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Keenan Wynn Biography (1916-1986)

Full name, Francis Xavier Aloysius James Jeremiah Keenan Wynn; born July 27,1916, in New York, NY; died of cancer in Brentwood, CA, October 14, 1986; sonof Ed (an actor) and Hilda (Keenan) Wynn; married Eve Abbott (divorced); married Betty Jane Butler (divorced); married Sharley Jean Hudson; children: (first marriage) two sons; (third marriage) three daughters.

In Keenan Wynn's obituary, Variety reported that he held the world hydroplanespeed record for circumnavigating the island of Manhattan in a Class A inboard boat from 1934-51.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

July 27, 1916

New York, New York, United States

Death Details

October 14, 1986

Brentwood, California, United States

Famous Works

• Credits
• FILM DEBUT--Northwest Rangers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM).
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• For Me and My Gal, MGM, 1942.
• Lost Angel, MGM, 1943.
• See Here, Private Hargrove, MGM, 1944.
• Since You Went Away, MGM, 1944.
• Marriage Is a Private Affair, MGM, 1944.
• Between Two Women, MGM, 1944.
• The Clock, MGM, 1945.
• Without Love, MGM, 1945.
• Weekend at the Waldorf, MGM, 1945.
• What Next, Corporal Hargrove?, MGM, 1945.
• Ziegfeld Follies, MGM, 1946.
• Song of the Thin Man, MGM, 1947.
• The Hucksters, MGM, 1947.
• B.F.'s Daughter, MGM, 1948.
• The Three Musketeers, MGM, 1948.
• Neptune's Daughter, MGM, 1949. Annie Get Your Gun, MGM, 1950.
• Three Little Words, MGM, 1950.
• Royal Wedding, MGM, 1951.
• Kind Lady, MGM, 1951.
• Angela in the Outfield, MGM, 1951.
• Texas Carnival, MGM, 1951.
• Phone Call from a Stranger, MGM, 1952.
• Fearless Fagan, MGM, 1952.
• Sky Full of Moon, MGM, 1952.
• Desperate Search, MGM, 1952.
• Battle Circus, MGM, 1953.
• Code Two, MGM, 1953.
• All the Brothers Were Valiant, MGM, 1953.
• Kiss Me Kate, MGM, 1953.
• The Long Long Trailer, MGM, 1954.
• Tennesee Champ, MGM, 1954.
• Men of the Fighting Lady, MGM, 1954.
• The Glass Slipper, MGM, 1955.
• The Marauders, MGM, 1955.
• Running Wild, Universal, 1955.
• The Shack Out on 101, Allied Artists, 1955.
• The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1956.
• Johnny Concho, United Artists, 1956.
• The Great Man, Universal, 1957.
• The Perfect Furlough, 1958.
• Some Came Running, MGM, 1959.
• A Hole in the Head, 1959.
• King of the Roaring Twenties, 1960.
• The Absent Minded Professor, Buena Vista, 1961.
• Scarface Mob, 1962.
• Dr. Strangelove, Columbia, 1964.
• The Patsy, Paramount, 1964.
• The Americanization of Emily, MGM, 1964.
• Stagecoach, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1966.
• Warning Shot, Paramount, 1967.
• Welcome to Hard Times, MGM, 1967.
• The War Wagon, Universal, 1967.
• Point Blank, MGM, 1967.
• Finian's Rainbow, Warner Brothers, 1968.
• Wild in the Sky, American International, 1968.
• MacKenna's Gold, Columbia, 1969.
• Smith, Buena Vista, 1969.
• Once Upon a Time in the West, Paramount, 1969.
• 80 Steps to Jonah, Warner Brothers, 1969.
• The Animals, 1970.
• Loving, Columbia, 1970.
• Pretty Maids All in a Row, MGM, 1971.
• B.J. Presents, 1971.
• Cancel My Reservation, Warner Brothers, 1972.
• The Mechanic, United Artists, 1972.
• Herbie Rides Again, Buena Vista, 1974.
• Nashville, Paramount, 1975.
• The Shaggy D.A., Buena Vista, 1976.
• Orca, Paramount, 1977.
• Piranha!, New World Pictures, 1978.
• Just Tell Me What You Want, Warner Brothers, 1980.
• Best Friends, Warner Brothers, 1982.
• Hyper-Sapien.
• TELEVISION DEBUT--1955.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
• Kodiak, Trouble Shooters, NBC, 1960.
• panelist, You're in the Picture, CBS, 1961.
• Willard "Digger" Barnes, Dallas, CBS, 1979-80.
• Carl Sarnac, Call to Glory, ABC, 1984.
• Credits; EPISODIC
• "The Rack," U.S. Steel Hour, ABC.
• "Twentieth Century," Ford Star Jubilee, CBS, 1956.
• "Requiem for a Heavyweight," Playhouse 90, CBS, 1957.
• "The Untouchables," Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, NBC, 1959.
• Omnibus, CBS.
• Hallmark Hall of Fame, ABC.
• Alcoa Theatre, NBC.
• Fireside Theatre, NBC.
• The Joseph Cotton Show, NBC.
• Dr. Simon Locke, Canadian.
• Police Woman, NBC.
• STAGE DEBUT--Ceiling Zero, Lakewood Summer Theatre, Skowhegan, ME.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
• Performed in twenty-one Broadway shows, including Remember the Day, Hey Diddle Diddle, Star Wagon, Blind Alley, and Jason.
• appearances in seventy-five stock company shows.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• With the Hollywood Victory Committee for the United Service Organization,U.S. military camps, 1940-57.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK
• Stage manager, Room Service, Broadway production, New York City, 1938.