Michael O'Keefe

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

2.1501

Gender

Male

Birthday

24-Apr-1955

Age

(71 years old)

Place of Birth

Mount Vernon, New York, USA

Also Known As
  • Майкл О’Киф

Michael O'Keefe

Biography

Michael Raymond O'Keefe (born April 24, 1955) is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his roles as Danny Noonan in Caddyshack, Ben Meechum in The Great Santini (for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), and Darryl Palmer in The Slugger's Wife. On television, he had a recurring roles as Fred in Roseanne from 1993 to 1995 and more recently in the series Homeland and Sneaky Pete.


Credits

Kangaroo Court Kangaroo Court (1994) Character: N/A
A black city attorney is forced to defend a white cop who's being held hostage by a gang seeking revenge for a young boy's murder.
A Break in the Rain A Break in the Rain (2025) Character: Jake
After losing his wife and son to cancer, a man returns to his hometown to his daughter-in-law, who's family he has provided for in spite of his absence. Upon gaining a new job as a musician's limo driver, however, he finds himself increasingly pulled into the traveling life of a musician.
The Inner Circle The Inner Circle (2005) Character: Jack Scott
When a woman is faced with her greatest fear...her husband and friends and affected in ways they had never expected.
A Thousand Cuts A Thousand Cuts (2012) Character: Frank
A stranger with a haunted past shows up unannounced at the home of Hollywood's hottest horror director, and is determined to teach him what real horror is all about.
Sarina's Song Sarina's Song (2011) Character: Charles Berkeley
Set in the 1940's, 'Sarina's Song' follows the journey of a young woman who seeks to escape her aristocratic upbringing for a chance at true love.
Friendly Persuasion Friendly Persuasion (1975) Character: Josh Birdwell
During the Civil War, a Quaker couple risks their lives by helping runaway slaves.
Just One Night Just One Night (2000) Character: Wayne
A man (Timothy Hutton) spends the night before his wedding searching for his lost shoe with the help of an unhappily married woman (Maria Grazia Cucinotta).
Herman U.S.A. Herman U.S.A. (2001) Character: Dennis
In this quirky romantic comedy inspired by a true story, an influx of women invade the small town of Herman, Minn., to get their hands on a surplus of bachelors yearning for female companionship. When the persuasive "cry from the heart" of Herman's lonely men becomes a big-time news story, it unwittingly attracts a swarm of single women from 38 states and four different foreign countries, adding 1,500 residents to the tiny hamlet of 485.
Everything is Forever Everything is Forever (2014) Character: Himself
Nenad Bach was a rock star in Croatia, in 1984 he made the decision to expatriate in order to follow his dream of finding a U.S. market for his music. The film delves deep into the soul of an artist, who has some unfinished business.
Bridge to Silence Bridge to Silence (1989) Character: Dan
A hearing impaired woman suffers a mental breakdown when a drunk-driving accident kills her husband and she finds herself in a struggle with her mother over the fate of her young daughter.
Unholy Matrimony Unholy Matrimony (1988) Character: Dr. Cassius William 'Bill' Sander
Drama based on the true story of a police detective's relentless investigation into an insurance fraud involving a woman's murder. He's soon convinced he's hot on the trail of those responsible - a doctor and a minister - but his attempts to prove his suspicions look set to be foiled.
Panache Panache (1976) Character: Horseman
A stylish comedy swashbuckler mixing romance, masterful swordplay, political treachery, and 20th-Century pratfalls in 17th-Century France, this film was a pilot for an unrealized series.
Out of the Rain Out of the Rain (1991) Character: Frank Reade
The heir to a small-town tannery follows a young woman to the truth about his brother's death.
The Wait The Wait (2013) Character: Ben's Dad
An enigmatic phone call from a psychic catapults a family into a state of suspended belief while waiting for their recently deceased mother to be resurrected.
Caddyshack Caddyshack (1980) Character: Danny Noonan
At an exclusive country club, an ambitious young caddy, Danny Noonan, eagerly pursues a caddy scholarship in hopes of attending college and, in turn, avoiding a job at the lumber yard. In order to succeed, he must first win the favour of the elitist Judge Smails, and then the caddy golf tournament which Smails sponsors.
Nina Takes a Lover Nina Takes a Lover (1995) Character: Journalist
When Nina's husband goes out of town for several weeks on a business trip, Nina hooks up with a photographer. Told from a reporter's point of view, his interviews with Nina and the photographer provide comic insights.
Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story (2003) Character: Mike Harris
After a paedophile approaches her daughter in an on-line chat room, a homemaker (Annie Potts) poses as a lonely teenager to help expose sexual predators.
The Great Santini The Great Santini (1979) Character: Ben Meechum
As he approaches manhood, Ben Meechum struggles to win the approval of his demanding alpha male father, an aggressively competitive, but frustrated marine pilot.
Eye in the Sky Eye in the Sky (2015) Character: Ken Stanitzke
A UK-based military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya discovers the targets are planning a suicide bombing and the mission escalates from “capture” to “kill.” As American pilot Steve Watts is about to engage, a nine-year old girl enters the kill zone, triggering an international dispute reaching the highest levels of US and British government over the moral, political, and personal implications of modern warfare.
Junction Junction (2012) Character: Walters
Junction follows four strung-out meth-addicts who discover a dark secret about a homeowner during a burglary, pitting them not only against the police but against each other.
Disaster at Silo 7 Disaster at Silo 7 (1988) Character: Sgt. Mike Fitzgerald
During routine maintenance of a liquid-fuelled ICBM, the fuel tank is penetrated by a falling spanner. The film traces the efforts of the maintenance crew and associated military and civilian personnel to recover the potentially disastrous situation before the fuel tank is sufficiently depressurised that the stack collapses and explodes.
An American Crime An American Crime (2007) Character: Reverend Bill Collier
The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.
Michael Clayton Michael Clayton (2007) Character: Barry Grissom
A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.
Atlas Shrugged: Part I Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011) Character: Hugh Akston
A powerful railroad executive, Dagny Taggart, struggles to keep her business alive while society is crumbling around her. Based on the 1957 novel by Ayn Rand.
Showing Up Showing Up (2014) Character: Self
An unprecedented look at the audition, compiled from more than 50 interviews with notable artists including Kristin Chenoweth, Richard Griffiths, Zoe Kazan, Nathan Lane, Chris Messina, Sam Rockwell and Eli Wallach.
Three Wishes Three Wishes (1995) Character: Adult Tom
While Jane Holman is driving with her two sons, she accidentally runs into a drifter, Jack McCloud, who breaks his leg. Being responsible, Jane invites Jack, and his dog, to stay at her home until his leg has healed. Jack struggles to adapt their lifestyle, and finds himself loved by the family.
Inside Game Inside Game (2019) Character: Mr. Donaghy
In 2007, when NBA referee Tim Donaghy got caught betting on games he worked, he said two men associated with the Gambino crime family - a bookie named Baba Battista and a drug dealer named Tommy Martino - threatened to kill his family if he didn't give them gambling picks. That's what Donaghy told the FBI, that's what he told 60 Minutes, and that's what he testified in court. But that's not what really happened. That's not even close. INSIDE GAME is the untold true story of one of the biggest scandals in sports history.
In the Best Interest of the Child In the Best Interest of the Child (1990) Character: Walt Colton
Jennifer's daughter is having nightmares and acting violently. It dawns on her that the child may be being sexually abused by her father. What is she to do when the court isn't favorable in the child's hour of need?
Incident at Deception Ridge Incident at Deception Ridge (1994) Character: Jack Bolder
When a double-crossing husband runs off with his wife's ransom money, her kidnappers come after him and the missing money. He leads them on a treacherous journey through the wilderness.
Keith Keith (2008) Character: Alan Ascher
Natalie is high school royalty, but her queen bee status falls apart when she falls for the new guy at school. Although Keith ignores her at first, they soon become friends -- even though Natalie suspects that Keith has something to hide. As the free-spirited Keith shows Natalie how to embrace what life offers, they grow closer -- until a secret tests the bounds of their relationship
Split Image Split Image (1982) Character: Danny "Joshua" Stetson
An impressionable young man finds himself enslaved by a modern-day religious cult. In an effort to bring him back to reality, the boy's parents hire a deprogrammer to kidnap him and return him to his family.
Frozen River Frozen River (2008) Character: Trooper Finnerty
After her husband deserts her, working-class mother Ray Eddy is in great need of money to find a home. Lured by the possibility of easy cash, she joins Lila, a widowed Mohawk who earns a living by smuggling immigrants from Canada to the U.S. across the St. Lawrence.
Instant Family Instant Family (2018) Character: Jerry
When Pete and Ellie decide to start a family, they stumble into the world of foster care adoption. They hope to take in one small child but when they meet three siblings, including a rebellious 15 year old girl, they find themselves speeding from zero to three kids overnight.
The Slugger's Wife The Slugger's Wife (1985) Character: Darryl Palmer
Darryl Palmer is a major league baseball player who meets and pursues an attractive singer. After some setbacks, the two are married and sent on an emotional journey that sees his career take off, while hers doesn't. She can't escape unhappiness when she gives up her dreams to support her husband. With a separation on the horizon, Darryl must choose between his big-league life and his one true love.
Chasing 3000 Chasing 3000 (2010) Character: Dr. Stuart
As the 1972 baseball season draws to a close and star player Roberto Clemente prepares to knock hit number 3,000 out of the park, two brothers -- one of whom is afflicted with muscular dystrophy -- make the drive from Los Angeles to Pittsburgh in hopes of witnessing sports history in the making. Based on a true story, Chasing 3000 is directed by Gregory J. Lanesey and features Ray Liotta.
Swing Vote Swing Vote (1999) Character: N/A
A newly-appointed Supreme Court Justice must settle a controversial moral and legal dilemma with his tie-breaking decision which may also have serious implications on his own family's harmony.
Ironweed Ironweed (1987) Character: Billy
An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.
Emergo Emergo (2011) Character: Dr. Helzer
A team of parapsychologists sets out to investigate a series of anomalous phenomena taking place in a newly occupied apartment. Telephone calls with no caller, mysterious shadows, extraordinary light emissions, flying objects, and exploding light bulbs are some of the events they will face while recording their every step with state-of-the-art technology. Using infrared filming, digital photography, psychophonic recordings, movement detectors, and magnetic field alteration meters, the group’s attempts to contact the “other side” will grow increasingly dangerous as they near a point of no return.
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976) Character: Terry Long
Fact-based story of the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr., son and namesake of the famed pilot, and ensuing trial of accused and convicted killer, Bruno Hauptmann.
Finding Neighbors Finding Neighbors (2013) Character: Sam
A formerly acclaimed graphic novelist goes looking for true connection outside of his marriage, and over the fence.
The Pledge The Pledge (2001) Character: Duane Larsen
A police chief, about to retire, pledges to help a woman find her daughter's killer.
One True Loves One True Loves (2023) Character: Colin Blair
Emma and Jesse are living the perfect life together, until Jesse disappears in a tragic helicopter crash on their first wedding anniversary. Four years later, Emma has found happiness again and is about to marry her best friend when Jesse resurfaces, turning her world upside down and leaving her torn between two great loves.
Finders Keepers Finders Keepers (1984) Character: Michael Rangeloff
On the run from the police and a female roller derby team, scam artist Michael Rangeloff steals a coffin and boards a train, pretending to be a soldier bringing home a dead war buddy. He gets more than he bargained for from the train and the coffin.
Too Big to Fail Too Big to Fail (2011) Character: Chris Flowers
An intimate look at the epochal financial crisis of 2008 and the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world's economy in a matter of a few weeks.
Me and Veronica Me and Veronica (1993) Character: Michael
Two sisters share a disturbing family secret.
The Glass House The Glass House (2001) Character: Dave Baker
When Ruby and Rhett's parents are killed in a car accident, their carefree teenage lives are suddenly shattered. Moving to an incredible house in Malibu with the Glasses', old friends of the family, seems to be the beginning of a new life for them.
Too Young to Die Too Young to Die (1990) Character: Mike Medwicki
An abused 15 year old is charged with a murder that carries the death penalty in this fact-based story.
The Whoopee Boys The Whoopee Boys (1986) Character: Jake Bateman
Two obnoxious and dim-witted misfits attempt to save a school for needy children by attempting to sneak into the wealthy high society of Palm Beach to get the money needed for their cause.
Gray Lady Down Gray Lady Down (1978) Character: Harris
The USS Neptune, a nuclear submarine, is sunk off the coast of Connecticut after a collision with a Norwegian cargo ship. The navy must attempt a potentially dangerous rescue in the hope of saving the lives of the crew.
The People Next Door The People Next Door (1996) Character: Garrett James
When hapless Anna Morse decides to leave her violent husband for good and moves into an Albuquerque rental house with her three little daughters, things are gradually looking up again at first. But soon enough it all starts to fall apart when not only her newfound job and the love of her mother, but also the friendship of the caring next door neighbours all don't appear as reliable as they seemed. And then the real nightmare is about to begin...
The Hot Chick The Hot Chick (2002) Character: Richie
Not only is Jessica Spencer the most popular girl in school -- she is also the meanest. But things change for the attractive teen when a freak accident involving a cursed pair of earrings and a chance encounter at a gas station causes her to switch bodies with Clive, a sleazy crook. Jessica, in the form of the repulsive Clive, struggles to adjust to this radical alteration and sets out to get her own body back before the upcoming prom.
Prancer Returns Prancer Returns (2001) Character: N/A
This holiday-themed children's film offers a unique take on the legend of Santa Claus and his tiny reindeer. In this movie, a young boy finds a deer in the forest he is sure is Santa's beloved Prancer. Determined to return the creature to the North Pole and his rightful destiny, the child overcomes the cynicism of his family to teach them and us a lesson about the true spirit of Christmas.
Nate and Hayes Nate and Hayes (1983) Character: Nathaniel Williamson
Nathaniel Williamsen is taken to an island mission with his fiancee Sophie. Their ship, the Rona, is captained by the roguish Bully Hayes, who also takes a liking to Sophie. When Sophie is kidnapped by slave trader Ben Pease "Nate" teams with Hayes in order to find her.
Things Heard & Seen Things Heard & Seen (2021) Character: Travis Laughton
A young woman discovers that both her husband and their new home harbor sinister secrets after they leave Manhattan for small-town life.
Caddyshack: The Inside Story Caddyshack: The Inside Story (2009) Character: Himself
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of 'Caddyshack', one of the most memorable box-office comedies of all times.
Fear Fear (1990) Character: Jack Hays
A psychic helps police solve murders by mentally linking with the murderer. Then she discovers a murderer with the same talent, who wants to share the fear of his victims with her!
Ghosts of Mississippi Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) Character: Merrida Coxwell
A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to bring a white supremacist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.
Cherry Crush Cherry Crush (2007) Character: Detective Griffin
A high school photographer breaks his own rules and falls in love with his teenage model.
Edie & Pen Edie & Pen (1996) Character: Ken
In this comedy, two women head for Reno to get simultaneous quicky divorces and end up becoming friends. Edie was married years ago, but her husband abandoned her two weeks after the wedding. Pen spent nine years married to an ice-cold businessman who neglected her.
American Violet American Violet (2008) Character: Calvin Beckett
A young single mother of four living in a small Texas town. Arrested during a drug raid and accused of a crime she didn't commit, Dee goes against the wishes of her mother, Alma, and rejects the plea-bargain that would free her from jail, but brand her as a felon for life. As word begins to spread that similar incidents are occurring in poor communities all across the country, Dee realizes that there are more mothers out there like her, and decides to take a stand against powerful district attorney Calvin Beckett. Now, despite being well aware of District Attorney Beckett's fierce reputation, Dee enlists the aid of ACLU attorney David Cohen and former narcotics officer Sam Conroy in overcoming the seemingly insurmountable obstacles that, if not navigated with the greatest of caution, now threaten to destroy her life. With the custody of her children on the line, one brave mother wages a valiant battle to strike at the very heart of the corrupt Texas justice system.



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