Dennis O'Keefe

Dennis O'Keefe

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Dennis O'Keefe

Actor 1908-03-29 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'...

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FILMOGRAPHY

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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

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)

Cimarron

Cimarron

1931 · (uncredited)

Blonde Venus

Blonde Venus

1932 · (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

San Francisco

San Francisco

1936 · New Year's Celebrant (uncredited)