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.

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