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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

62

Gender

Male

Birthday

1913-08-25

Day of Death

1993-12-22 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA

Also Known As

Donald John DeFore

Don J. DeFore

Don De Fore

Don DeForest

Don DeFore

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

Acting

Without Reservations

1946

Without Reservations

as

Dink Watson

Too Late for Tears

1949

Too Late for Tears

as

Don Blake

Dark City

1950

Dark City

as

Arthur Winant

A Guy Named Joe

1943

A Guy Named Joe

as

James J. Rourke

Ramrod

1947

Ramrod

as

Bill Schell

Jumping Jacks

1952

Jumping Jacks

as

Lieutenant Kelsey

Romance on the High Seas

1948

Romance on the High Seas

as

Mr. Michael Kent

The Facts of Life

1960

The Facts of Life

as

Jack Weaver

The Human Comedy

1943

The Human Comedy

as

Bernard 'Texas' Anthony (uncredited)

Southside 1-1000

1950

Southside 1-1000

as

John Riggs / Nick Starnes

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

as

Charles McClure

Battle Hymn

1957

Battle Hymn

as

Capt. Dan Skidmore

A Girl in Every Port

1952

A Girl in Every Port

as

Bert Sedgwick

Wings for the Eagle

1942

Wings for the Eagle

as

Gil Borden

The Stork Club

1945

The Stork Club

as

Sgt. Danny Wilton

Winning Your Wings

1942

Winning Your Wings

as

Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

Kid Galahad

1937

Kid Galahad

as

Ringsider (uncredited)

No Room for the Groom

1952

No Room for the Groom

as

Herman Strouple

The Affairs of Susan

1945

The Affairs of Susan

as

Mike Ward

One Sunday Afternoon

1948

One Sunday Afternoon

as

Hugo Barnstead

We Go Fast

1941

We Go Fast

as

Herman Huff

You Came Along

1945

You Came Along

as

Captain W. Anders

The Guy Who Came Back

1951

The Guy Who Came Back

as

Gordon Towne

The Male Animal

1942

The Male Animal

as

Wally Myers

Brother Rat

1938

Brother Rat

as

Baseball Catcher

City Without Men

1943

City Without Men

as

Mr. Peters (uncredited)

My Friend Irma

1949

My Friend Irma

as

Richard Rhinelander

Men of the Sky

1942

Men of the Sky

as

Cadet Dick Mathews

Return from Nowhere

1944

Return from Nowhere

as

Allan (uncredited)

You Can't Escape Forever

1942

You Can't Escape Forever

as

Davis - Reporter (uncredited)

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Jake Sanford

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Everett Loudon

Studio One

Studio One

as

Capt. George Lowry

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Rooter Baker

Hazel

Hazel

as

George Baxter

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Jeremy Parker

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Sam Bradford

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Jack Sargent

Black Beauty

Black Beauty

as

Martin Tremaine

Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen

as

Dave Pierce

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Mayor Evans

Mannix

Mannix

as

Ted Hackett

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

as

George Anders

Production

Crew

Directing