Dennis O'Keefe
Personal Info:
KNOWN FOR
Acting
GENDER
male
BIRTHDAY
1908-03-29
DAY OF DEATH
1968-08-31
PLACE OF BIRTH
Fort Madison, Iowa, USA
ALSO KNOWN AS
E.J. FlanaganJonathan RicksJonathan RixBud FlannaganBud FlanaganAl Everett DennisEdward Vanes Flanagan, Jr.Edward Vance FlanaganEdward Vance Flanagan Jr.
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.
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.
POPULAR MOVIES
TV SHOWS APPEARANCE
acting
- 1955
- 1950
- 1948
- 1947
- 1944
- 1943
- 1943
- 1941
- 1937
- 1937
- 1937
- 1937
- 1937
- 1936
- 1936
- 1936
- 1936
- 1936
- 1935
- 1934
- 1933
- 1933
- 1933
- 1933
- 1933
- 1932
- 1932
- 1932
- 1931
- 1931
directing
- 1954
- 1954
writing
- 1964
- 1954
- 1954
- 1949
- 1938