Acting
Michael O'Keefe
Born 1955-04-24
Mount Vernon, New York, USA
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Michael O'Keefe
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House
2004
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
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Criminal Minds
2005
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The Blacklist
2013
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Law & Order
1990
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Homeland
2011
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Instant Family
2018
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
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Elementary
2012
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Ghost Whisperer
2005
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (109 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | A Break in the Rain | Jake | Movie | 2025 |
 | Your Friends & Neighbors | Ron Cooper | TV Series | 2025 |
 | The Hunting Party | Philip Beaumont | TV Series | 2025 |
 | One True Loves | Colin Blair | Movie | 2023 |
 | Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty | Jack Kent Cooke | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Things Heard & Seen | Travis Laughton | Movie | 2021 |
 | Inside Game | Mr. Donaghy | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Enemy Within | National Security Advisor | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Instant Family | Jerry | Movie | 2018 |
 | Manhunt | Mr. Brennan | TV Series | 2017 |
 | MacGyver | Harry McGyver | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Billions | Eric Scott | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Eye in the Sky | Ken Stanitzke | Movie | 2015 |
 | Sneaky Pete | Detective Winslow | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Showing Up | Self | Movie | 2014 |
 | Everything is Forever | Himself | Movie | 2014 |
 | Finding Neighbors | Sam | Movie | 2013 |
 | Masters of Sex | Harry Eshelman | TV Series | 2013 |
 | The Blacklist | Mr. Deavers | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Sleepy Hollow | Director Jack Walters | TV Series | 2013 |
 | King & Maxwell | Frank Rigby | TV Series | 2013 |
 | The Wait | Ben's Dad | Movie | 2013 |
 | Elementary | Harris Waylon Greer | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Junction | Walters | Movie | 2012 |
 | Daybreak | Professor Aaron Wilkins | TV Series | 2012 |
 | A Thousand Cuts | Frank | Movie | 2012 |
 | Too Big to Fail | Chris Flowers | Movie | 2011 |
 | Apartment 143 | Dr. Helzer | Movie | 2011 |
 | Homeland | John Redmond | TV Series | 2011 |
| Sarina's Song | Charles Berkeley | Movie | 2011 | |
 | Atlas Shrugged: Part I | Hugh Akston | Movie | 2011 |
 | Chasing 3000 | Dr. Stuart | Movie | 2010 |
 | Caddyshack: The Inside Story | Himself | Movie | 2009 |
 | Leverage | Darren Hoffman | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Eleventh Hour | Philip Gifford | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Keith | Alan Ascher | Movie | 2008 |
 | American Violet | Calvin Beckett | Movie | 2008 |
 | Frozen River | Trooper Finnerty | Movie | 2008 |
 | Michael Clayton | Barry Grissom | Movie | 2007 |
 | An American Crime | Bill Collier | Movie | 2007 |
 | Saving Grace | Father Lloyd Tierney | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Burn Notice | Wallace | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Cherry Crush | Detective Griffin | Movie | 2007 |
| Boulevard of Broken Dreams | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 2007 | |
 | Brothers and Sisters | Wally Wandell | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Vanished | Bob | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Night Stalker | Doug Panero | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Ghost Whisperer | Dr. Calvin Byrd | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Criminal Minds | Dr. Stan Howard | TV Series | 2005 |
 | The Closer | Agent Tim Hecht | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Numb3rs | Reverend Joseph Ezra | TV Series | 2005 |
 | The Inner Circle | Jack Scott | Movie | 2005 |
 | House | Fletcher Stone | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story | Mike Harris | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Hot Chick | Richie | Movie | 2002 |
 | Prancer Returns | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2001 |
 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Michael McShale | TV Series | 2001 |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Eli Rush | TV Series | 2001 |
 | The Glass House | Dave Baker | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Pledge | Duane Larsen | Movie | 2001 |
 | Herman U.S.A. | Dennis | Movie | 2001 |
 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Daniel Easton | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Just One Night | Wayne | Movie | 2000 |
 | The West Wing | Will Sawyer | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Ronald McCain | TV Series | 1999 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Al Marcosi | TV Series | 1999 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Eugene O'Hanigan | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Swing Vote | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1999 |
 | Ghosts of Mississippi | Merrida Coxwell | Movie | 1996 |
 | The People Next Door | Garrett James | Movie | 1996 |
 | Life's Work | Kevin Hunter | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Edie & Pen | Ken | Movie | 1996 |
 | Three Wishes | Adult Tom | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Outer Limits | Eddie Wexler | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Nina Takes a Lover | Journalist | Movie | 1995 |
 | Incident at Deception Ridge | Jack Bolder | Movie | 1994 |
 | Kangaroo Court | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1994 |
 | Me and Veronica | Michael | Movie | 1993 |
 | Middle Ages | Ron Steffey | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Out of the Rain | Frank Reade | Movie | 1991 |
 | Against the Law | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Law & Order | Cally Lonegan / Professor Donald Lonegan | TV Series | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Archbishop Keane | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Fear | Jack Hays | Movie | 1990 |
 | In the Best Interest of the Child | Walt Colton | Movie | 1990 |
 | Too Young to Die | Mike Medwicki | Movie | 1990 |
 | Bridge to Silence | Dan | Movie | 1989 |
 | Disaster at Silo 7 | Sgt. Mike Fitzgerald | Movie | 1988 |
 | Roseanne | Fred | TV Series | 1988 |
 | Unholy Matrimony | Dr. Cassius William 'Bill' Sander | Movie | 1988 |
 | Ironweed | Billy | Movie | 1987 |
 | The Whoopee Boys | Jake Bateman | Movie | 1986 |
 | The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Art Toomey | TV Series | 1985 |
 | The Slugger's Wife | Darryl Palmer | Movie | 1985 |
 | Finders Keepers | Michael Rangeloff | Movie | 1984 |
 | The Hitchhiker | Richard Shepard | TV Series | 1983 |
 | Nate and Hayes | Nathaniel Williamson | Movie | 1983 |
 | Split Image | Danny "Joshua" Stetson | Movie | 1982 |
 | A Rumor of War | Lt. Walter Cohen | TV Series | 1980 |
 | Caddyshack | Danny Noonan | Movie | 1980 |
 | The Great Santini | Ben Meechum | Movie | 1979 |
 | Gray Lady Down | Harris | Movie | 1978 |
 | The Dark Secret of Harvest Home | Worthy Pettinger | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Panache | Horseman | Movie | 1976 |
 | The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case | Terry Long | Movie | 1976 |
 | Friendly Persuasion | Josh Birdwell | Movie | 1975 |
 | M*A*S*H | Corporal Travis | TV Series | 1972 |
 | The Waltons | Chad Marshall | TV Series | 1972 |
| After All | Jake | Movie | — |