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Dennis O'Keefe

E.J. Flanagan | Jonathan Ricks | Jonathan Rix

About the person
Career:

Acting

Date of birth:
1908-03-29
Place of birth:

Fort Madison, Iowa, USA

Gender:

Male

Popularity:

1

Date of death

1968-08-31

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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 Brimstone and Burn 'Em Up O'Connor.

Filmography

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