Acting
Don DeFore
Born August 25, 1913 · Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA · Died December 22, 1993
Biography
Donald John "Don" DeFore (August 25, 1913 – December 22, 1993) was an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet from 1952 to 1957 and the sitcom Hazel from 1961 to 1965, the former which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.
Known for
7.3
Murder, She Wrote
Jake Sanford
8.5
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Arthur Clark
6.3
The Love Boat
Everett Loudon
6.6
Fantasy Island
Mr. Wendover
7.6
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
Boettcher
7.3
Too Late for Tears
Don Blake
8.0
St. Elsewhere
Harry Klein
7.6
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Jim Bullock
7.2
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Charles McClure
7.2
Kid Galahad
Ringsider (uncredited), Stand In
7.4
Mannix
Ted Hackett
6.9
A Guy Named Joe
James J. Rourke
6.6
Ramrod
Bill Schell
6.7
Dark City
Arthur Winant
7.1
My Three Sons
1960 · Series
8.4
Ellery Queen
Dave Pierce
7.1
Romance on the High Seas
Mr. Michael Kent
7.0
The Human Comedy
Bernard 'Texas' Anthony (uncredited)
7.6
The Virginian
Mayor Evans
6.2
Jumping Jacks
Lieutenant Kelsey
Filmography
- 1987Jay Leno's Family Comedy HourSelfMovie
- 1984A Rare BreedMovie
- 1984Murder, She WroteJake SanfordSeries
- 1982St. ElsewhereHarry KleinSeries
- 1982Matt HoustonMayorSeries
- 1978Vega$Series
- 1978Black BeautyMartin TremaineSeries
- 1978Fantasy IslandMr. WendoverSeries
- 1977The Love BoatEverett LoudonSeries
- 1976All This and World War IISelfMovie
- 1975Ellery QueenDave PierceSeries
- 1968The Mod SquadGeorge AndersSeries
- 1967MannixTed HackettSeries
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelfSeries
- 1962The VirginianMayor EvansSeries
- 1961HazelGeorge BaxterSeries
- 1960The Facts of LifeJack WeaverMovie
- 1960My Three SonsSeries
- 1958A Time to Love and a Time to DieBoettcherMovie
- 1957Battle HymnCapt. Dan SkidmoreMovie
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsArthur ClarkSeries
- 1953Letter to LorettaJeremy ParkerSeries
- 1953General Electric TheaterGeorgeSeries
- 1952The Adventures of Ozzie and HarrietErskin Thornberry, ThornySeries
- 1952This Is Your LifeSelfSeries
- 1952She's Working Her Way Through CollegeShep SladeMovie
- 1952No Room for the GroomHerman StroupleMovie
- 1952Jumping JacksLieutenant KelseyMovie
- 1952A Girl in Every PortBert SedgwickMovie
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameRooter BakerSeries
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsFallon, Bill NicholSeries
- 1951The Guy Who Came BackGordon TowneMovie
- 1950Southside 1-1000John Riggs / Nick StarnesMovie
- 1950Dark CityArthur WinantMovie
- 1950Lux Video TheatreStan, Sam Bradford, Jack SargentSeries
- 1949My Friend IrmaRichard RhinelanderMovie
- 1949Too Late for TearsDon BlakeMovie
- 1948One Sunday AfternoonHugo BarnsteadMovie
- 1948Studio OneCapt. George LowrySeries
- 1948Romance on the High SeasMr. Michael KentMovie
- 1947RamrodBill SchellMovie
- 1947It Happened on Fifth AvenueJim BullockMovie
- 1946Without ReservationsDink WatsonMovie
- 1945The Stork ClubSgt. Danny WiltonMovie
- 1945The Affairs of SusanMike WardMovie
- 1945You Came AlongCaptain W. AndersMovie
- 1944Thirty Seconds Over TokyoCharles McClureMovie
- 1944Return from NowhereAllan (uncredited)Movie
- 1944A Guy Named JoeJames J. RourkeMovie
- 1943The Human ComedyBernard 'Texas' Anthony (uncredited)Movie
- 1943City Without MenMr. Peters (uncredited)Movie
- 1942You Can't Escape ForeverDavis - Reporter (uncredited)Movie
- 1942Men of the SkyCadet Dick MathewsMovie
- 1942Wings for the EagleGil BordenMovie
- 1942Winning Your WingsGas Station Attendant (uncredited)Movie
- 1942The Male AnimalWally MyersMovie
- 1942Right to the HeartTommy SandsMovie
- 1941We Go FastHerman Huff (as Don DeForest)Movie
- 1938Brother RatBaseball CatcherMovie
- 1937Kid GalahadRingsider (uncredited), Stand InMovie