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Acting

Dennis O'Keefe

Career: Active from 1931 to 1964, busiest in 1940 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles: 62
top three billing

Average score: 62/100

Highest rated: Raw Deal
86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 97 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Dennis O'Keefe Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
2.3, average 5.4
Uncanny
1.2, average 2.5
Coming of Age
1.8, average 3.0
Scare
1.5, average 2.6

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Classic Hollywood 6
Nostalgic 5
Classic Crime Drama 4
Political Intrigue 4
Lighthearted 4
Historical Setting 4
Family-Friendly 3
Noir Thriller 3
1930s 3
Golden Age of Cinema 2
FBI Investigation 2
High Stakes 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

205

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1960s

3 titles · average score 53

The Naked Flame

as Paul Ashley

Petticoat Junction

43

TV show · as Walter O'Connor

All Hands on Deck

63

as Brian O'Gara

1950s

29 titles · average score 60

The Dennis O'Keefe Show

TV show · as Hal Towne

Dragoon Wells Massacre

55

as Capt. Matt Riordan

Lady of Vengeance

51

as William T. Marshall

Chicago Syndicate

51

as Barry Amsterdam

Las Vegas Shakedown

as Joe Barnes

Angela

as Steve Catlett

The Lady Wants Mink

as Jim Connors

Everything I Have Is Yours

57

as Alec Tacksbury

The Company She Keeps

53

as Larry

Follow the Sun

63

as Chuck Williams

Woman on the Run

80

as Dan Legget

The Eagle and the Hawk

59

as Whitney Randolph

1940s

42 titles · average score 64

Cover Up

63

as Sam Donovan

Abandoned

68

as Mark Sitko

Raw Deal

86

as Joe Sullivan

Walk a Crooked Mile

60

as Daniel F. O'Hara

T-Men

85

as Dennis O'Brien / Vannie Harrigan

Dishonored Lady

53

as Dr. David Cousins

Mr. District Attorney

65

as Steve Bennett

Getting Gertie's Garter

55

as Kenneth B. Ford

The Affairs of Susan

65

as Bill Anthony

The Fighting Seabees

82

as Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow

The Leopard Man

77

as Jerry Manning

Arise, My Love

67

as Shep

1930s

131 titles · average score 65

The Kid From Texas

as William Quincy

Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

as Jerry O'Connor

Unexpected Father

as Jimmy Hanley

That's Right – You're Wrong

61

as Chuck Deems

Vacation from Love

as Bill Blair

Hold That Kiss

44

as Tommy Bradford

The Kid Comes Back

Story

The Chaser

as Tom Brandon

The Bad Man of Brimstone

66

as Jeffrey Burton

Libeled Lady

79

as Barker at Charity Affair (uncredited)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

84

as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)

Scarface

85

as Night Club Patron (uncredited)