and the Hawk (1950)Whitney Randolph
Mississippi
Mississippi (1935)Party Guest (uncredited)
The Great Dan Patch
The Great Dan Patch (1949)David Palmer
Working Girls
Working Girls (1931)Dance Extra (uncredited)
Central Park
Central Park (1932)Casino Diner (uncredited)
Strike Me Pink
Strike Me Pink (1936)Club Lido Patron (uncredited)
Sinner Take All
Sinner Take All (1936)Night Club Guest (uncredited)
Kid Millions
Kid Millions (1934)Chorus Boy in Ship's Show (uncredited)
Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday (1933)New Year's Eve Reveler (Uncredited)
Follow the Sun
Follow the Sun (1951)Chuck Williams
Broadway Hostess
Broadway Hostess (1935)Donald Ross - Ronnie's Friend (uncredited)
Lady by Choice
Lady by Choice (1934)Dance Extra (uncredited)
The Firefly
The Firefly (1937)French Soldier Admirer (uncredited)
Private Number
Private Number (1936)Gambler (Uncredited)
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942)Mike Jason
Baby Face Harrington
Baby Face Harrington (1935)Country Club Patron (uncredited)
Huddle
Huddle (1932)Dancer (uncredited)
Las Vegas Shakedown
Las Vegas Shakedown (1955)Joe Barnes
Mr. District Attorney
Mr. District Attorney (1947)Steve Bennett
We're Rich Again
We're Rich Again (1934)Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Everything I Have Is Yours
Everything I Have Is Yours (1952)Alec Tacksbury
The Big Broadcast of 1937
The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936)Sound Technician (uncredited)
A Feather in Her Hat
A Feather in Her Hat (1935)Theatergoer (uncredited)
Passage West
Passage West (1951)Jacob Karns
Desirable
Desirable (1934)Party Guest
Lady of Vengeance
Lady of Vengeance (1957)William T. Marshall
One Mile from Heaven
One Mile from Heaven (1937)Party Guest
Sensations of 1945
Sensations of 1945 (1944)Junior Crane
The Man from Yesterday
The Man from Yesterday (1932)Cafe Patron
Earl Carroll Vanities
Earl Carroll Vanities (1945)Danny Baldwin
College Rhythm
College Rhythm (1934)Department Store Doorman
Top of the Town
Top of the Town (1937)Frank
Personal Maid's Secret
Personal Maid's Secret (1935)Dinner Guest
That's Right – You're Wrong
That's Right – You're Wrong (1939)Chuck Deems
Colleen
Colleen (1936)Extra on Dance Floor (uncredited)
Unexpected Father
Unexpected Father (1939)Jimmy Hanley
Sworn Enemy
Sworn Enemy (1936)Bandleader (uncredited)
Weekend for Three
Weekend for Three (1941)Jim 'Jimbo' Craig
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
Broadway Thru a Keyhole (1933)Nightclub Dance Extra
The Accusing Finger
The Accusing Finger (1936)Reporter
Ann Carver's Profession
Ann Carver's Profession (1933)Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)
West of Broadway
West of Broadway (1931)Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Tahiti Honey
Tahiti Honey (1943)Mickey Monroe
Every Night at Eight
Every Night at Eight (1935)Huxley Employee (uncredited)
The Phantom of the Air
The Phantom of the Air (1933)Party Guest (uncredited)
Angela
Angela (1954)Steve Catlett
Laugh and Get Rich
Laugh and Get Rich (1931)Young Man at Dance (uncredited)
Moonlight Masquerade
Moonlight Masquerade (1942)John Bennett Jr.
Yours for the Asking
Yours for the Asking (1936)Man (uncredited)
It's in the Air
It's in the Air (1935)Announcer / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Kid From Texas
The Kid From Texas (1939)William Quincy
Gift of Gab
Gift of Gab (1934)Dancer (uncredited)
Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl (1936)Jones
Getting Gertie's Garter
Getting Gertie's Garter (1945)Kenneth B. Ford
Abroad with Two Yanks
Abroad with Two Yanks (1944)Jeff Reardon
La Conga Nights
La Conga Nights (1940)Steve Collins
Bachelor's Affairs
Bachelor's Affairs (1932)Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Bad Man of Brimstone
The Bad Man of Brimstone (1937)Jeffrey Burton
Riding on Air
Riding on Air (1937)Radium Plane 23 Co-Pilot (uncredited)
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor (1939)Jerry O'Connor
Up in Mabel's Room
Up in Mabel's Room (1944)Boris
Mama Steps Out
Mama Steps Out (1937)Dance Extra
Her Adventurous Night
Her Adventurous Night (1946)Bill Fry
From Hell to Heaven
From Hell to Heaven (1933)Louie - Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Hold That Kiss
Hold That Kiss (1938)Tommy Bradford
Inside Detroit
Inside Detroit (1955)Blair Vickers
The Red Rider
The Red Rider (1934)Minor Role
Champagne Waltz
Champagne Waltz (1937)Dance Extra at Blue Danube Room
The Chaser
The Chaser (1938)Tom Brandon
Here Comes the Band
Here Comes the Band (1935)Party Guest at Reunion (uncredited)
The Naked Flame
The Naked Flame (1964)Paul Ashley
The Great Gambini
The Great Gambini (1937)Nightclub Patron
One New York Night
One New York Night (1935)Extra
One Big Affair
One Big Affair (1952)Jimmy Donovan
Doubting Thomas
Doubting Thomas (1935)Member of Audience
Rhythm on the Range
Rhythm on the Range (1936)Sidewalk Heckler
Hello, Everybody!
Hello, Everybody! (1933)Casino Patron (uncredited)
Bowery Boy
Bowery Boy (1940)Dr. Tom O'Hara
The Singing Kid
The Singing Kid (1936)Bud (uncredited)
All of Me
All of Me (1934)Policeman (uncredited)
The Lady Wants Mink
The Lady Wants Mink (1953)Jim Connors
Too Much Harmony
Too Much Harmony (1933)Cafe Patron
The Girl from Scotland Yard
The Girl from Scotland Yard (1937)John
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl (1935)Dancer (uncredited)
Burning Gold
Burning Gold (1936)Derrick Worker
Piccadilly Jim
Piccadilly Jim (1936)Petie McGregor (uncredited)
Everything's Ducky
Everything's Ducky (1934)Party Guest
All Hands on Deck
All Hands on Deck (1961)Brian O'Gara
Girl from Havana
Girl from Havana (1940)Woody Davis
Coming Out Party
Coming Out Party (1934)Party Guest
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now (1940)Tod Lowell
White Lies
White Lies (1935)Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Pop Always Pays
Pop Always Pays (1940)Jeff Thompson
The Daring Young Man
The Daring Young Man (1935)Wedding Participant
Good Morning, Judge
Good Morning, Judge (1943)David Barton
Drums of Tahiti
Drums of Tahiti (1954)Mike Macklin
The Misses Stooge
The Misses Stooge (1935)Party Guest (uncredited)
Sail Into Danger
Sail Into Danger (1957)Steve Ryman
Vacation from Love
Vacation from Love (1938)Bill Blair
Two Heads on a Pillow
Two Heads on a Pillow (1934)Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Alias the Deacon
Alias the Deacon (1940)Johnny Sloan
Confession
Confession (1956)Ben Birch

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