Dennis O'Keefe

Actor

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Also Known As

Bud Flanagan, Edward Vance Flanagan, Bud Flannigan, Jonathan Rix, Edward James Flanagan

Birth Place

Fort Madison, Iowa, USA

Born

March 29, 1908

Died

August 31, 1968

Cause of Death

Lung Cancer

Biography

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Dennis O'Keefe was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Early on in his acting career, O'Keefe landed roles in various films, including the dramatic adaptation "A Bill of Divorcement" (1932) with John Barrymore, "I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang" (1932) and "Imitation of Life" (1934) with Claudette Colbert. He also appeared in "Hold That Kiss" (1938), the western "The Bad...

Filmography

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The Diamond Wizard (1954)

The Naked Flame (1970)

The Wild Affair (1966)

Sergeant Bletch

Life Is a Circus (1962)

All Hands on Deck (1961)

Lieut. Comdr. Brian O'Gara

Photos & Videos

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Woman On The Run (1950) -- (Movie Clip) Why Don't You Drop Dead?

Woman On The Run (1950) -- (Movie Clip) It's Our First Murder

Family & Companions

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Steffi Duna

Wife

Actor. Married from 1940 until his death.

Biography

Dennis O'Keefe was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Early on in his acting career, O'Keefe landed roles in various films, including the dramatic adaptation "A Bill of Divorcement" (1932) with John Barrymore, "I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang" (1932) and "Imitation of Life" (1934) with Claudette Colbert. He also appeared in "Hold That Kiss" (1938), the western "The Bad Man of Brimstone" (1938) with Wallace Beery and "The Kid From Texas" (1939). His film career continued throughout the forties in productions like "Moonlight Masquerade" (1942), "Hangmen Also Die" (1943) with Brian Donlevy and the Adolphe Menjou comedy "Hi, Diddle Diddle" (1943). He also appeared in "The Leopard Man" (1943). Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in "Walk a Crooked Mile" (1948), "Cover-Up" (1949) and "The Great Dan Patch" (1949). He also appeared in "Abandoned" (1949) and "Woman on the Run" (1950). O'Keefe was most recently credited in "Craigslist: Classified for Murder" (CBS, 2008-09). O'Keefe passed away in August 1968 at the age of 60.

Filmography

Director (Feature Film)

The Diamond Wizard (1954)

Cast (Feature Film)

The Naked Flame (1970)

The Wild Affair (1966)

Sergeant Bletch

Life Is a Circus (1962)

All Hands on Deck (1961)

Lieut. Comdr. Brian O'Gara

Dragoon Wells Massacre (1957)

Capt. Matt Riordan

Lady of Vengeance (1957)

William T. Marshall

Inside Detroit (1956)

Chicago Syndicate (1955)

Barry Amsterdam

Las Vegas Shakedown (1955)

Drums of Tahiti (1954)

The Diamond Wizard (1954)

The Lady Wants Mink (1953)

The Fake (1953)

One Big Affair (1952)

Everything I Have Is Yours (1952)

The Company She Keeps (1951)

Larry [Collins]

Follow the Sun (1951)

Passage West (1951)

Woman on the Run (1950)

The Eagle and the Hawk (1950)

Whitney Randolph

Cover Up (1949)

Abandoned (1949)

The Great Dan Patch (1949)

Siren of Atlantis (1949)

Walk a Crooked Mile (1948)

Raw Deal (1948)

Dennis O'Brien, also known as Vannie Harrigan

Dishonored Lady (1947)

Dr. David Cousins

Mr. District Attorney (1947)

Her Adventurous Night (1946)

Doll Face (1945)

Michael Francis Hannegan

Brewster's Millions (1945)

Montague "Monty" L. Brewster

Getting Gertie's Garter (1945)

Dr. Kenneth B. Ford

Earl Carroll Vanities (1945)

The Affairs of Susan (1945)

Sensations of 1945 (1944)

Up in Mabel's Room (1944)

The Fighting Seabees (1944)

Lt. Comdr. Bob Yarrow

Abroad with Two Yanks (1944)

The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)

"Hoppy" Hopkins

Hangmen Also Die! (1943)

Tahiti Honey (1943)

Good Morning, Judge (1943)

The Leopard Man (1943)

Hi Diddle Diddle (1943)

Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942)

Moonlight Masquerade (1942)

John Bennett, Jr.

Mr. District Attorney (1941)

P. Cadwallader Jones

Week-End for Three (1941)

Broadway Limited (1941)

Dr. Harvey North

Lady Scarface (1941)

Topper Returns (1941)

You'll Find Out (1940)

La Conga Nights (1940)

Pop Always Pays (1940)

Bowery Boy (1940)

I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now (1940)

Girl from Havana (1940)

Arise, My Love (1940)

Alias the Deacon (1940)

That's Right--You're Wrong (1939)

Burn 'Em Up O'Connor (1939)

The Kid from Texas (1939)

William Quincy Malone

Unexpected Father (1939)

Hold That Kiss (1938)

The Chaser (1938)

Thomas Z. Brandon

Vacation from Love (1938)

Vivacious Lady (1938)

The Bad Man of Brimstone (1937)

Jeffrey ["The Kanarsy Kid"] Burton

Top of the Town (1937)

Easy Living (1937)

Conquest (1937)

Between Two Women (1937)

Patricia's friend

A Star Is Born (1937)

Life Begins with Love (1937)

Married Before Breakfast (1937)

The Girl from Scotland Yard (1937)

Big City (1937)

Stanley, cab driver

Swing High, Swing Low (1937)

Saratoga (1937)

The Plainsman (1937)

Parole Racket (1937)

Thompson/Reporter

Nobody's Baby (1937)

Man in night club

Libeled Lady (1936)

Barker at Wheel-o-chance

13 Hours by Air (1936)

Sworn Enemy (1936)

Theodora Goes Wild (1936)

Yours for the Asking (1936)

Love Before Breakfast (1936)

And So They Were Married (1936)

Rose Bowl (1936)

Piccadilly Jim (1936)

Nobody's Fool (1936)

Born to Dance (1936)

Young man on couch

Rhythm on the Range (1936)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)

Small Town Girl (1936)

Bob's friend dancing at Tait's Tavern

Personal Maid's Secret (1935)

Devil Dogs of the Air (1935)

Passenger in elevator

Man in Diana's party

Jimmy the Gent (1934)

First young man

Broadway Bill (1934)

Fog over Frisco (1934)

Registered Nurse (1934)

Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)

Critic during intermission

Writer (Feature Film)

The Black Knight (1954)

Additional Dialogue

Cover Up (1949)

Original Screenplay

Producer (Feature Film)

Music (Feature Film)

Life Is a Circus (1962)

Mother Is a Freshman (1949)

Cast (Special)

It's Always Sunday (1956)

Reverand Charles Parker

Cast (Short)

"Behind the Movie Lens" Subject: On Location with The Bad Man (1937)

The Misses Stooge (1935)

Life Events

Photo Collections

Walk a Crooked Mile - Movie Posters

Walk a Crooked Mile - Movie Posters

Walk a Crooked Mile - Lobby Card Set

Walk a Crooked Mile - Lobby Card Set

The Leopard Man - Publicity Stills

The following are publicity stills for the RKO horror film The Leopard Man (1943). Publicity stills were specially-posed photos, usually taken off the set, for purposes of publicity or reference for promotional artwork.

T-Men - Lobby Cards

Here are a few Lobby Cards from T-Men (1948), directed by Anthony Mann. Lobby Cards were 11" x 14" posters that came in sets of 8. As the name implies, they were most often displayed in movie theater lobbies, to advertise current or coming attractions.

The Leopard Man - Scene Stills

Here are a number of scene stills from Val Lewton's The Leopard Man (1943).

Videos

Woman On The Run (1950) -- (Movie Clip) Why Don't You Drop Dead? Eleanor (Ann Sheridan) waits for the cops to leave her San Francisco apartment before she can go look for her artist husband, whom she doesn’t much like, who fled after witnessing a murder, but reporter Leggett (Dennis O’Keefe) intervenes, in Woman On The Run, 1950.

Woman On The Run (1950) -- (Movie Clip) It's Our First Murder Eleanor (Ann Sheridan), hunting her semi-estranged husband who skedaddled after witnessing a murder, leaves the San Francisco store where he worked, where she hoped to find a letter, a cop (Robert Keith) and reporter Leggett (Dennis O’Keefe) on her trail, in Woman On The Run, 1950.

Brewster's Millions (1945) -- (Movie Clip) Maybe Them Nazis Are Suing Having just arrived home, soldier Monty Brewster (Dennis O'Keefe), family and pals get news of great wealth from the unexpected Swearengen Jones (John Litel) in Brewster's Millions, 1945.

You'll Find Out (1940) -- (Movie Clip) You Made The Society Page The bus carries Kay Kyser and the band to the high society home of Janis (Helen Parrish), girlfriend of manager Chuck (Dennis O’Keefe) and Aunt Margo (Alma Kruger), singers Sully Mason, Ginny Simms and Harry Babbitt and kook Ish Kabibble (M.A. Bogue) commenting, in the RKO comic-variety-horror spoof You’ll Find Out, 1940.

You'll Find Out (1940) -- (Movie Clip) Mysterious Struggle Between Light And Shadow On a stormy evening after Kay Kyser’s gig at the pre-wedding party, singer Ginny Simms, manager/groom Chuck (Dennis O’Keefe) and his girlfriend, the hostess Janis (Helen Parrish) get a surprise from heretofore benevolent family friend judge Mainwaring (Boris Karloff) and unexpected professor Fenninger (Peter Lorre), in the horror-comedy You’ll Find Out, 1940.

Brewster's Millions (1945) -- (Movie Clip) On Our Way To The Poorhouse Mickey (Mischa Auer) and Trixie (June Havoc, her first scene) arrive to tell Monty (Dennis O?Keefe, title character) the Philadelphia show, designed to burn money, had to close, fianceè Peggy (Helen Walker) and pals (Joe Sawyer, Herbert Rudley) helping, in Brewster?s Millions, 1945.

Brewster's Millions (1945) -- (Movie Clip) Open, He's Completely Whole Again Most of the key players including Jackson (Eddie "Rochester" Anderson), Peggy (Helen Walker) and soldier Monty Brewster (Dennis O'Keefe) are introduced in the opening to Brewster's Millions, 1945.

Brewster's Millions (1945) -- (Movie Clip) Brewster And Company Suddenly under a secret obligation to spend a million dollars fast, Monty (Dennis O'Keefe) baffles friends and family (Herbert Rudley, Joe Sawyer, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Helen Walker) in Brewster's Millions, 1945.

Brewster's Millions (1945) -- (Movie Clip) Black Magic Watching on an early TV, the Brewster and Company crew (Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Helen Walker, Joe Sawyer and Herbert Rudley) don't realize Monty (Dennis O'Keefe) is trying to lose money on a horse race in Brewster's Millions, 1945.

Raw Deal (1948) -- (Movie Clip) Like A Two Time Loser Girlfriend Pat (Claire Trevor) again narrating as she and escaped convict Joe (Dennis O'Keefe) have now kidnapped his social worker Ann (Marsha Hunt) and look to avoid a dragnet, somewhere in the Pacific Northwest, in Anthony Mann's Raw Deal, 1948.

Cover-Up (1949) -- (Movie Clip) I'd Say It Was Nice Director Alfred E. Green’s opening, from an original screenplay by Jerome Odlum and Jonathan Rix, played perfectly sweet, as Anita (Barbara Britton) arrives for Christmas in her midwestern home town, charmed by Sam (Dennis O’Keefe), who doesn’t mention his business, in Cover Up, 1949.

Cover-Up (1949) -- (Movie Clip) He Don't Think It's Suicide Maid Hilda (Doro Merande) seems the boss as home-for-Christmas Anita (Barbara Britton) and her family (Art Baker, Helen Spring and Ann E. Todd as dad, mom and little sister) await handsome insurance investigator Sam (Dennis O’Keefe), who arrived on the same train, early in Cover Up, 1949.

Companions

Steffi Duna

Wife

Actor. Married from 1940 until his death.

Bibliography

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