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Michael O'Keefe is an American film and television actor, 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 Fred on the television sitcom Roseanne.
Birth Name
Raymond Peter O'Keefe Jr.
Born
Sunday, 24 April 1955
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| One True Loves | Colin / Colin Blair | 2023 |
| Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty | Jack Kent Cooke | 2022 |
| White Buffalo: An American Prophecy | 2021 | |
| Things Heard & Seen | Travis Laughton | 2021 |
| Broken Poet | Joe | 2020 |
| Inside Game | Mr. Donaghy | 2019 |
| City on a Hill | Salvy Clasby | 2019 |
| The Enemy Within | National Security Advisor | 2019 |
| Instant Family | Jerry | 2018 |
| Manhunt | Dad of Jack Brennan | 2017 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| One True Loves | Colin / Colin Blair | 2023 |
| Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty | Jack Kent Cooke | 2022 |
| White Buffalo: An American Prophecy | 2021 | |
| Things Heard & Seen | Travis Laughton | 2021 |
| Broken Poet | Joe | 2020 |
| Inside Game | Mr. Donaghy | 2019 |
| City on a Hill | Salvy Clasby | 2019 |
| The Enemy Within | National Security Advisor | 2019 |
| Instant Family | Jerry | 2018 |
| Manhunt | Dad of Jack Brennan | 2017 |
| Falling Water | Mr. Jones | 2016 |
| MacGyver | Harry McGyver | 2016 |
| Eye in the Sky | Ken Stanitzke | 2016 |
| Billions | Eric Scott | 2016 |
| Sneaky Pete | Detective Winslow | 2015 |
| Power | Carlo Civello | 2014 |
| Showing Up | Self | 2014 |
| The Wait | Ben's Dad | 2014 |
| Finding Neighbors | Sam | 2013 |
| Masters of Sex | Harry Eshelman | 2013 |
| The Blacklist | Mr. Deavers | 2013 |
| Sleepy Hollow | Jack Walters | 2013 |
| King & Maxwell | Frank Rigby / FBI Agent Frank Rigby | 2013 |
| How to Live with Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life) | Dr. Skrutz | 2013 |
| Elementary | Harris Waylon Greer | 2012 |
| Junction | Walters | 2012 |
| Daybreak | Professor Aaron Wilkins | 2012 |
| A Thousand Cuts | Frank | 2012 |
| Apartment 143 | Dr. Helzer | 2011 |
| Homeland | John Redmond | 2011 |
| Too Big to Fail | Chris Flowers | 2011 |
| Atlas Shrugged: Part I | Hugh Akston | 2011 |
| Blue Bloods | Lt. Tim Harrison | 2010 |
| Outlaw | Dr. Damon | 2010 |
| Chasing 3000 | Dr. Stuart | 2010 |
| Royal Pains | Dave | 2009 |
| Leverage | Darren Hoffman | 2008 |
| Eleventh Hour | Philip Gifford | 2008 |
| Keith | Alan Ascher | 2008 |
| American Violet | Calvin Beckett | 2008 |
| Frozen River | Trooper Finnerty | 2008 |
| Michael Clayton | Barry Grissom | 2007 |
| An American Crime | Reverend Bill Collier | 2007 |
| Saving Grace | Father Lloyd Tierney | 2007 |
| State of Mind | Petrovsky | 2007 |
| Burn Notice | Wallace | 2007 |
| Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show | Officer Parker | 2007 |
| Cherry Crush | Detective Griffin | 2007 |
| Blvd. of Broken Dreams | (archive footage) | 2007 |
| Brothers & Sisters | Wally Wandell | 2006 |
| Vanished | Bob | 2006 |
| Night Stalker | Doug Panero | 2005 |
| Ghost Whisperer | Dr. Calvin Byrd | 2005 |
| Criminal Minds | Dr. Stan Howard | 2005 |
| The Closer | Agent Tim Hecht | 2005 |
| Numb3rs | Reverend Joseph Ezra | 2005 |
| The Inner Circle | Jack Scott | 2005 |
| House | Fletcher Stone | 2004 |
| Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story | Mike Harris | 2003 |
| The Hot Chick | Richie | 2002 |
| Prancer Returns | Mr. James Klock | 2001 |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Father Michael McShale / Dr. Eli Rush | 2001 |
| The Glass House | Dave Baker | 2001 |
| The Pledge | Duane Larsen | 2001 |
| Herman U.S.A. | Dennis | 2001 |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Daniel Easton | 2000 |
| Just One Night | Wayne | 2000 |
| The West Wing | Will Sawyer | 1999 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Father Eugene O'Hannigan / Al Marcosi / Ronald McCain | 1999 |
| Swing Vote | Arthur Jacklyn | 1999 |
| 60 Minutes II | Self - Bonnie's Husband (segment "Bonnie") | 1999 |
| Ghosts of Mississippi | Merrida Coxwell | 1996 |
| The People Next Door | Garrett James | 1996 |
| Life's Work | Kevin Hunter | 1996 |
| Edie & Pen | Ken | 1996 |
| Three Wishes | Adult Tom | 1995 |
| Lauren Hutton and... | Self | 1995 |
| The Outer Limits | Eddie Wexler | 1995 |
| Incident at Deception Ridge | Jack Bolder | 1994 |
| Nina Takes a Lover | Journalist | 1994 |
| Kangaroo Court | 1994 | |
| Me and Veronica | Michael | 1993 |
| Middle Ages | Ron Steffey | 1992 |
| Out of the Rain | Frank Reade | 1991 |
| Against the Law | Simon MacHeath | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Cally Lonegan / Professor Donald Lonegan | 1990 |
| Fear | Jack Hays | 1990 |
| In the Best Interest of the Child | Walt Colton | 1990 |
| Too Young to Die? | Mike Medwicki | 1990 |
| Bridge to Silence | Dan | 1989 |
| Disaster at Silo 7 | Sgt. Mike Fitzgerald | 1988 |
| Roseanne | Fred | 1988 |
| Ironweed | Billy | 1987 |
| The Whoopee Boys | Jake Bateman | 1986 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Art Toomey | 1985 |
| The Slugger's Wife | Darryl Palmer | 1985 |
| Finders Keepers | Michael Rangeloff | 1984 |
| Nate and Hayes | Nathaniel Williamson | 1983 |
| The Hitchhiker | Richard Shepard | 1983 |
| Split Image | Danny 'Joshua' Stetson / Danny "Joshua" Stetson | 1982 |
| An Evening at the Improv | Self - Host | 1982 |
| The 53rd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 1981 |
| A Rumor of War | Lt. Walter Cohen | 1980 |
| Caddyshack | Danny Noonan | 1980 |
| The Great Santini | Ben Meechum | 1979 |
| Gray Lady Down | Harris | 1978 |
| The Dark Secret of Harvest Home | Worthy Pettinger | 1978 |
| The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case | Terry Long | 1976 |
| Phyllis | Tony | 1975 |
| The Blue Knight | Scooter | 1975 |
| The Texas Wheelers | Jeff | 1974 |
| Lucas Tanner | Brad Patterson | 1974 |
| Police Story | Officer Tolivar | 1973 |
| M*A*S*H | Tom / Corporal Richard Travis | 1972 |
| The Waltons | Chad Marshall | 1972 |
| Maude | Lee Harrison | 1972 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Raising the Ashes | 1997 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1981 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1981 | Golden Globe | New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture - Male | Nominated |
