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Don DeFore(1913-1993)

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Don DeFore
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Hazel (1961–1966)
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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).
BornAugust 25, 1913
DiedDecember 22, 1993(80)
BornAugust 25, 1913
DiedDecember 22, 1993(80)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy

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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, John Lund, 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 (1949)
Too Late for Tears
7.3
  • Don Blake
  • 1949
Don DeFore, Victor Moore, Charles Ruggles, and Gale Storm in It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
7.6
  • Jim Bullock
  • 1947
Doris Day, Jack Carson, Don DeFore, and Janis Paige in Romance on the High Seas (1948)
Romance on the High Seas
7.0
  • Michael Kent
  • 1948
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952)
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
7.4
TV Series
  • Thorny
  • Erskin 'Thorny' Thornberry

Credits

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Actor

  • Denzel Washington, Ed Begley Jr., David Morse, Howie Mandel, Cynthia Sikes, Ellen Bry, William Daniels, and Ed Flanders in St. Elsewhere (1982)
    St. Elsewhere
  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
  • Rare Breed (1984)
    Rare Breed
  • Lee Horsley in Matt Houston (1982)
    Matt Houston
  • Tony Curtis, Robert Urich, Phyllis Davis, and Judy Landers in Vega$ (1978)
    Vega$
    • (as Don De Fore)
  • Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize in Fantasy Island (1977)
    Fantasy Island
  • Black Beauty (1978)
    Black Beauty
  • Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)
    The Love Boat
  • Ellery Queen (1975)
    Ellery Queen
  • Jackie Cooper in Mobile One (1975)
    Mobile One
  • James Brolin, Robert Young, and Elena Verdugo in Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
    Marcus Welby, M.D.
  • James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)
    The Virginian
  • Mike Connors in Mannix (1967)
    Mannix
  • Peggy Lipton, Michael Cole, and Clarence Williams III in Mod Squad (1968)
    Mod Squad
  • Tim Considine, William Frawley, Don Grady, Stanley Livingston, and Fred MacMurray in My Three Sons (1960)
    My Three Sons

Additional Crew

  • Bette Davis and Edward G. Robinson in Kid Galahad (1937)
    Kid Galahad
    • (uncredited)

Soundtrack

  • Whitney Blake, Shirley Booth, Bobby Buntrock, and Don DeFore in Hazel (1961)
    Hazel
    • (uncredited)
  • Don DeFore, Victor Moore, Charles Ruggles, and Gale Storm in It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
    It Happened on Fifth Avenue
  • The Affairs of Susan (1945)
    The Affairs of Susan
    • (uncredited)
  • Spencer Tracy and Irene Dunne in A Guy Named Joe (1943)
    A Guy Named Joe
    • ("How About You?" (1941), uncredited)
  • Mickey Rooney in The Human Comedy (1943)
    The Human Comedy
    • (uncredited)

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Hazel
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Hazel
The Male Animal
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The Male Animal

Personal details

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    • Don DeFore Fan Club
    • August 25, 1913
    • Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
    • December 22, 1993
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
    • 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.
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    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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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!

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