Don DeFore(1913-1993)

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Hazel (1961–1966)

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. DeFore found much more success on television, and was a regular in the hit series Hazel (1961) and The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952).

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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Van Johnson, Don DeFore, Herbert Gunn, Robert Walker, and Tim Murdock in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)

Van Johnson, Don DeFore, Herbert Gunn, and Tim Murdock in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)

Don DeFore in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)

Don DeFore, Herbert Gunn, and Robert Walker in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)

Robert Mitchum, Van Johnson, Don DeFore, John R. Reilly, Robert Walker, and Tim Murdock in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)

Dean Martin, Don DeFore, John Lund, and Diana Lynn in My Friend Irma (1949)

Dean Martin, Hans Conried, Don DeFore, and Diana Lynn in My Friend Irma (1949)

Dean Martin, Don DeFore, and Diana Lynn in My Friend Irma (1949)

Don DeFore and Diana Lynn in My Friend Irma (1949)

Don DeFore, John Lund, and Diana Lynn in My Friend Irma (1949)

Don DeFore and John Lund in My Friend Irma (1949)

Known for:

Too Late for Tears

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Don Blake

1949

It Happened on 5th Avenue

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Jim Bullock

1947

Romance on the High Seas

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Michael Kent

1948

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

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TV Series

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Actor

St. Elsewhere
- Harry Klein
- TV Series
- 1987
Murder, She Wrote
- Jake Sanford
- TV Series
- 1986
Rare Breed
- Frank Nelson
- 1984
Matt Houston
- Mayor
- TV Series
- 1983
Vega$
- Sid Green (as Don De Fore)
- TV Series
- 1978
Fantasy Island
- Mr. Wendover
- TV Series
- 1978
Black Beauty
- Martin Tremaine
- TV Mini Series
- 1978
The Love Boat
- Everett Loudon
- TV Series
- 1978
Ellery Queen
- Dave Pierce
- TV Series
- 1976
Mobile One
- Loomis
- TV Series
- 1976
Marcus Welby, M.D.
- Fletcher
- TV Series
- 1975
The Virginian
- Mayor Evans
- TV Series
- 1970
Mannix
- Ted Hackett
- TV Series
- 1970
The Mod Squad
- George Anders
- TV Series
- 1969
My Three Sons
- Harry Palmer
- TV Series
- 1969

Additional Crew

Soundtrack

Hazel
- performer: "For She's A Jolly Good Fellow" (uncredited)
- TV Series
- 1962
It Happened on 5th Avenue
- performer: "It's a Wonderful Wonderful Feeling", "That's What Christmas Means to Me"
- 1947
The Affairs of Susan
- performer: "If You Knew Susie" (uncredited)
- 1945
A Guy Named Joe
- performer: "St. Louis Blues" (1914), "Fight On" (1922), "I'm A Ding Dong Daddy From Dumas" ("How About You?" (1941), uncredited)
- 1943
The Human Comedy
- performer: "The Last Round-Up (Git Along, Little Dogie, Git Along)" (1933) (uncredited)
- 1943

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Personal details

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Official site
- Don DeFore Fan Club
Alternative names
- Don De Fore
Height
- 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
Born
- August 25, 1913
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Died
- December 22, 1993
- Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
Spouse
- Marion Holmes DeForeFebruary 14, 1942 - December 22, 1993 (his death, 5 children)
Other works
Unsold pilot: Starred in a pilot for a sitcom for Paramount called "Hometown", in which he played a high school gym teacher and father to four rambunctious daughters.
Publicity listings
- 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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Trivia
He once generously helped the beloved Walt Disney out of a jam. During the annual Disneyland Christmas parade, Disney's grandchildren were supposed to ride with him in a horse drawn carriage. Parade time was approaching and the grandchildren had not yet shown up, so he called Don DeFore in a panic and asked if he could borrow two of his children, because he couldn't ride in the parade without kids in his carriage. So Don generously offered up two of his children, Dawn DeFore and Ronnie DeFore to ride in the carriage with Disney in the parade and they dutifully waved to the crowd. This is one of Dawn and Ronnie's fondest childhood memories, and they treasure the pictures of the occasion.

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