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Don DeFore (1913–1993)

Don DeFore toured the country in stock companies for several years before making his Broadway debut in 1938. In films since 1941, he occasionally played leads in B pictures, but was more often cast as the good-natured buddy of the hero or a likable but gullible character whom the hero has to bail out of trouble... See full bio »

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Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins See more awards »

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Filmography

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1987 St. Elsewhere (TV series)
Visiting Daze (1987)
 
1986 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Jake Sanford
Unfinished Business (1986) … Jake Sanford
 
1984 A Rare Breed
Frank Nelson
 
1983 Matt Houston (TV series)
Mayor
The Beverly Hills Social Club (1983) … Mayor
 
1978 Vega$ (TV series)
Sid Green
Serve, Volley and Kill (1978) … Sid Green (as Don De Fore)
 
1978 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Mr. Wendover
The War Games/Queen of the Boston Bruisers (1978) … Mr. Wendover
 
1978 Black Beauty (TV mini-series)
Martin Tremaine
 
1978 The Love Boat (TV series)
Everett Loudon
 
1976 Ellery Queen (TV series)
Dave Pierce
The Adventure of the Sinister Scenario (1976) … Dave Pierce
 
1975 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Go Ahead and Cry (1975)
 
1970 The Virginian (TV series)
Evans
The West vs. Colonel MacKenzie (1970) … Evans
 
1970 Mannix (TV series)
Ted Hackett
Murder Revisited (1970) … Ted Hackett
 
1969 Mod Squad (TV series)
George Anders
A Place to Run, a Heart to Hide In (1969) … George Anders
 
1969 My Three Sons (TV series)
Harry Palmer
The Matchmakers (1969) … Harry Palmer
 
1968 A Punt, a Pass, and a Prayer (TV movie)
Rooter Baker
 
1961-1965 Hazel (TV series)
George Baxter
The Investor (1965) … George Baxter
 
1961 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Arthur Clark
Coming, Mama (1961) … Arthur Clark
 
1961 Daddy-O (TV movie)
Ben Cousin a.k.a. Daddy-O
 
1960 The Best of the Post (TV series)
Suicide Flight (1960)
 
1960 The Facts of Life
Jack Weaver
 
1960 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Jeremy Parker
Plain, Unmarked Envelope (1960) … Jeremy Parker
 
1959 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
George
The Lady's Choice (1959) … George
 
1958 A Time to Love and a Time to Die
Hermann Boettcher
 
1958 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Capt. George Lowry
The Enemy Within (1958) … Capt. George Lowry
 
1957 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Tom Harding
The Idea Man (1957) … Tom Harding
 
1952-1957 The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (TV series)
Thorny
Ozzie, the Treasurer (1957) … Thorny
David Picks Up the Tab (1956) … Thorny
Pool Table (1956) … Thorny
Captain Salty and the Submarine (1956) … Thorny
Harriet's Secret Admirer (1956) … Thorny
 
1957 Battle Hymn
Capt. Dan Skidmore
 
1953-1956 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Jack Sargent / Sam Bradford / Stan
You Can't Escape Forever (1956) … Sam Bradford
Remember the Night (1955) … Jack Sargent
Make Believe Bride (1953) … Stan
 
1956 Crossroads (TV series)
Rev. C.E. 'Stoney' Jackson
The Comeback (1956) … Rev. C.E. 'Stoney' Jackson
 
1952-1955 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Bill Nichol
A Gift of Life (1955) … Bill Nichol
 
1955 Science Fiction Theatre (TV series)
Al Brown
Time Is Just a Place (1955) … Al Brown
 
1955 The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater (TV series)
Nearly Normal (1955)
 
1954 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
 
1953 Hollywood Opening Night (TV series)
The Romantic Type (1953)
 
1952 No Room for the Groom
Herman Strouple
 
1952 Jumping Jacks
Lt. Kelsey
 
1952 A Girl in Every Port
Bert Sedgwick
 
1951 The Bigelow Theatre (TV series)
Always a Bridesmaid (1951)
Woman's Privilege (1951)
 
1951 The Guy Who Came Back
Gordon Towne
 
1950 Southside 1-1000
John Riggs/Nick Starnes
 
1950 Hollywood Theatre Time (TV series)
 
1950 The Silver Theatre (TV series)
Walt
Walt and Lavinia (1950) … Walt
Double Feature (1950)
 
1949 My Friend Irma
Richard Rhinelander
 
1948 One Sunday Afternoon
Hugo Barnstead
 
1948 Romance on the High Seas
Michael Kent
 
1947 It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Jim Bullock
 
1946 Without Reservations
Lt. Dink Watson
 
1945 The Stork Club
Sgt. Danny Wilton
 
1945 You Came Along
Captain W. Anders aka 'Shakespeare'
 
1945 The Affairs of Susan
Mike Ward
 
1944 Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Charles McClure - Crew of the Ruptured Duck
 
1944 Return from Nowhere (short)
Allan (uncredited)
 
1944 Practical Joker (short)
 
1943 A Guy Named Joe
James J. Rourke (as Don De Fore)
 
1943 The Human Comedy
Bernard 'Texas' Anthony (uncredited)
 
1943 City Without Men
Mr. Peters (uncredited)
 
1942 You Can't Escape Forever
Davis - Reporter (uncredited)
 
1942 Men of the Sky (short)
Cadet Dick Mathews
 
1942 Wings for the Eagle
Gil Borden
 
1942 Winning Your Wings (short)
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
 
1942 The Male Animal
Wally Myers
 
1942 Right to the Heart
Tommy Sands
 
1941 We Go Fast
Herman Huff (as Don DeForest)
 
1938 Brother Rat
Baseball Catcher (uncredited)
 
1938 Freshman Year
Upperclassman (uncredited)
 
1937 Submarine D-1
Sailor (uncredited)
 
1937 Kid Galahad
Ringsider (uncredited)
 
1936 Reunion
Bit Role (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (3 titles)
1962 Hazel (TV series)
Dorothy's Birthday (1962) (performer: "For She's A Jolly Good Fellow" - uncredited)
 
1943 A Guy Named Joe (performer: "St. Louis Blues" 1914, "Fight On" 1922, "I'm A Ding Dong Daddy From Dumas" / "How About You?" 1941)
 
1943 The Human Comedy (performer: "The Last Round-Up Git Along, Little Dogie, Git Along" 1933 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (13 titles)
1987 Family Comedy Hour (TV movie)
Himself
 
1986 NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1985 Our Time (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.7 (1985) … Himself
 
1974 The Wizard of Odds (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 20 May 1974 (1974) … Himself - Guest
 
1971 The Virginia Graham Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 23 February 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1965 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.27 (1965) … Himself
 
1965 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Guest
Episode dated 14 June 1965 (1965) … Guest
 
1953-1959 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
Charlie Ruggles (1959) … Himself
Don DeFore (1953) … Himself
 
1955 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Premiere (short)
Himself
 
1955 Dateline: Disneyland (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1951 Screen Snapshots: Hopalong in Hoppy Land (documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1976 All This and World War II (documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage: Appeared in "Born Yesterday" at Melodyland Theatre, Anaheim, CA, with Pamela Britton, Feb. 1966. See more »

Official Sites:

Don DeFore Fan Club | See more »

Alternate Names:

Don De Fore | Don J. DeFore | Don DeForest

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[As Master of Ceremonies at Ronald Reagan's victory party in Los Angeles, November 1966, about Reagan's election as Governor of California] This is a great night for actors! See more »

Trivia:

In 1949, Photoplay Magazine sent DeFore, actor Lon McCallister and a then-unknown Marilyn Monroe on a train trip to Warrensburg, New York to present Photoplay's "Dream Home" contest winner with the key to her new home. Surviving photos dated June 1, 1949 show Don DeFore playing cards with Marilyn on the train trip... See more »

Nickname:

Dude See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo