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Michael O'Keefe(I)

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Michael O'Keefe
A Manhattan couple moves to a historic hamlet in the Hudson Valley and come to discover that their marriage has a sinister darkness, one that rivals their new home's history. Based on the acclaimed novel by Elizabeth Brundage.
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Michael O'Keefe is an American actor, 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 Neil Simon movie The Slugger's Wife. He also appeared as Fred on the television sitcom Roseanne from 1993 to 1995.
BornApril 24, 1955
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BornApril 24, 1955
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

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    Known for

    Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, and Ted Knight in Caddyshack (1980)
    Caddyshack
    7.2
    • Danny Noonan
    • 1980
    Robert Duvall in The Great Santini (1979)
    The Great Santini
    7.1
    • Ben Meechum
    • 1979
    George Clooney in Michael Clayton (2007)
    Michael Clayton
    7.2
    • Barry Grissom
    • 2007
    Jack Nicholson in The Pledge (2001)
    The Pledge
    6.7
    • Duane Larsen
    • 2001

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    Actor

    • Your Friends & Neighbors
      • Ron Cooper
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • A Break in the Rain
      • Jake
      • Post-production
    • Jon Hamm in Your Friends & Neighbors (2025)
      Your Friends & Neighbors
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Ron Cooper
      • 2025
    • David Costabile, Jeffrey DeMunn, Paul Giamatti, Damian Lewis, Corey Stoll, Kelly AuCoin, Maggie Siff, Asia Kate Dillon, and Dola Rashad in Billions (2016)
      Billions
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Eric Scott
      • 2023
    • Linda Powell in Draw Up & Stare (2023)
      Draw Up & Stare
      Short
      • Jimmy
      • 2023
    • One True Loves (2023)
      One True Loves
      5.5
      • Colin
      • 2023
    • John C. Reilly, Adrien Brody, Jason Clarke, Solomon Hughes, Sean Patrick Small, Hadley Robinson, and Quincy Isaiah in Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022)
      Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Jack Kent Cooke
      • 2022
    • Amanda Seyfried, James Norton, and Ana Sophia Heger in Things Heard & Seen (2021)
      Things Heard & Seen
      5.3
      • Travis Laughton
      • 2021
    • Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge in City on a Hill (2019)
      City on a Hill
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Salvy Clasby
      • 2019–2021
    • Broken Poet (2020)
      Broken Poet
      6.3
      • Joe
      • 2020
    • Paul Bettany and Sam Worthington in Manhunt (2017)
      Manhunt
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Dad of Jack Brennan
      • 2020
    • Omari Hardwick in Power (2014)
      Power
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Carlo Civello
      • 2020
    • Scott Wolf and Lindsey Morgan in Inside Game (2019)
      Inside Game
      5.9
      • Mr. Donaghy
      • 2019
    • Morris Chestnut, Kelli Garner, Jennifer Carpenter, Florin Penișoară, and Sophia Gennusa in The Enemy Within (2019)
      The Enemy Within
      7.1
      TV Series
      • National Security Advisor
      • 2019
    • Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne, Gustavo Escobar, Isabela Merced, and Julianna Gamiz in Instant Family (2018)
      Instant Family
      7.3
      • Jerry
      • 2018
    • Lucas Till in MacGyver (2016)
      MacGyver
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Harry McGyver
      • 2017
    • Giovanni Ribisi in Sneaky Pete (2015)
      Sneaky Pete
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Detective Winslow
      • 2017

    Director

    • Raising the Ashes
      • Director
      • 1997

    Soundtrack

    • Richard Thomas, Will Geer, Judy Norton, Ellen Corby, Kami Cotler, David W. Harper, Michael Learned, Mary Beth McDonough, Eric Scott, Ralph Waite, and Jon Walmsley in The Waltons (1972)
      The Waltons
      7.6
      TV Series
      • performer: "I've Got A Crush On You"
      • 1977

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    • Height
      • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
    • Born
      • April 24, 1955
      • Mount Vernon, New York, USA
    • Spouses
        Emily DonahoeSeptember 18, 2011 - present (1 child)
    • Other works
      Plays Rick Dwyne in "McReele" play by Stephen Belber (The Laura Pels Theatre, New York City, New York, USA).

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      Has written lyrics for a number of songs and artists, including two for his ex-wife Bonnie Raitt, one of which, "Longing in Their Hearts," won a Grammy for Raitt. The other song was from Raitt's "Luck of the Draw" album and was entitled "One Part be My Lover."
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      A lot of us go back into theater because you learn so much on the journey.

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