Keenan Wynn

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
July 26, 1916 (70 years old)
Died
October 14, 1986
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Popular Genres
Comedy Drama Romance
Career Span
1942 – 2023

Keenan Wynn

1 win
51 nominations
1 Oscar
185 credits

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.

Description above from the Wikipedia article Keenan Wynn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Read more

Personal Info

Born
Jul 26, 1916
From
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
1942 – 2023

Known For

Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968
as Sheriff
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
as Colonel Bat Guano
Nashville
Nashville
1975
as Mr. Green
My Dear Secretary
My Dear Secretary
1948
as Ronnie Hastings
Black Moon Rising
Black Moon Rising
1986
as Iron John
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
1948
as Planchet
The Bastard
The Bastard
1978
as Johnny Malcolm
Hit Lady
Hit Lady
1974
as Buddy McCormack
Point Blank
Point Blank
1967
as Yost
The Last Unicorn
The Last Unicorn
1982
as Captain Cully / Harpy (voice)
The War Wagon
The War Wagon
1967
as Wes Fletcher
Imps*
Imps*
1983
as Charlie

Frequent Collaborators

Claudia Cardinale
Claudia Cardinale
1 shared project
in "Once Upon a Time in the West"
 View Shared Movies
Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda
1 shared project
in "Once Upon a Time in the West"
 View Shared Movies
Jason Robards
Jason Robards
1 shared project
in "Once Upon a Time in the West"
 View Shared Movies
Charles Bronson
Charles Bronson
1 shared project
in "Once Upon a Time in the West"
 View Shared Movies
Gabriele Ferzetti
Gabriele Ferzetti
1 shared project
in "Once Upon a Time in the West"
 View Shared Movies
Paolo Stoppa
Paolo Stoppa
1 shared project
in "Once Upon a Time in the West"
 View Shared Movies
Woody Strode
Woody Strode
1 shared project
in "Once Upon a Time in the West"
 View Shared Movies
Jack Elam
Jack Elam
1 shared project
in "Once Upon a Time in the West"
 View Shared Movies
Frank Wolff
Frank Wolff
1 shared project
in "Once Upon a Time in the West"
 View Shared Movies
Lionel Stander
Lionel Stander
1 shared project
in "Once Upon a Time in the West"
 View Shared Movies
Frank Braña
Frank Braña
1 shared project
in "Once Upon a Time in the West"
 View Shared Movies
Stefano Imparato
1 shared project
in "Once Upon a Time in the West"
 View Shared Movies

Award Recognition

1
Win
51
Nominations
1
Oscar

Complete Filmography

2023

Looking Back Before You Leap as Sanger Rainsford (voice)

2016

Naples '44 as Self

2002

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer as Self (archive footage)

1990

Tales from the Darkside as Duncan Williams

1986

Black Moon Rising as Iron John Award
The Last Precinct as Butch
Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star as Grandpa

1985

Code of Vengeance as Willis
Mirrors as Reverend Dahlstrom
Prime Risk as Dr. Lasser

1984

I'll Give You a Million as Duncan Williams
Call to Glory as Carl Sarnac

1983

Imps* as Charlie Award
The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair as Piers Castillian
Wavelength as Dan

1982

The Last Unicorn as Captain Cully / Harpy (voice) Award
Best Friends as Tom Babson
A Piano for Mrs. Cimino as Barney Fellman
Hysterical as Old Fisherman
The Capture of Grizzly Adams as Bert Woolman

1981

Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission as Stump Harris

1980

Just Tell Me What You Want as Seymour Berger
Mom, the Wolfman and Me as Grandpa Bergman

1979

Sunburn as Mark Elmes
The Glove as Bill Schwartz
Express to Terror as Winfield Root
The Dark as Sherman 'Sherm' Moss
Parts: The Clonus Horror as Jake Noble
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion as Self
The Billion Dollar Threat as Ely
Jamaican Gold as Meat Cleaver Stewart
Hard Knocks as Jed
A Touch of the Sun

1978

The Bastard as Johnny Malcolm Award
Laserblast as Colonel Farley Award
Piranha as Jack
The Lucifer Complex as U.S. Secretary of Defense
Coach as Fenton Granger

1977

Orca as Novak
Sex and the Married Woman as Uncle June
Mission to Glory: A True Story as Father at Trading Mission

1976

The Shaggy D.A. as John Slade Award
That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage)
The Quest: The Longest Drive as Cooler
Demon and the Mummy as Capt. Joe “Mad Dog” Siska
The Quest as H.H. Small
The Killer Inside Me as Chester Conway
High Velocity

1975

Nashville as Mr. Green Award
The Devil's Rain as Sheriff Owens Award
He Is My Brother as Brother Dalton
Target Risk as Simon Cusack
A Woman for All Men as Walter McCoy
The Man Who Would Not Die as Victor Slidell

1974

Hit Lady as Buddy McCormack Award
The Internecine Project as E.J. Farnsworth
Herbie Rides Again as Alonzo Hawk
The Legend of Earl Durand as Col. Nightingale
Popcorn as (voice)

1973

Hijack! as Donny McDonald
A Night Train to Terror as Detective Hanratty
VD Attack Plan as Contagion Corps Sergeant (Narrator)

1972

Snowball Express as Martin Ridgeway Award
The Mechanic as Harry McKenna
Wild in the Sky as Gen. Harry Gobohare
Cancel My Reservation as Sheriff 'Houndtooth' Riley
Panhandle 38 as Billy Bronson / Kile Richards

1971

Pretty Maids All in a Row as Chief John Poldaski
Assault on the Wayne as Orville Kelly
Cannon as Eddie
Terror in the Sky as Milton
The Manipulator as Old Charlie
The Man with Icy Eyes as Harry Davis

1970

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town as Winter Warlock (voice) Award
The Animals as Pudge Elliott Award
House on Greenapple Road as Sgt. Charles Wilentz
Loving as Edward

1969

Viva Max! as General Lacomber
The Young Lawyers as Frank Barron
Mackenna's Gold as Sanchez
The Monitors as General Blackwish
80 Steps to Jonah as Barney Glover
Smith! as Vince Heber

1968

Once Upon a Time in the West as Sheriff Award
Finian's Rainbow as Senator Billboard Rawkins
Shoot, Gringo... Shoot! as Major Charlie Doneghan
Frame Up as Inspector Donald
The Magic Pear Tree as Marquis

1967

Point Blank as Yost Award
The War Wagon as Wes Fletcher Award
Warning Shot as Sgt. Ed Musso
Welcome to Hard Times as Zar
The Rock as Self (uncredited)
Run Like a Thief as Willy Gore

1966

Stagecoach as Luke Plummer
The Night of the Grizzly as Jed Curry
Promise Her Anything as Angelo Carelli
Around the World Under the Sea as Hank Stahl
Outlaw Motorcycles

1965

The Great Race as Hezekiah
Nightmare in the Sun as Junk dealer

1964

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb as Colonel Bat Guano Award
The Patsy as Harry Silver
Bikini Beach as Harvey Huntington Honeywagon
The Americanization of Emily as Old Sailor
Man in the Middle as Lieut. Winston
Honeymoon Hotel as Mr. Sampson
Stage to Thunder Rock as Ross Sawyer

1963

The Power and the Glory as Wine Merchant
The Losers as Burgundy Smith
Son of Flubber as Alonzo P. Hawk
The Bay of St. Michel

1961

The Absent-Minded Professor as Alonzo P. Hawk
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein as Tom Fowler
Black City as Di Gennaro

1960

The Crowded Sky as Nick Hyland

1959

A Hole in the Head as Jerry Marks
The Scarface Mob as Joe Fuselli
That Kind of Woman as Harry Corwin

1958

Touch of Evil as Bartender (uncredited) Award
No Time at All as Marshall Keats
A Time to Love and a Time to Die as Reuter
The Perfect Furlough as Harvey Franklin
The Deep Six as Lt. Cmdr. Mike Edge

1957

Don't Go Near the Water as Gordon Ripwell
Joe Butterfly as Harold Hathaway
The Last Tycoon as Lou Myrick
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown as Dandy

1956

The Naked Hills as Sam Wilkins
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit as Sgt. Caesar Gardella
Johnny Concho as Barney Clark
Requiem for a Heavyweight as Maish Rennick
The Great Man as Sid Moore

1955

The Glass Slipper as Kovin
Running Wild as Ken Osanger
The Marauders as Hook
Shack Out on 101 as George
A Midsummer Daydream as Gambler

1954

The Long, Long Trailer as Policeman
Men of the Fighting Lady as Lt. Cmdr. Dodson
Tennessee Champ as Willy Wurble

1953

Kiss Me Kate as Lippy Award
All the Brothers Were Valiant as Silva
Battle Circus as Sgt. Orvil Statt
Code Two as Police Sgt. Jumbo Culdane

1952

Phone Call from a Stranger as Eddie Hoke
Skirts Ahoy! as Keenan Wynn (uncredited)
The Belle of New York as Max Ferris
Holiday for Sinners as Joe Piavi
Fearless Fagan as Sgt. Kellwin
Sky Full of Moon as Al
Desperate Search as Brandy

1951

Angels in the Outfield as Fred Bayles
Royal Wedding as Irving Klinger / Edgar Klinger
It's a Big Country as Michael Fisher
Kind Lady as Mr. Edwards
Texas Carnival as Dan Sabinas

1950

Annie Get Your Gun as Charlie Davenport
Three Little Words as Charlie Kope
Love That Brute as Bugsy Welch

1949

Neptune's Daughter as Joe Backett
That Midnight Kiss as Artie Geoffrey Glenson

1948

My Dear Secretary as Ronnie Hastings Award
The Three Musketeers as Planchet Award
B.F.'s Daughter as Martin Delwyn 'Marty' Ainsley

1947

Song of the Thin Man as Clarence "Clinker" Krause
The Hucksters as Buddy Hare

1946

Easy to Wed as Warren Haggerty
The Cockeyed Miracle as Ben Griggs
No Leave, No Love as Slinky
The Thrill of Brazil as Steve Farraugh

1945

Ziegfeld Follies as Caller (segment "Number Please")
Week-End at the Waldorf as Oliver Webson
The Clock as The Drunk
Without Love as Quentin Ladd
Between Two Women as Tobey
What Next, Corporal Hargrove? as Private Mulvehill

1944

Since You Went Away as Lieutenant Solomon
Twenty Years After as (archive footage)
Marriage Is a Private Affair as Maj. Bob Wilton
See Here, Private Hargrove as Pvt. Mulvehill

1943

Lost Angel as Packy Roost

1942

For Me and My Gal as Eddie Milton (uncredited)
Somewhere I'll Find You as Tom Purdy
Northwest Rangers as 'Slip' O'Mara

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

Once Upon a Time in the West
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Nashville
Black Moon Rising
The Three Musketeers
The Bastard
Point Blank
The Last Unicorn

Career Statistics

Roles by Genre
Genre Evolution