From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dennis O'Keefe (29 March 1908 – 31 August 1968) was an American actor. Born as Edward Vance Flanagan 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 and appeared in numerous films under the name Bud Flanagan. After a small but impressive role in Saratoga (1937), Clark Gable recommended O'Keefe to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which signed him to a contract in 1937 and re-named him Dennis O'Keefe. His film roles were bigger after that, starting with The Bad Man of Brimstone (1938), and the lead role in Burn 'Em Up O'Connor (1939). O'Keefe left MGM around 1940 but continued to work in mostly lower budget productions. He often played the tough guy in action and crime dramas but was also known as a comic actor as well as a dramatic lead. In the 1950s he did some directing and wrote mystery stories. In the middle 1950s, he appeared on NBC's legal drama Justice and on the network's The Martha Raye Show. On October 3, 1957, he was a guest star on another NBC variety show, The Ford Show, starring Tennessee Ernie Ford. From 1959-1960, he was the star of the CBS situation comedy, The Dennis O'Keefe Show. A heavy cigarette smoker, O'Keefe died of lung cancer at the age of sixty. Ironically in his 1954 film "The Diamond Wizard", which he stars and directed, he plays a U.S. Treasury Agent in London who, during the course of the film, is trying to quit smoking and throughout the film is prevented from lighting up by different characters in the film, however, after the rousing finale, as a reward for his heroism he is finally allowed to light up. He takes a deep puff and joyously exhales. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dennis O'Keefe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie | The Shrimp on the Barbie | Spa Bellman | 1990-08-31 |
Movie | Incoming Freshmen | 1979-07-31 | |
Movie | The Naked Flame | Paul Ashley | 1964-03-08 |
Series | Petticoat Junction | Unknown | 1963-09-24 |
Movie | All Hands on Deck | Brian O'Gara | 1961-03-30 |
Series | The Dennis O'Keefe Show | Hal Towne | 1959-09-22 |
Series | Riverboat | Unknown | 1959-09-13 |
Movie | Lady of Vengeance | William T. Marshall | 1957-08-01 |
Series | Suspicion | Self - Host | 1957-09-30 |
Movie | Dragoon Wells Massacre | Capt. Matt Riordan | 1957-08-28 |
Movie | Inside Detroit | Blair Vickers | 1956-01-01 |
Series | The Steve Allen Show | Unknown | 1956-06-24 |
Movie | Las Vegas Shakedown | Joe Barnes | 1955-05-15 |
Movie | Chicago Syndicate | Barry Amsterdam | 1955-07-01 |
Movie | Drums of Tahiti | Mike Macklin | 1954-04-23 |
Movie | The Diamond Wizard | Joe Dennison | 1954-04-01 |
Movie | Angela | Steve Catlett | 1954-11-16 |
Series | Climax! | Unknown | 1954-10-07 |
Movie | The Lady Wants Mink | Jim Connors | 1953-03-29 |
Movie | The Fake | Paul Mitchell | 1953-09-25 |
Movie | One Big Affair | Jimmy Donovan | 1952-02-22 |
Movie | Everything I Have Is Yours | Alec Tacksbury | 1952-10-31 |
Movie | The Company She Keeps | Larry Collins | 1951-01-27 |
Movie | Follow the Sun | Chuck Williams | 1951-05-22 |
Series | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Unknown | 1951-10-05 |
Movie | Passage West | Jacob Karns | 1951-10-01 |
Series | Robert Montgomery Presents | Unknown | 1950-01-30 |
Series | Your Show of Shows | Unknown | 1950-02-25 |
Movie | The Eagle and the Hawk | Whitney Randolph | 1950-10-01 |
Movie | Woman on the Run | Dan Legget | 1950-11-10 |
Series | Lux Video Theatre | Unknown | 1950-10-02 |
Movie | Cover Up | Sam Donovan | 1949-02-25 |
Movie | Siren of Atlantis | Jean Morhange | 1949-01-04 |
Series | Suspense | Unknown | 1949-01-06 |
Movie | The Great Dan Patch | David Palmer | 1949-07-22 |
Movie | Abandoned | Mark Sitko | 1949-10-26 |
Movie | Raw Deal | Joe Sullivan | 1948-05-21 |
Series | Studio One | Unknown | 1948-11-07 |
Movie | Walk a Crooked Mile | Daniel F. O'Hara | 1948-09-02 |
Movie | Mr. District Attorney | Steve Bennett | 1947-02-20 |
Movie | T-Men | Dennis O'Brien / Vannie Harrigan | 1947-12-15 |
Movie | Dishonored Lady | Dr. David Cousins | 1947-05-16 |
Movie | Her Adventurous Night | Bill Fry | 1946-06-05 |
Movie | Earl Carroll Vanities | Danny Baldwin | 1945-04-05 |
Movie | Brewster's Millions | Montague L. 'Monty' Brewster | 1945-04-07 |
Movie | Getting Gertie's Garter | Kenneth B. Ford | 1945-11-27 |
Movie | The Affairs of Susan | Bill Anthony | 1945-07-08 |
Movie | Doll Face | Michael Francis 'Mike' Hannegan | 1945-12-31 |
Movie | The Fighting Seabees | Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow | 1944-01-27 |
Movie | Sensations of 1945 | Junior Crane | 1944-06-30 |
Movie | The Story of Dr. Wassell | Benjamin 'Hoppy' Hopkins | 1944-07-04 |
Movie | Up in Mabel's Room | Boris | 1944-09-12 |
Movie | Abroad with Two Yanks | Jeff Reardon | 1944-08-04 |
Movie | Hangmen Also Die! | Jan Horak | 1943-04-15 |
Movie | Good Morning, Judge | David Barton | 1943-05-07 |
Movie | Tahiti Honey | Mickey Monroe | 1943-04-06 |
Movie | The Leopard Man | Jerry Manning | 1943-05-19 |
Movie | Hi Diddle Diddle | Sonny Phyffe | 1943-08-02 |
Movie | The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine | Mike Jason | 1942-03-27 |
Movie | Moonlight Masquerade | John Bennett Jr. | 1942-06-10 |
Movie | Mr. District Attorney | P. Cadwallader Jones | 1941-03-27 |
Movie | Topper Returns | Bob | 1941-03-21 |
Movie | Broadway Limited | Dr. Harvey North | 1941-06-13 |
Movie | Lady Scarface | Lieutenant Bill Mason | 1941-09-26 |
Movie | Weekend for Three | Jim 'Jimbo' Craig | 1941-12-12 |
Movie | Pop Always Pays | Jeff Thompson | 1940-06-21 |
Movie | Girl from Havana | Woody Davis | 1940-09-11 |
Movie | Alias the Deacon | Johnny Sloan | 1940-05-13 |
Movie | La Conga Nights | Steve Collins | 1940-05-31 |
Movie | Arise, My Love | Joe 'Shep' Shepard | 1940-11-08 |
Movie | I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now | Tod Lowell | 1940-10-19 |
Movie | Bowery Boy | Dr. Tom O'Hara | 1940-12-28 |
Movie | You'll Find Out | Chuck Deems | 1940-11-22 |
Movie | Burn 'Em Up O'Connor | Jerry O'Connor | 1939-01-13 |
Movie | The Kid From Texas | William Quincy | 1939-04-14 |
Movie | That's Right – You're Wrong | Chuck Deems | 1939-11-24 |
Movie | Unexpected Father | Jimmy Hanley | 1939-06-14 |
Movie | A Yank at Oxford | Racetrack Handler (uncredited) | 1938-02-18 |
Movie | Hold That Kiss | Tommy Bradford | 1938-05-13 |
Movie | The Chaser | Tom Brandon | 1938-07-29 |
Movie | Vacation from Love | Bill Blair | 1938-09-29 |
Movie | A Star Is Born | Burke's Party Guest (uncredited) | 1937-04-27 |
Movie | The Girl from Scotland Yard | John | 1937-05-30 |
Movie | Top of the Town | Frank | 1937-04-17 |
Movie | Make Way for Tomorrow | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 1937-05-09 |
Movie | History Is Made at Night | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | 1937-03-05 |
Movie | Riding on Air | Radium Plane 23 Co-Pilot (uncredited) | 1937-06-18 |
Movie | Mama Steps Out | Dance Extra | 1937-02-05 |
Movie | Swing High, Swing Low | Purser (uncredited) | 1937-03-12 |
Movie | Champagne Waltz | Dance Extra at Blue Danube Room | 1937-02-05 |
Movie | Vogues of 1938 | Nightclub Patron | 1937-08-18 |
Movie | The Bad Man of Brimstone | Jeffrey Burton | 1937-12-31 |
Movie | The Great Gambini | Nightclub Patron | 1937-06-24 |
Movie | One Mile from Heaven | Party Guest | 1937-08-18 |
Movie | The Firefly | French Soldier Admirer (uncredited) | 1937-11-05 |
Movie | Saratoga | Party guest | 1937-07-23 |
Movie | Captains Courageous | Bit Role (uncredited) | 1937-06-25 |
Movie | Easy Living | Office Manager (uncredited) | 1937-07-16 |
Movie | Burning Gold | Derrick Worker | 1936-05-22 |
Movie | Show Boat | 1936-05-17 | |
Movie | Private Number | Gambler (Uncredited) | 1936-06-05 |
Movie | San Francisco | New Year's Celebrant (uncredited) | 1936-06-26 |
Movie | 13 Hours by Air | Baker-Co-Pilot | 1936-04-30 |
Movie | Fury | Reporter (uncredited) | 1936-06-05 |
Movie | Strike Me Pink | Club Lido Patron (uncredited) | 1936-01-24 |
Movie | Rhythm on the Range | Sidewalk Heckler | 1936-07-01 |
Movie | Love Before Breakfast | College Boy (uncredited) | 1936-03-09 |
Movie | Colleen | Extra on Dance Floor (uncredited) | 1936-03-21 |
Movie | Small Town Girl | Man Dancing in Tavern (uncredited) | 1936-04-10 |
Movie | The Singing Kid | Bud (uncredited) | 1936-04-10 |
Movie | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | Courtroom Reporter (uncredited) | 1936-04-09 |
Movie | Beloved Enemy | Reception Guest (Uncredited) | 1936-12-25 |
Movie | Rose Bowl | Jones | 1936-11-30 |
Movie | Sinner Take All | Night Club Guest (uncredited) | 1936-12-18 |
Movie | Three Smart Girls | Nightclub Extra | 1936-12-20 |
Movie | Piccadilly Jim | Petie McGregor (uncredited) | 1936-08-14 |
Movie | The Accusing Finger | Reporter | 1936-11-17 |
Movie | Great Guy | Party Guest (Uncredited) | 1936-12-01 |
Movie | Swing Time | Dance Extra in 'The Way You Look Tonight' Number (uncredited) | 1936-08-27 |
Movie | Theodora Goes Wild | Man (uncredited) | 1936-11-12 |
Movie | Sworn Enemy | Bandleader (uncredited) | 1936-09-11 |
Movie | The Big Broadcast of 1937 | Sound Technician (uncredited) | 1936-10-05 |
Movie | Libeled Lady | Barker at Charity Affair (uncredited) | 1936-10-09 |
Movie | A Night at the Biltmore Bowl | Dancer (uncredited) | 1935-06-21 |
Movie | Doubting Thomas | Member of Audience | 1935-07-10 |
Movie | The Misses Stooge | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1935-04-20 |
Movie | One New York Night | Extra | 1935-03-08 |
Movie | The Daring Young Man | Wedding Participant | 1935-07-17 |
Movie | The Gilded Lily | Nightclub Extra (uncredited) | 1935-01-25 |
Movie | The Wedding Night | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1935-03-08 |
Movie | Baby Face Harrington | Country Club Patron | 1935-04-12 |
Movie | Top Hat | Elevator Passenger / Hotel Guest / Dancer (uncredited) | 1935-08-29 |
Movie | Broadway Hostess | Donald Ross - Ronnie's Friend (uncredited) | 1935-12-07 |
Movie | Every Night at Eight | Huxley Employee (uncredited) | 1935-08-02 |
Movie | Personal Maid's Secret | Dinner Guest | 1935-10-26 |
Movie | Mary Burns, Fugitive | 1935-11-15 | |
Movie | Here Comes the Band | Party Guest at Reunion (uncredited) | 1935-08-30 |
Movie | A Feather in Her Hat | Theatergoer (uncredited) | 1935-10-25 |
Movie | It's in the Air | Announcer / Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 1935-10-10 |
Movie | Smarty | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 1934-05-19 |
Movie | Fog Over Frisco | Van Brugh, Reporter (Uncredited) | 1934-06-02 |
Movie | We're Rich Again | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | 1934-07-13 |
Movie | Murder at the Vanities | Chorus Boy (Uncredited) | 1934-05-18 |
Movie | He Was Her Man | Man Leaving Courtroom | 1934-06-16 |
Movie | Coming Out Party | Party Guest | 1934-03-09 |
Movie | All of Me | Policeman (uncredited) | 1934-02-01 |
Movie | Jimmy the Gent | Chester Coote (uncredited) | 1934-03-09 |
Movie | The Red Rider | Minor Role | 1934-07-16 |
Movie | Wonder Bar | Chorus Boy (uncredited) | 1934-03-31 |
Movie | Kid Millions | Chorus Boy in Ship's Show (uncredited) | 1934-11-10 |
Movie | College Rhythm | Department Store Doorman | 1934-11-23 |
Movie | Imitation of Life | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1934-11-23 |
Movie | Gift of Gab | Dancer (uncredited) | 1934-09-01 |
Movie | Everything's Ducky | Party Guest | 1934-10-18 |
Movie | Broadway Bill | (uncredited) | 1934-11-30 |
Movie | Lady by Choice | Dance Extra (uncredited) | 1934-10-15 |
Movie | Desirable | Party Guest | 1934-09-08 |
Movie | A Lost Lady | Dance Extra (uncredited) | 1934-09-29 |
Movie | Two Heads on a Pillow | Night Club Patron (uncredited) | 1934-10-02 |
Movie | Gold Diggers of 1933 | Theatregoer (uncredited) | 1933-05-27 |
Movie | Torch Singer | Nightclub Patron | 1933-09-08 |
Movie | The Eagle and the Hawk | Flier (uncredited) | 1933-05-06 |
Movie | She Had to Say Yes | Cabaret Patron (uncredited) | 1933-07-15 |
Movie | Girl Missing | Casino Patron (Uncredited) | 1933-03-04 |
Movie | Too Much Harmony | Cafe Patron | 1933-09-23 |
Movie | Hello, Everybody! | Casino Patron (uncredited) | 1933-02-17 |
Movie | From Hell to Heaven | Louie - Switchboard Operator (uncredited) | 1933-02-24 |
Movie | 42nd Street | Chorus Boy (uncredited) | 1933-03-11 |
Movie | The Phantom of the Air | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1933-05-21 |
Movie | Blood Money | Racetrack Spectator (uncredited) | 1933-11-17 |
Movie | The House on 56th Street | Gambler (uncredited) | 1933-12-23 |
Movie | I'm No Angel | Courtroom Reporter (uncredited) | 1933-10-06 |
Movie | Duck Soup | Bridegroom at Firefly's Reception (uncredited) | 1933-11-12 |
Movie | Lady Killer | 1933-12-09 | |
Movie | Only Yesterday | New Year's Eve Reveler (Uncredited) | 1933-11-01 |
Movie | Bombshell | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 1933-10-13 |
Movie | Broadway Thru a Keyhole | Nightclub Dance Extra | 1933-11-02 |
Movie | The Prizefighter and the Lady | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 1933-11-10 |
Movie | Merrily We Go to Hell | Wedding Usher (uncredited) | 1932-06-10 |
Movie | Huddle | Dancer (uncredited) | 1932-05-14 |
Movie | Under Eighteen | Penthouse Party Guest (uncredited) | 1932-01-02 |
Movie | The Man from Yesterday | Cafe Patron | 1932-06-24 |
Movie | Love Affair | One of Carol's Friends at Party (uncredited) | 1932-03-17 |
Movie | Scarface | Night Club Patron (uncredited) | 1932-04-09 |
Movie | Blonde Venus | (uncredited) | 1932-09-23 |
Movie | I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang | Café Chateau Dancer (uncredited) | 1932-11-09 |
Movie | Bachelor's Affairs | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 1932-06-26 |
Movie | A Bill of Divorcement | Party Guest | 1932-09-28 |
Movie | Central Park | Casino Diner (uncredited) | 1932-12-10 |
Movie | The Cabin in the Cotton | Dance Floor Extra at Madge's Party (uncredited) | 1932-09-26 |
Movie | Big City Blues | Dice Spectator (uncredited) | 1932-09-18 |
Movie | Laugh and Get Rich | Young Man at Dance (uncredited) | 1931-03-27 |
Movie | Cimarron | (uncredited) | 1931-01-26 |
Movie | The Miracle Woman | Man in Audience (uncredited) | 1931-07-17 |
Movie | Working Girls | Dance Extra | 1931-12-12 |
Movie | Reaching for the Moon | Ship's Party Guest (uncredited) | 1930-12-29 |