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Don DeFore

Cast & creator

Don DeFore

1913-08-25 (died at 80) Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USAIMDb

Best known for The Merv Griffin Show, The Love Boat, Murder, She Wrote

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.

Also known as: Donald John DeFore, Don J. DeFore, Don De Fore, Don DeForest

Movies

38

film credits

Series

27

television credits

Career

64

1937–1987 · acting roles

Credit score

6.5

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

Self · 1962

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

Everett Loudon · 1977

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Jake Sanford · 1984

Mannix

Mannix

Ted Hackett · 1967

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere

Harry Klein · 1982

Across film & television

Filmography (65)

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The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

Self

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

Everett Loudon

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Jake Sanford

Mannix

Mannix

Ted Hackett

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere

Harry Klein

The Virginian

The Virginian

Mayor Evans

My Three Sons

My Three Sons

Studio One

Studio One

Capt. George Lowry

Fantasy Island

Fantasy Island

Mr. Wendover

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

Erskin Thornberry

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

Thorny

Matt Houston

Matt Houston

Mayor

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Arthur Clark

Vega$

Vega$

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

George Anders

This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life

Self

Hazel

Hazel

George Baxter

Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen

Dave Pierce

Lux Video Theatre

Stan

Lux Video Theatre

Sam Bradford

Lux Video Theatre

Jack Sargent

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

Jeremy Parker

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Rooter Baker

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

George

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Fallon

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Bill Nichol

Black Beauty

Black Beauty

Martin Tremaine

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Charles McClure

A Time to Love and a Time to Die

A Time to Love and a Time to Die

Boettcher

Too Late for Tears

Too Late for Tears

Don Blake

Dark City

Dark City

Arthur Winant

Romance on the High Seas

Romance on the High Seas

Mr. Michael Kent

A Guy Named Joe

A Guy Named Joe

James J. Rourke

The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life

Jack Weaver

Without Reservations

Without Reservations

Dink Watson

No Room for the Groom

No Room for the Groom

Herman Strouple

Jumping Jacks

Jumping Jacks

Lieutenant Kelsey

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

Jim Bullock

Kid Galahad

Kid Galahad

Ringsider (uncredited)

Kid Galahad

Kid Galahad

Stand In

Ramrod

Ramrod

Bill Schell

The Human Comedy

The Human Comedy

Bernard 'Texas' Anthony (uncredited)

My Friend Irma

My Friend Irma

Richard Rhinelander

A Girl in Every Port

A Girl in Every Port

Bert Sedgwick

The Affairs of Susan

The Affairs of Susan

Mike Ward

The Male Animal

The Male Animal

Wally Myers

Battle Hymn

Battle Hymn

Capt. Dan Skidmore

She's Working Her Way Through College

She's Working Her Way Through College

Shep Slade

The Stork Club

The Stork Club

Sgt. Danny Wilton

You Can't Escape Forever

You Can't Escape Forever

Davis - Reporter (uncredited)

Right to the Heart

Right to the Heart

Tommy Sands

Return from Nowhere

Return from Nowhere

Allan (uncredited)

Wings for the Eagle

Wings for the Eagle

Gil Borden

One Sunday Afternoon

One Sunday Afternoon

Hugo Barnstead

Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour

Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour

Self

All This and World War II

All This and World War II

Self

Southside 1-1000

Southside 1-1000

John Riggs / Nick Starnes

A Rare Breed

A Rare Breed

Winning Your Wings

Winning Your Wings

Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

The Guy Who Came Back

The Guy Who Came Back

Gordon Towne

Men of the Sky

Men of the Sky

Cadet Dick Mathews

We Go Fast

We Go Fast

Herman Huff (as Don DeForest)

You Came Along

You Came Along

Captain W. Anders

City Without Men

City Without Men

Mr. Peters (uncredited)

Brother Rat

Brother Rat

Baseball Catcher