Biography and filmography

Keenan Wynn

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.

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Movies (189)

Point Blank the Documentary

Point Blank the Documentary

2024 · Self

Looking Back Before You Leap

Looking Back Before You Leap

2023 · Sanger Rainsford (voice)

Mansfield 66/67

Mansfield 66/67

2017

Naples '44

Naples '44

2016 · Self

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

2002 · Self (archive footage)

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

1990 · Duncan Williams

Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star

Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star

1986 · Grandpa

The Last Precinct

The Last Precinct

1986 · Butch

Black Moon Rising

Black Moon Rising

1986 · Iron John

Mirrors

Mirrors

1985 · Reverend Dahlstrom

Code of Vengeance

Code of Vengeance

1985 · Willis

The Goonies

The Goonies

1985 · Chester Copperpot (uncredited)

Prime Risk

Prime Risk

1985 · Dr. Lasser

Call to Glory

Call to Glory

1984 · Carl Sarnac

Imps*

Imps*

1983 · Charlie

Wavelength

Wavelength

1983 · Dan

The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair

The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair

1983 · Piers Castillian

Hysterical

Hysterical

1982 · Old Fisherman

Best Friends

Best Friends

1982 · Tom Babson

The Last Unicorn

The Last Unicorn

1982 · Captain Cully / Harpy (voice)

The Capture of Grizzly Adams

The Capture of Grizzly Adams

1982 · Bert Woolman

A Piano for Mrs. Cimino

A Piano for Mrs. Cimino

1982 · Barney Fellman

Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission

Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission

1981 · Stump Harris

Mom, the Wolfman and Me

Mom, the Wolfman and Me

1980 · Grandpa Bergman

Just Tell Me What You Want

Just Tell Me What You Want

1980 · Seymour Berger

Jamaican Gold

Jamaican Gold

1979 · Meat Cleaver Stewart

The Glove

The Glove

1979 · Bill Schwartz

A Touch of the Sun

A Touch of the Sun

1979 · General Spelvin

Sunburn

Sunburn

1979 · Mark Elmes

Parts: The Clonus Horror

Parts: The Clonus Horror

1979 · Jake Noble

When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion

When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion

1979 · Self

The Dark

The Dark

1979 · Sherman 'Sherm' Moss

The Billion Dollar Threat

The Billion Dollar Threat

1979 · Ely

Hard Knocks

Hard Knocks

1979 · Jed

Express to Terror

Express to Terror

1979 · Winfield Root

Piranha

Piranha

1978 · Jack

Coach

Coach

1978 · Fenton Granger

Laserblast

Laserblast

1978 · Colonel Farley

The Lucifer Complex

The Lucifer Complex

1978 · U.S. Secretary of Defense

Sex and the Married Woman

Sex and the Married Woman

1977 · Uncle June

Orca

Orca

1977 · Novak

Mission to Glory: A True Story

Mission to Glory: A True Story

1977 · Father at Trading Mission

The Shaggy D.A.

The Shaggy D.A.

1976 · John Slade

The Killer Inside Me

The Killer Inside Me

1976 · Chester Conway

High Velocity

High Velocity

1976 · Mr. Andersen

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976 · (archive footage)

The Quest

The Quest

1976 · H.H. Small

Demon and the Mummy

Demon and the Mummy

1976 · Capt. Joe “Mad Dog” Siska

The Quest: The Longest Drive

The Quest: The Longest Drive

1976 · Cooler

A Woman for All Men

A Woman for All Men

1975 · Walter McCoy

The Devil’s Rain

The Devil’s Rain

1975 · Sheriff Owens

Nashville

Nashville

1975 · Mr. Green

The Man Who Would Not Die

The Man Who Would Not Die

1975 · Victor Slidell

He Is My Brother

He Is My Brother

1975 · Brother Dalton

Target Risk

Target Risk

1975 · Simon Cusack

Hit Lady

Hit Lady

1974 · Buddy McCormack

The Legend of Earl Durand

The Legend of Earl Durand

1974 · Col. Nightingale

The Internecine Project

The Internecine Project

1974 · E.J. Farnsworth

Herbie Rides Again

Herbie Rides Again

1974 · Alonzo Hawk

Popcorn

Popcorn

1974 · (voice)

Hijack!

Hijack!

1973 · Donny McDonald

A Night Train to Terror

A Night Train to Terror

1973 · Detective Hanratty

VD Attack Plan

VD Attack Plan

1973 · Contagion Corps Sergeant (Narrator)

Snowball Express

Snowball Express

1972 · Martin Ridgeway

The Mechanic

The Mechanic

1972 · Harry McKenna

Cancel My Reservation

Cancel My Reservation

1972 · Sheriff 'Houndtooth' Riley

Wild in the Sky

Wild in the Sky

1972 · Gen. Harry Gobohare

Panhandle 38

Panhandle 38

1972 · Billy Bronson / Kile Richards

The Manipulator

The Manipulator

1971 · Old Charlie

Terror in the Sky

Terror in the Sky

1971 · Milton

Pretty Maids All in a Row

Pretty Maids All in a Row

1971 · Chief John Poldaski

The Man with Icy Eyes

The Man with Icy Eyes

1971 · Harry Davis

Cannon

Cannon

1971 · Eddie

Assault on the Wayne

Assault on the Wayne

1971 · Orville Kelly

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town

1970 · Winter Warlock (voice)

The Animals

The Animals

1970 · Pudge Elliott

Loving

Loving

1970 · Edward

House on Greenapple Road

House on Greenapple Road

1970 · Sgt. Charles Wilentz

Viva Max!

Viva Max!

1969 · General Lacomber

80 Steps to Jonah

80 Steps to Jonah

1969 · Barney Glover

The Young Lawyers

The Young Lawyers

1969 · Frank Barron

The Monitors

The Monitors

1969 · General Blackwish

Smith!

Smith!

1969 · Vince Heber

Mackenna's Gold

Mackenna's Gold

1969 · Sanchez

Once Upon a Time in the West

Once Upon a Time in the West

1968 · Sheriff

Finian's Rainbow

Finian's Rainbow

1968 · Senator Billboard Rawkins

Shoot, Gringo... Shoot!

Shoot, Gringo... Shoot!

1968 · Major Charlie Doneghan

Frame Up

Frame Up

1968 · Inspector Donald

The Magic Pear Tree

The Magic Pear Tree

1968 · Marquis

Run Like a Thief

Run Like a Thief

1967 · Willy Gore

Point Blank

Point Blank

1967 · Yost

The War Wagon

The War Wagon

1967 · Wes Fletcher

Welcome to Hard Times

Welcome to Hard Times

1967 · Zar

Warning Shot

Warning Shot

1967 · Sgt. Ed Musso

The Rock

The Rock

1967 · Self (uncredited)

Stagecoach

Stagecoach

1966 · Luke Plummer

The Night of the Grizzly

The Night of the Grizzly

1966 · Jed Curry

Promise Her Anything

Promise Her Anything

1966 · Angelo Carelli

Outlaw Motorcycles

Outlaw Motorcycles

1966

Around the World Under the Sea

Around the World Under the Sea

1965 · Hank Stahl

The Great Race

The Great Race

1965 · Hezekiah

Nightmare in the Sun

Nightmare in the Sun

1965 · Junk dealer

Stage to Thunder Rock

Stage to Thunder Rock

1964 · Ross Sawyer

The Americanization of Emily

The Americanization of Emily

1964 · Old Sailor

Bikini Beach

Bikini Beach

1964 · Harvey Huntington Honeywagon

The Patsy

The Patsy

1964 · Harry Silver

Honeymoon Hotel

Honeymoon Hotel

1964 · Mr. Sampson

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

1964 · Colonel Bat Guano

Man in the Middle

Man in the Middle

1964 · Lieut. Winston

The Power and the Glory

The Power and the Glory

1963 · Wine Merchant

The Bay of St. Michel

The Bay of St. Michel

1963 · Nick Rawlings

Son of Flubber

Son of Flubber

1963 · Alonzo P. Hawk

The Losers

The Losers

1963 · Burgundy Smith

Black City

Black City

1961 · Di Gennaro

King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein

King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein

1961 · Tom Fowler

The Absent-Minded Professor

The Absent-Minded Professor

1961 · Alonzo P. Hawk

The Crowded Sky

The Crowded Sky

1960 · Nick Hyland

The Man in the Funny Suit

The Man in the Funny Suit

1960 · Self

The Scarface Mob

The Scarface Mob

1959 · Joe Fuselli

A Hole in the Head

A Hole in the Head

1959 · Jerry Marks

That Kind of Woman

That Kind of Woman

1959 · Harry Corwin

The Perfect Furlough

The Perfect Furlough

1958 · Harvey Franklin

A Time to Love and a Time to Die

A Time to Love and a Time to Die

1958 · Reuter

Touch of Evil

Touch of Evil

1958 · Bartender (uncredited)

No Time at All

No Time at All

1958 · Marshall Keats

The Deep Six

The Deep Six

1958 · Lt. Cmdr. Mike Edge

The Troublemakers

The Troublemakers

1957 · Mr. Sprock

Don't Go Near the Water

Don't Go Near the Water

1957 · Gordon Ripwell

Joe Butterfly

Joe Butterfly

1957 · Harold Hathaway

The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown

The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown

1957 · Dandy

The Last Tycoon

The Last Tycoon

1957 · Lou Myrick

The Great Man

The Great Man

1956 · Sid Moore

Requiem for a Heavyweight

Requiem for a Heavyweight

1956 · Maish Rennick

Johnny Concho

Johnny Concho

1956 · Barney Clark

The Naked Hills

The Naked Hills

1956 · Sam Wilkins

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

1956 · Sgt. Caesar Gardella

Shack Out on 101

Shack Out on 101

1955 · George

Running Wild

Running Wild

1955 · Ken Osanger

A Midsummer Daydream

A Midsummer Daydream

1955 · Gambler

The Marauders

The Marauders

1955 · Hook

The Glass Slipper

The Glass Slipper

1955 · Kovin

Men of the Fighting Lady

Men of the Fighting Lady

1954 · Lt. Cmdr. Dodson

Tennessee Champ

Tennessee Champ

1954 · Willy Wurble

The Long, Long Trailer

The Long, Long Trailer

1954 · Policeman

Kiss Me Kate

Kiss Me Kate

1953 · Lippy

All the Brothers Were Valiant

All the Brothers Were Valiant

1953 · Silva

Code Two

Code Two

1953 · Police Sgt. Jumbo Culdane

Battle Circus

Battle Circus

1953 · Sgt. Orvil Statt

Sky Full of Moon

Sky Full of Moon

1952 · Al

Desperate Search

Desperate Search

1952 · Brandy

Fearless Fagan

Fearless Fagan

1952 · Sgt. Kellwin

Holiday for Sinners

Holiday for Sinners

1952 · Joe Piavi

Skirts Ahoy!

Skirts Ahoy!

1952 · Keenan Wynn (uncredited)

The Belle of New York

The Belle of New York

1952 · Max Ferris

Phone Call from a Stranger

Phone Call from a Stranger

1952 · Eddie Hoke

It's a Big Country

It's a Big Country

1951 · Michael Fisher

Angels in the Outfield

Angels in the Outfield

1951 · Fred Bayles

Texas Carnival

Texas Carnival

1951 · Dan Sabinas

Kind Lady

Kind Lady

1951 · Mr. Edwards

Royal Wedding

Royal Wedding

1951 · Irving Klinger / Edgar Klinger

Three Little Words

Three Little Words

1950 · Charlie Kope

Love That Brute

Love That Brute

1950 · Bugsy Welch

Annie Get Your Gun

Annie Get Your Gun

1950 · Charlie Davenport

That Midnight Kiss

That Midnight Kiss

1949 · Artie Geoffrey Glenson

Neptune's Daughter

Neptune's Daughter

1949 · Joe Backett

My Dear Secretary

My Dear Secretary

1948 · Ronnie Hastings

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1948 · Planchet

B.F.'s Daughter

B.F.'s Daughter

1948 · Martin Delwyn 'Marty' Ainsley

Martin Block's Musical Merry-Go-Round No. 1

Martin Block's Musical Merry-Go-Round No. 1

1948 · Self

Song of the Thin Man

Song of the Thin Man

1947 · Clarence 'Clinker' Krause

The Hucksters

The Hucksters

1947 · Buddy Hare

The Cockeyed Miracle

The Cockeyed Miracle

1946 · Ben Griggs

The Thrill of Brazil

The Thrill of Brazil

1946 · Steve Farraugh

Easy to Wed

Easy to Wed

1946 · Warren Haggerty

No Leave, No Love

No Leave, No Love

1946 · Slinky

What Next, Corporal Hargrove?

What Next, Corporal Hargrove?

1945 · Private Mulvehill

Week-End at the Waldorf

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945 · Oliver Webson

Ziegfeld Follies

Ziegfeld Follies

1945 · Caller (segment "Number Please")

The Clock

The Clock

1945 · The Drunk

Between Two Women

Between Two Women

1945 · Tobey

Without Love

Without Love

1945 · Quentin Ladd

Marriage Is a Private Affair

Marriage Is a Private Affair

1944 · Maj. Bob Wilton

Since You Went Away

Since You Went Away

1944 · Lieutenant Solomon

See Here, Private Hargrove

See Here, Private Hargrove

1944 · Pvt. Mulvehill

Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After

1944 · (archive footage)

Lost Angel

Lost Angel

1943 · Packy Roost

Northwest Rangers

Northwest Rangers

1942 · 'Slip' O'Mara

For Me and My Gal

For Me and My Gal

1942 · Eddie Milton (uncredited)

Somewhere I'll Find You

Somewhere I'll Find You

1942 · Tom Purdy

TV shows (81)

The Last Precinct

The Last Precinct

1986 · Butch

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

1984 · Duncan Williams

Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven

1984

Call to Glory

Call to Glory

1984 · Carl Sarnac

Manimal

Manimal

1983

Hardcastle and McCormick

Hardcastle and McCormick

1983 · Henry Willard

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere

1982 · Charlie Heller

The Fall Guy

The Fall Guy

1981

The Greatest American Hero

The Greatest American Hero

1981 · Ira Hagert

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

1980

The Littlest Hobo

The Littlest Hobo

1979

Supertrain

Supertrain

1979 · Winfield Root

Taxi

Taxi

1978 · Leo Goodman

The Bastard

The Bastard

1978 · Johnny Malcolm

Dallas

Dallas

1978 · Digger Barnes

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977 · Charles B Dobbs

Grizzly Adams

Grizzly Adams

1977 · Sargent Monhan

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

1976

The Quest

The Quest

1976 · H.H. Small

The Bionic Woman

The Bionic Woman

1976

One Day at a Time

One Day at a Time

1975

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

1974 · Capt. Joe 'Mad Dog' Siska

Police Woman

Police Woman

1974

Movin' On

Movin' On

1974

The Girl with Something Extra

The Girl with Something Extra

1973

The Bob Newhart Show

The Bob Newhart Show

1972 · Dr. Albert

The Rookies

The Rookies

1972

Emergency!

Emergency!

1972 · Wild Bill

McMillan & Wife

McMillan & Wife

1971 · Professor Zagmeyer

Bearcats!

Bearcats!

1971 · Mason Latimer

Cannon

Cannon

1971

Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones

1971

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

1969

Medical Center

Medical Center

1969 · Hank

Then Came Bronson

Then Came Bronson

1969 · Alex Halvorsen

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

1969 · Hummel

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

1968

Lancer

Lancer

1968

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

1968 · Ed Wallaby, Lester, Joe Williams

Summer Fun

Summer Fun

1966

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

1965

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

1964

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day

1964 · Horace Newman

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963 · Charlie Kling

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963 · Harry Fellows

The Littlest Hobo

The Littlest Hobo

1963 · Colton

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

1963 · Kid Corey, Hamilton 'Give 'em Away' Murphy

Vacation Playhouse

Vacation Playhouse

1963

Combat!

Combat!

1962 · Col. Clyde, Brannigan

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962 · Self

The New Breed

The New Breed

1961 · Ronson

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

1961

Bus Stop

Bus Stop

1961

Target: The Corruptors!

Target: The Corruptors!

1961

The Roaring 20's

The Roaring 20's

1960

Route 66

Route 66

1960

The Islanders

The Islanders

1960 · Agent Blake

The Aquanauts

The Aquanauts

1960 · George Morrisey

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

1959 · Augie 'The Banker' Ciamino

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959 · Gregory West

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

1959 · T. J.

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959 · Sergeant O'Rourke

The Troubleshooters

The Troubleshooters

1959 · Kodiak

Rawhide

Rawhide

1959 · Simon Royce

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

1958 · Lolly

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958 · Self, Joe Fuselli

Naked City

Naked City

1958 · Maxwell Ronan, Bodram Borgata

Playhouse 90

Playhouse 90

1956 · Maish Rennick, Marshall Keats

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

1956 · Self, Self - Guest

Screen Director's Playhouse

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955 · Gambler

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955 · William Botibol, Joe Ferlini

MGM Parade

MGM Parade

1955 · Self

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954 · Alonzo P. Hawk (archive footage)

Studio 57

Studio 57

1954 · Gideon Pickett

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953 · Dandy, Sergeant Kelsey

Omnibus

Omnibus

1952

This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life

1952 · Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Lambert Giles

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951 · Bill Ottman, Howell

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950 · Self

Studio One

Studio One

1948 · Graham Hicks, Wally