Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1908-03-29 (60 years old)
Deathday
1968-08-31
Place of Birth
Fort Madison, Iowa, USA
Also known As
E.J. Flanagan
Jonathan Ricks
Jonathan Rix
Bud Flannagan
Bud Flanagan
Al Everett Dennis
Edward Vanes Flanagan, Jr.
Edward Vance Flanagan
Edward Vance Flanagan Jr.
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...
1949
as Jean Morhange
1936
as Man (uncredited)
1943
as Jan Horak
1944
as Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow
1937
as Burke's Party Guest (uncredited)
1937
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1933
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1947
as Dr. David Cousins
1948
as Daniel F. O'Hara
1949
as Mark Sitko
1951
as Larry Collins
1948
as Joe Sullivan
1947
as Dennis O'Brien / Vannie Harrigan
1932
as (uncredited)
1933
1950
as Dan Legget
1943
as Jerry Manning
1945
as Montague L. 'Monty' Brewster
1949
as Sam Donovan
1941
as Bob
1937
as Party guest
1936
1940
as Chuck Deems
1957
as Capt. Matt Riordan
1944
as Benjamin 'Hoppy' Hopkins
1932
as Drunk Sleeping on a Table (uncredited)
1953
as Paul Mitchell
1954
as Joe Dennison
1934
as (uncredited)
1932
as Penthouse Party Guest (uncredited)
1941
as Lieutenant Bill Mason
1937
as Radium Plane 23 Co-Pilot (uncredited)
1938
as Racetrack Handler (uncredited)
1961
as Brian O'Gara
1937
as French Soldier Admirer (uncredited)
1936
as College Boy (uncredited)
1952
as Jimmy Donovan
1954
as Mike Macklin
1957
as William T. Marshall
1940
as Shep
1940
as Jeff Thompson
1955
as Joe Barnes
1934
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
1945
as Michael Francis 'Mike' Hannegan
1947
as Steve Bennett
1941
as P. Cadwallader Jones
1944
as Boris
1945
as Kenneth B. Ford
1939
as Chuck Deems
1941
as Dr. Harvey North
1945
as Bill Anthony
1939
as William Quincy
1943
as Mickey Monroe
1931
as Wedding Guest
1934
as Man Leaving Courtroom
1955
as Barry Amsterdam
1952
as Alec Tacksbury
1944
as Jeff Reardon
1951
as Jacob Karns
1940
as Dr. Tom O'Hara
1949
as David Palmer
1934
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1942
as Mike Jason
1944
as Junior Crane
1934
as Dance Extra (uncredited)
1950
as Whitney Randolph
1941
as Jim 'Jimbo' Craig
1951
as Chuck Williams
1938
as Tommy Bradford
1939
as Jerry O'Connor
1954
as Steve Catlett
1945
as Danny Baldwin
1930
as Ship's Party Guest (uncredited)
1933
as Casino Patron (uncredited)
1935
as Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
1953
as Jim Connors
1932
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1938
as Bill Blair
1937
as Jeffrey Burton
1935
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1936
as Man Dancing in Tavern (uncredited)
1937
as Office Manager (uncredited)
1934
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
1935
as Extra
1936
as Jones
1937
as Purser (uncredited)
1933
as Casino Patron (Uncredited)
1933
as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
1964
as Paul Ashley
1935
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1933
as Cafe Patron
1937
as Nightclub Patron
1933
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1935
as Country Club Patron (uncredited)
1935
as Donald Ross - Ronnie's Friend (uncredited)
1936
as Extra on Dance Floor (uncredited)
1934
as Party Guest
1936
as Reception Guest (Uncredited)
1937
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1935
as Dinner Guest
1936
as Bandleader (uncredited)
1936
as Club Lido Patron (uncredited)
1935
as Party Guest at Reunion (uncredited)
1940
as Johnny Sloan
1937
as Dance Extra
1933
as Nightclub Dance Extra
1932
as Café Chateau Dancer (uncredited)
1934
as Chester Coote (uncredited)
1956
as Blair Vickers
1936
as Reporter (uncredited)
1942
as John Bennett Jr.
1940
as Woody Davis
1934
as Chorus Boy in Ship's Show (uncredited)
1934
as Minor Role
1937
as Nightclub Patron
1933
as Flier (uncredited)
1935
as Wedding Participant
1936
as Barker at Charity Affair (uncredited)
1936
as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
1933
as Bridegroom at Firefly's Reception (uncredited)
1936
as Derrick Worker
1937
as John
1940
as Tod Lowell
1939
as Jimmy Hanley
1940
as Steve Collins
1943
as David Barton
1937
as Bit Role (uncredited)
1932
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
1943
as Sonny Phyffe
1933
as Theatregoer (uncredited)
1936
as Bud (uncredited)
1932
as Dancer (uncredited)
1934
as Party Guest
1933
as Louie - Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
1937
as Party Guest
1936
as Petie McGregor (uncredited)
1934
as Dancer (uncredited)
1935
as Announcer / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1933
as Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)
1937
as Dance Extra at Blue Danube Room
1934
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
1934
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1931
as (uncredited)
1936
as Sidewalk Heckler
1936
as Sound Technician (uncredited)
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as Reverend Charles Parker
1932
as Stock Brokerage Clerk (Uncredited)
1935
as Member of Audience
1933
as Cabaret Patron (uncredited)
1932
as Cafe Patron
1934
as Policeman (uncredited)
1936
as Night Club Guest (uncredited)
1937
as Frank
1933
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1936
as New Year's Celebrant (uncredited)
1934
as Dance Extra (uncredited)
1935
as Elevator Passenger / Hotel Guest / Dancer (uncredited)
1931
as Dance Extra (uncredited)
1935
as Dancer (uncredited)
1932
as Dance Floor Extra at Madge's Party (uncredited)
1936
as Baker-Co-Pilot
1936
as Nightclub Extra
1931
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
1938
as Tom Brandon
1936
as Reporter
1934
as Department Store Doorman
1933
as Nightclub Patron
1933
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
1934
as Party Guest
1935
as Theatergoer (uncredited)
1933
as New Year's Eve Reveler (Uncredited)
1934
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1932
as One of Carol's Friends at Party (uncredited)
1932
as Dice Spectator (uncredited)
1932
as Party Guest
1935
as Huxley Employee (uncredited)
1946
as Bill Fry
1932
as Casino Diner (uncredited)
1934
as Van Brugh, Reporter (Uncredited)
1936
as Gambler (Uncredited)
1936
as Party Guest (Uncredited)
1932
as Wedding Usher (uncredited)
1957
as Steve Ryman
1931
as Young Man at Dance (uncredited)
1933
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1935
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1936
as Man (uncredited)
1933
as Party Extra (uncredited)
1931
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1956
as Ben Birch
1933
as Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)
1954
as Dialogue
1954
as Director
1954
as Director
1954
as Screenplay
1949
as Screenplay
1964
as Writer
1938
as Story
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