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Dennis O'Keefe (Edward Vance Flanagan) was born on 29 March, 1908 in Fort Madison, Iowa, U.S., is an American actor (1899–1957). Discover Dennis O'Keefe's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 60 years old?
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Edward Vance Flanagan |
Occupation |
Actor
screenwriter |
Age |
60 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Aries |
Born |
29 March, 1908 |
Birthday |
29 March |
Birthplace |
Fort Madison, Iowa, U.S. |
Date of death |
31 August, 1968 |
Died Place |
Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
Nationality |
United States
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He is a member of famous actor with the age 60 years old group.
Dennis O'Keefe Height, Weight & Measurements
At 60 years old, Dennis O'Keefe height not available right now. We will update Dennis O'Keefe's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Dennis O'Keefe's Wife?
His wife is Louise Stanley (m. 1937-1938) Steffi Duna (m. 1940)
Family |
Parents |
Edward Flanagan |
Wife |
Louise Stanley (m. 1937-1938) Steffi Duna (m. 1940) |
Sibling |
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Children |
2 |
Dennis O'Keefe Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Dennis O'Keefe worth at the age of 60 years old? Dennis O'Keefe’s income source is mostly from being a successful actor. He is from United States. We have estimated Dennis O'Keefe's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Under Review |
Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Source of Income |
actor |
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Timeline
Born in Fort Madison, Iowa as Edward Vance Flanagan, O'Keefe was the son of Edward J. Flanagan and Charlotte Flanagan ( Ravenscroft), both vaudevillians of Irish descent.
As a small child, he joined his parents' act and later wrote skits for the stage.
He attended the University of Southern California but left midway through his sophomore year after his father died.
O'Keefe continued his father's vaudeville act for several years after the father's death.
He started in films as an extra in 1931 and appeared in numerous films under the name Bud Flanagan.
After a small but impressive role in Saratoga (1937), Clark Gable recommended O'Keefe to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which signed him to a contract in 1937 and renamed him Dennis O'Keefe.
O'Keefe had a brief marriage to Louise Stanley, an actress; they married in 1937 and divorced in 1938.
His film roles were bigger after that, starting with The Bad Man of Brimstone (1938) opposite Wallace Beery, and the lead role in Burn 'Em Up O'Connor (1939).
He left MGM around 1940 but continued to work in mostly low-budget productions.
He often played the tough guy in action and crime dramas, but was known as a comic actor as well as a dramatic lead.
He gained great attention with a showy role in The Story of Dr Wassell and became a comedy star.
He expressed interest in expanding into direction.
In the mid-1940s, he was under a five-year contract to Edward Small.
O'Keefe starred in film-noir classics such as T-Men and Raw Deal, both directed by Anthony Mann.
O'Keefe wrote screenplays under the pen name Jonathan Rix in the late 1940s and 1950s, and then as Al Everett Dennis in the 1960s.
He married, in 1940, to Steffi Duna, an actress and dancer.
They had two children, Juliena and James.
In a 1946 newsreel following Howard Hughes' calamitous plane wreck into a neighbor's Beverly Hills house, O'Keefe can be seen walking through the home inspecting the damage.
His Don't Pull Your Punches was produced by Warner Bros. In 1947, he was working on plans to co-produce and act in Drawn Sabers, another of his stories.
He also wrote and directed Angela.
In 1950, O'Keefe starred in the radio program T-Man on CBS.
Also in the 1950s, he did some directing and wrote mystery stories.
During the 1950s, O'Keefe made guest appearances as himself, or in acting roles, on a episodes of a number of television series, such as Justice, The Ford Show, Studio 57, and Climax!.
O'Keefe was raised in the Roman Catholic faith and was a registered Democrat who supported the campaign of Adlai Stevenson during the 1952 presidential election.
In 1957, he was to be the permanent host of Suspicion, an anthology TV series in which 10 episodes were produced by Alfred Hitchcock.
After two episodes, he left the series and was not replaced.
His Broadway credits include Never Live Over a Pretzel Factory (1964) and Never Too Late.
A heavy cigarette smoker, O'Keefe died of lung cancer in 1968 at the age of 60 at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California.
He was buried at Wee Kirk O'the Heather at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.