Dennis O'Keefe

Dennis O'Keefe

🎬 Actor

Born

29 March 1908 (118)

Place of Birth

Fort Madison, Iowa, USA

Also known as

E.J. Flanagan, Jonathan Ricks

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 Brimston...

Filmography (40)