Paul O'Keefe

Paul O'Keefe (born April 27, 1951) is an American actor best known for his work as Ross Lane, the younger brother of Patty Duke's character Patty Lane in the television series The Patty Duke Show and for the movie The Daydreamer. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he began his schooling at the Immaculate Conception School and at the New England Conservatory of Music. He appeared on television with such actors as Sid Caesar, Sarah Vaughan, and Bob Hope. At the age of 7 years, he played Winthrop Paroo in the 1959 musical The Music Man on Broadway. Prior to his engagement for The Music Man, he played Little Jake to Dolores Gray's Annie Get Your Gun at the Carousel Theatre in Framingham, Massachusetts.

Since the deaths of Jean Byron in 2006 and Patty Duke, William Schallert and Eddie Applegate in 2016, O'Keefe is now the only surviving member of The Patty Duke Shows main cast. O'Keefe played guitar and keyboards in the orchestra for the original run of the Broadway musical Rent (musical) and served as the assistant musical director and assistant conductor for the 20th anniversary tour of the show.

Filmography

+ Acting career of Paul O'Keefe Year Title Role 1999 The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights Ross Lane 1999 Celebrity Profile Himself 1979 Hot Hero Sandwich 10 episodes 1972 Child's Play Banks 1967 My Three Sons Norman 1966 The Daydreamer Chris 1963 Best of Patty Duke Ross Lane 1963–1966 The Patty Duke Show Ross Lane 1963 Cowboy and the Tiger Henry 1963 Naked City Jack Johannis 1962–1963 Car 54, Where Are You? 3 episodes 1962 - 1963 1967 - 1968 As the World Turns Dr. Dan 'Danny' Stewart/Tom Hughes 1959 Toast of the Town Himself