Person

Keenan Wynn

Acting · 1916–1986 · New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Francis Xavier Aloysius James Jeremiah Keenan Wynn (July 27, 1916 – October 14, 1986) was an American character actor. His expressive face was his stock-in-trade; and though he rarely carried the lead role, he had prominent billing in most of his film and television roles.

Known for

Filmography

2024Point Blank the DocumentarySelf
2023Looking Back Before You LeapSanger Rainsford (voice)
2017Mansfield 66/67
2016Naples '44Self
2002Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a DancerSelf (archive footage)
1990Tales from the DarksideDuncan Williams
1986Hyper Sapien: People from Another StarGrandpa
1986The Last PrecinctButch
1986The Last PrecinctButch
1986Black Moon RisingIron John
1985MirrorsReverend Dahlstrom
1985Code of VengeanceWillis
1985The GooniesChester Copperpot (uncredited)
1985Prime RiskDr. Lasser
1984Tales from the DarksideDuncan Williams
1984Highway to Heaven
1984Call to GloryCarl Sarnac
1984Call to GloryCarl Sarnac
1983Imps*Charlie
1983Manimal
1983Hardcastle and McCormickHenry Willard
1983WavelengthDan
1983The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later AffairPiers Castillian
1982HystericalOld Fisherman
1982Best FriendsTom Babson
1982The Last UnicornCaptain Cully / Harpy (voice)
1982St. ElsewhereCharlie Heller
1982The Capture of Grizzly AdamsBert Woolman
1982A Piano for Mrs. CiminoBarney Fellman
1981The Fall Guy
1981Joe Dancer II: The Monkey MissionStump Harris
1981The Greatest American HeroIra Hagert
1980Mom, the Wolfman and MeGrandpa Bergman
1980Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980Just Tell Me What You WantSeymour Berger
1979Jamaican GoldMeat Cleaver Stewart
1979The GloveBill Schwartz
1979The Littlest Hobo
1979A Touch of the SunGeneral Spelvin
1979SunburnMark Elmes
1979Parts: The Clonus HorrorJake Noble
1979When the West Was Fun: A Western ReunionSelf
1979The DarkSherman 'Sherm' Moss
1979The Billion Dollar ThreatEly
1979Hard KnocksJed
1979Express to TerrorWinfield Root
1979SupertrainWinfield Root
1978TaxiLeo Goodman
1978PiranhaJack
1978The BastardJohnny Malcolm
1978DallasDigger Barnes
1978CoachFenton Granger
1978LaserblastColonel Farley
1978The Lucifer ComplexU.S. Secretary of Defense
1977The Love BoatCharles B Dobbs
1977Sex and the Married WomanUncle June
1977OrcaNovak
1977Grizzly AdamsSargent Monhan
1977Mission to Glory: A True StoryFather at Trading Mission
1976The Shaggy D.A.John Slade
1976Quincy, M.E.
1976The Killer Inside MeChester Conway
1976High Velocity
1976That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage)
1976The QuestH.H. Small
1976The QuestH.H. Small
1976Demon and the MummyCapt. Joe “Mad Dog” Siska
1976The Bionic Woman
1976The Quest: The Longest DriveCooler
1975One Day at a Time
1975A Woman for All MenWalter McCoy
1975The Devil’s RainSheriff Owens
1975NashvilleMr. Green
1975The Man Who Would Not DieVictor Slidell
1975He Is My BrotherBrother Dalton
1975Target RiskSimon Cusack
1974Hit LadyBuddy McCormack
1974The Legend of Earl DurandCol. Nightingale
1974Kolchak: The Night StalkerCapt. Joe 'Mad Dog' Siska
1974Police Woman
1974Movin' On
1974The Internecine ProjectE.J. Farnsworth
1974Herbie Rides AgainAlonzo Hawk
1974Popcorn(voice)
1973Hijack!Donny McDonald
1973The Girl with Something Extra
1973A Night Train to TerrorDetective Hanratty
1973VD Attack PlanContagion Corps Sergeant (Narrator)
1972Snowball ExpressMartin Ridgeway
1972The MechanicHarry McKenna
1972Cancel My ReservationSheriff 'Houndtooth' Riley
1972The Bob Newhart ShowDr. Albert
1972The Rookies
1972Wild in the SkyGen. Harry Gobohare
1972Panhandle 38Billy Bronson / Kile Richards
1972Emergency!
1971The ManipulatorOld Charlie
1971McMillan & WifeProfessor Zagmeyer
1971Terror in the SkyMilton
1971Bearcats!Mason Latimer
1971Cannon
1971Pretty Maids All in a RowChief John Poldaski
1971The Man with Icy EyesHarry Davis
1971CannonEddie
1971Assault on the WayneOrville Kelly
1971Alias Smith and Jones
1970Santa Claus Is Comin' to TownWinter Warlock (voice)
1970The AnimalsPudge Elliott
1970LovingEdward
1970House on Greenapple RoadSgt. Charles Wilentz
1969Viva Max!General Lacomber
196980 Steps to JonahBarney Glover
1969The Young LawyersFrank Barron
1969The MonitorsGeneral Blackwish
1969Love, American Style
1969Medical CenterHank
1969Then Came BronsonAlex Halvorsen
1969Smith!Vince Heber
1969Mackenna's GoldSanchez
1968Once Upon a Time in the WestSheriff
1968Finian's RainbowSenator Billboard Rawkins
1968The Mod Squad
1968Lancer
1968Hawaii Five-OHummel
1968The Name of the GameEd Wallaby
1968Shoot, Gringo... Shoot!Major Charlie Doneghan
1968Frame UpInspector Donald
1968The Magic Pear TreeMarquis
1967Run Like a ThiefWilly Gore
1967Point BlankYost
1967The War WagonWes Fletcher
1967Welcome to Hard TimesZar
1967Warning ShotSgt. Ed Musso
1967The RockSelf (uncredited)
1966Summer Fun
1966StagecoachLuke Plummer
1966The Night of the GrizzlyJed Curry
1966Promise Her AnythingAngelo Carelli
1966Outlaw Motorcycles
1965Around the World Under the SeaHank Stahl
1965The Wild Wild West
1965The Great RaceHezekiah
1965Nightmare in the SunJunk dealer
1964Stage to Thunder RockRoss Sawyer
1964The Americanization of EmilyOld Sailor
1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964Valentine's DayHorace Newman
1964Bikini BeachHarvey Huntington Honeywagon
1964The PatsyHarry Silver
1964Honeymoon HotelMr. Sampson
1964Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the BombColonel Bat Guano
1964Man in the MiddleLieut. Winston
1963Kraft Suspense TheatreCharlie Kling
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreHarry Fellows
1963The Littlest HoboColton
1963Burke's LawKid Corey
1963Vacation Playhouse
1963The Power and the GloryWine Merchant
1963The Bay of St. Michel
1963Son of FlubberAlonzo P. Hawk
1963The LosersBurgundy Smith
1962Combat!Col. Clyde
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
1961The New BreedRonson
1961Ben Casey
1961Bus Stop
1961Target: The Corruptors!
1961Black CityDi Gennaro
1961King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold RothsteinTom Fowler
1961The Absent-Minded ProfessorAlonzo P. Hawk
1960The Roaring 20's
1960Route 66
1960The IslandersAgent Blake
1960The AquanautsGeorge Morrisey
1960The Crowded SkyNick Hyland
1960The Man in the Funny SuitSelf
1959The UntouchablesAugie 'The Banker' Ciamino
1959The Twilight ZoneGregory West
1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonT. J.
1959A Hole in the HeadJerry Marks
1959BonanzaSergeant O'Rourke
1959That Kind of WomanHarry Corwin
1959The TroubleshootersKodiak
1959The Scarface MobJoe Fuselli
1959RawhideSimon Royce
1958The Perfect FurloughHarvey Franklin
195877 Sunset StripLolly
1958Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSelf
1958Naked CityMaxwell Ronan
1958A Time to Love and a Time to DieReuter
1958Touch of EvilBartender (uncredited)
1958No Time at AllMarshall Keats
1958The Deep SixLt. Cmdr. Mike Edge
1957Don't Go Near the WaterGordon Ripwell
1957Joe ButterflyHarold Hathaway
1957The Fuzzy Pink NightgownDandy
1957The Last TycoonLou Myrick
1956The Great ManSid Moore
1956Requiem for a HeavyweightMaish Rennick
1956Playhouse 90Maish Rennick
1956Johnny ConchoBarney Clark
1956The Steve Allen ShowSelf
1956The Naked HillsSam Wilkins
1956The Man in the Gray Flannel SuitSgt. Caesar Gardella
1955Shack Out on 101George
1955Running WildKen Osanger
1955A Midsummer DaydreamGambler
1955Screen Director's PlayhouseGambler
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsWilliam Botibol
1955The MaraudersHook
1955MGM ParadeSelf
1955The Glass SlipperKovin
1954The Wonderful World of DisneyAlonzo P. Hawk (archive footage)
1954Studio 57Gideon Pickett
1954Men of the Fighting LadyLt. Cmdr. Dodson
1954Tennessee ChampWilly Wurble
1954The Long, Long TrailerPoliceman
1953Kiss Me KateLippy
1953All the Brothers Were ValiantSilva
1953Code TwoPolice Sgt. Jumbo Culdane
1953Battle CircusSgt. Orvil Statt
1953General Electric TheaterDandy
1952Sky Full of MoonAl
1952Desperate SearchBrandy
1952Omnibus
1952This Is Your LifeSelf
1952Fearless FaganSgt. Kellwin
1952Holiday for SinnersJoe Piavi
1952Skirts Ahoy!Keenan Wynn (uncredited)
1952The Belle of New YorkMax Ferris
1952Phone Call from a StrangerEddie Hoke
1951Hallmark Hall of FameLambert Giles
1951It's a Big CountryMichael Fisher
1951Angels in the OutfieldFred Bayles
1951Texas CarnivalDan Sabinas
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsBill Ottman
1951Kind LadyMr. Edwards
1951Royal WeddingIrving Klinger / Edgar Klinger
1950Three Little WordsCharlie Kope
1950Love That BruteBugsy Welch
1950Annie Get Your GunCharlie Davenport
1950What's My Line?Self
1949That Midnight KissArtie Geoffrey Glenson
1949Neptune's DaughterJoe Backett
1948Studio OneGraham Hicks
1948My Dear SecretaryRonnie Hastings
1948The Three MusketeersPlanchet
1948B.F.'s DaughterMartin Delwyn 'Marty' Ainsley
1948Martin Block's Musical Merry-Go-Round No. 1Self
1947Song of the Thin ManClarence 'Clinker' Krause
1947The HuckstersBuddy Hare
1946The Cockeyed MiracleBen Griggs
1946The Thrill of BrazilSteve Farraugh
1946Easy to WedWarren Haggerty
1946No Leave, No LoveSlinky
1945What Next, Corporal Hargrove?Private Mulvehill
1945Week-End at the WaldorfOliver Webson
1945Ziegfeld FolliesCaller (segment "Number Please")
1945The ClockThe Drunk
1945Between Two WomenTobey
1945Without LoveQuentin Ladd
1944Marriage Is a Private AffairMaj. Bob Wilton
1944Since You Went AwayLieutenant Solomon
1944See Here, Private HargrovePvt. Mulvehill
1944Twenty Years After(archive footage)
1943Lost AngelPacky Roost
1942Northwest Rangers'Slip' O'Mara
1942For Me and My GalEddie Milton (uncredited)
1942Somewhere I'll Find YouTom Purdy

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