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Don DeFore

Don DeFore

Actor · Died December 22, 1993, aged 80 · Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 25, 1913
Died
December 22, 1993 (aged 80)
From
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 56 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 2% in 30 days

What are Don DeFore's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
45%
Morality
28%
Self
14%
Power
6%
Society
4%
Survival
3%
Ideas
1%
Romantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 11 · Serious 4 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 10 · Charged 6 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 12 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 9

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 14 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 9 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 9
Ally
2 of 9
Herald
2 of 9
Shadow
1 of 9
Threshold guardian
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
10
Warm
10
Romantic
8
Tense
5
Melancholic
4
Other
14

How their films linger

Feel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Don DeFore's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Don DeFore's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

56 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • A Rare Breed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Jake Sanford

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • St. Elsewhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Klein

  • Matt Houston (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Mayor

  • Vega$ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Black Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 5 episodes · as Martin Tremaine

  • Fantasy Island(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Wendover

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Everett Loudon

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Ellery Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Dave Pierce

  • The Mod Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as George Anders

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Ted Hackett

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Mayor Evans

  • Hazel(1961)

    Show 126 episodes · as George Baxter

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Facts of Life(1960)

    as Jack Weaver

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • My Three Sons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A Time to Love and a Time to Die(1958)

    as Boettcher

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Battle Hymn(1957)

    as Capt. Dan Skidmore

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Arthur Clark

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Loretta Young Show(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeremy Parker

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as George

  • The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet(1952)

    Show 15 episodes · as Erskin Thornberry · as Thorny

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • She's Working Her Way Through College(1952)

    as Shep Slade

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • No Room for the Groom(1952)

    as Herman Strouple

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Jumping Jacks(1952)

    as Lieutenant Kelsey

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • A Girl in Every Port(1952)

    as Bert Sedgwick

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Rooter Baker

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill Nichol · as Fallon

  • The Guy Who Came Back(1951)

    as Gordon Towne

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Southside 1-1000 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as John Riggs / Nick Starnes

  • Dark City(1950)

    as Arthur Winant

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Sargent · as Sam Bradford · as Stan

  • My Friend Irma(1949)

    as Richard Rhinelander

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Too Late for Tears(1949)

    as Don Blake

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • One Sunday Afternoon(1948)

    as Hugo Barnstead

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · as Capt. George Lowry

  • Romance on the High Seas(1948)

    as Mr. Michael Kent

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Ramrod (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Bill Schell

  • It Happened on Fifth Avenue(1947)

    as Jim Bullock

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Without Reservations(1946)

    as Dink Watson

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Stork Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Sgt. Danny Wilton

  • The Affairs of Susan(1945)

    as Mike Ward

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • You Came Along (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Captain W. Anders

  • Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo(1944)

    as Charles McClure

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Return from Nowhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Allan (uncredited)

  • A Guy Named Joe(1943)

    as James J. Rourke

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Human Comedy(1943)

    as Bernard 'Texas' Anthony (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • City Without Men(1943)

    as Mr. Peters (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • You Can't Escape Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Davis - Reporter (uncredited)

  • Men of the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Cadet Dick Mathews

  • Wings for the Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Gil Borden

  • Winning Your Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

  • The Male Animal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Wally Myers

  • Right to the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Tommy Sands

  • We Go Fast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Herman Huff (as Don DeForest)

  • Brother Rat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Baseball Catcher

  • Kid Galahad(1937)

    Stand In · as Ringsider (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 56 titles from 1937 to 1984.

Biggest box office

A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958)

$51K worldwide

Highest rated

It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952)

Film career

Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting56 of 56: 55 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thOther crew1 of 56: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1930s2 · 2 acting · 1 crew1940s23 · acting1950s16 · acting1960s6 · acting1970s5 · acting1980s4 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 8% of 13 roles
4348

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Don DeFore's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed4

Most loved · actor

It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)

Midcredits 93rd · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Don DeFore work with?

People who share at least 2 of Don DeFore's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hal B. Wallis shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers