Michael O'Keefe

Birthday: Apr 24, 1955

Bio: Actor Michael O'Keefe was educated at NYU and trained for a theatrical career at AADA. O'Keefe made his first off-Broadway appearance in 1974's Kildeer, his Broadway debut in Fifth of July, and in 1975 made his TV bow in the small-screen remake of Friendly Persuasion. Within a year of his 1978 film debut, he was Oscar-nominated for his portrayal of Ben Meechum… More Bio: Actor Michael O'Keefe was educated at NYU and trained for a theatrical career at AADA. O'Keefe made his first off-Broadway appearance in 1974's Kildeer, his Broadway debut in Fifth of July, and in 1975 made his TV bow in the small-screen remake of Friendly Persuasion. Within a year of his 1978 film debut, he was Oscar-nominated for his portrayal of Ben Meechum (author Pat Conroy's alter ego) in The Great Santini (1979). While his subsequent stage credits were consistently praiseworthy--he won a 1982 Theatre World Award for Mass Appeal, and was a co-founder of the Collanade Theatre Lab--his screen efforts of the 1980s alternated between brilliant (Ironweed) and lamentable (The Slugger's Wife). On television, O'Keefe was briefly seen as Jackie's (Laurie Metcalf) husband Fred on Roseanne (1988), gonzo attorney Simon MacHeath in Against the Law (1990), suburbanite Ron Steffey in Middle Ages (1992) and also as basketball coach/househusband Kevin Hunter in Life's Work(1996). Michael O'Keefe is married to singer Bonnie Raitt with whom he has co-written two songs, one of them the Grammy-nominated "Longing in Their Hearts". ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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The Great Santini

Michael Clayton

Frozen River

The Pledge

Filmography

The Wait (2013)
- Actor
Apartment 143 (2012)
- Dr. Helzer
Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011)
- Hugh Akston
- 11%
Too Big to Fail (2011)
- Chris Flowers
A Thousand Cuts (2011)
- Frank Bennet
American Violet (2008)
- Calvin Beckett
- 74%
Frozen River (2008)
- Trooper Finnerty
- 87%
Chasing 3000 (2007)
- Actor
Michael Clayton (2007)
- Barry Grissom
- 90%
An American Crime (2007)
- Reverend Bill
- 23%
Herman USA (2007)
- Actor
Cherry Crush (2006)
- Actor
Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story (2003)
- Mike Harris
Bruce Almighty (2003)
- Screenwriter
- 48%
The Hot Chick (2002)
- Richie
- 21%
Prancer Returns (2001)
- Actor
The Glass House (2001)
- Dave Baker
- 21%
Herman USA (2001)
- Actor
The Pledge (2001)
- Duane Larson
- 78%
Just One Night (2000)
- Actor
Edie & Pen (Desert Gamble) (1996)
- Ken
The People Next Door (1996)
- Garret
Three Wishes (1995)
- Adult Tom
- 13%
Nina Takes a Lover (1994)
- Journalist
- 50%
Incident At Deception Ridge (1994)
- Jack Bolder
Disaster at Silo 7 (1993)
- Actor
Me & Veronica (1992)
- Michael
Too Young to Die (1990)
- Mike Medwicki
Fear (1990)
- Jack Hays
Disaster At Silo 7 (1990)
- Sgt. Mike Fitzgerald
Out of the Rain (1990)
- Frank Reade
Bridge to Silence (1989)
- Dan
Unholy Matrimony (1988)
- Bill Slader
Ironweed (1987)
- Billy Phelan
- 65%
The Whoopee Boys (1986)
- Jake Bateman
The Slugger's Wife (1985)
- Darryl Palmer
- 0%
Finders Keepers (1984)
- Michael Rangeloff
Nate and Hayes (Savage Islands) (1983)
- Nathaniel Williamson
- 0%
Split Image (1982)
- Danny
Caddyshack (1980)
- Danny Noonan
- 76%
Rumor of War (1980)
- Cohen
The Great Santini (1979)
- Ben Meechum
- 94%
Gray Lady Down (1977)
- Harris
- 60%
Panache (1976)
- Actor
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Michael O'Keefe Videos
                        
American Violet2 minutes 24 seconds

Bruce Almighty2 minutes 54 seconds

Frozen River2 minutes 54 seconds

The Glass House2 minutes 26 seconds

Atlas Shrugged Part I2 minutes 25 seconds

Michael Clayton2 minutes 14 seconds

Cherry Crush2 minutes 44 seconds

Apartment 1432 minutes 21 seconds

Just One Night3 minutes 32 seconds

The Pledge2 minutes 30 seconds

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