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Don DeFore is a Actor American born on 25 august 1913 at Cedar Rapids (USA)

Don DeFore

Don DeFore
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Birth name Donald John DeFore
Nationality USA
Birth 25 august 1913 at Cedar Rapids (USA)
Death 22 december 1993 (at 80 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Donald John "Don" DeFore (August 25, 1913 – December 22, 1993) was an American film, radio, and television actor. DeFore is best known as Erskin "Thorny" Thornberry, the Nelson family's neighbor on the long running sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and as George "Mr. B." Baxter on the 1960s sitcom Hazel.

Biography

Marriage and children

DeFore married singer Marion Holmes (born Marion Holm, January 21, 1918, Chicago) on February 14, 1942. Judy Garland served as Holmes' matron of honor. Holmes performed with the Henry Busse Orchestra from 1935 to 1939, and later with Art Kassel and his "Castles in the Air" from 1939 until their marriage. They had five children: Penny, David, Dawn, Ron, and Autumn. They remained married until DeFore's death in 1993.


Politics and other activities
DeFore and his family were longtime residents of the Mandeville Canyon section of Brentwood and attended the Village Church of Westwood Lutheran. DeFore served as Brentwood's honorary Mayor and also served as a member of the advisory committee for the California Department of Rehabilitation. DeFore was also a 33rd degree Freemason

From 1957 to 1962, DeFore and his family operated the Silver Banjo Barbecue, a restaurant located in Frontierland of Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California. In July 1969, DeFore served as the American delegate at the Moscow International Film Festival.

A long time Republican, DeFore was a delegate at the 1980 Republican National Convention. His friend, former actor and 40th President of the United States Ronald Reagan, appointed him to the Presidential Advisory Council to the Peace Corps.

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Don DeFore (34 films)

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Actor

The Facts of Life, 1h43
Directed by Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality
Actors Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Ruth Hussey, Don DeFore, Louis Nye, Philip Ober
Roles Jack Weaver
Rating62% 3.144423.144423.144423.144423.14442
As the yearly vacation of six neighbors, the Gilberts, Masons, and Weavers, approaches, Kitty Weaver (Lucille Ball) and Larry Gilbert (Bob Hope) find themselves frustrated with the routine. When both their spouses (Ruth Hussey and Don DeFore) are kept away from the vacation, Kitty and Larry find themselves alone in Acapulco, with the Masons (Philip Ober and Marianne Stewart) bedridden with illness. Forced together, Kitty and Larry fall in love. Once the vacation is over, however, they have difficulties in either abandoning or continuing their romance.
A Time to Love and a Time to Die, 2h12
Directed by Douglas Sirk
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors John Gavin, Liselotte Pulver, Keenan Wynn, Jock Mahoney, Klaus Kinski, Charles Régnier
Roles Boettcher
Rating75% 3.7925053.7925053.7925053.7925053.792505
Ernst Graeber is a German soldier stationed on the Eastern Front during the war's last days. He and fellow soldiers Steinbrenner and Hirschland are ordered to kill Russian civilians, but Hirschland commits suicide instead.
Battle Hymn, 1h48
Directed by Douglas Sirk
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Biography
Themes Films about children, Politique, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors Rock Hudson, Anna Kashfi, Dan Duryea, Don DeFore, Martha Hyer, Richard Loo
Roles Capt. Dan Skidmore
Rating62% 3.14913.14913.14913.14913.1491
Prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dean Hess (Rock Hudson) was a minister in Ohio. The attack prompts him to become a fighter pilot. Hess had accidentally dropped a bomb on an orphanage in Germany during World War II, killing 37 orphans. At the start of the Korean War, Hess volunteers to return to the cockpit and is assigned as the senior USAF advisor/Instructor Pilot to the Republic of Korea Air Force, flying F-51D Mustangs.
Jumping Jacks, 1h36
Directed by Norman Taurog
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Military humor in film, Transport films, Aviation films, Buddy films
Actors Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Mona Freeman, Don DeFore, Robert Strauss, Richard Erdman
Roles Lieutenant Kelsey
Rating62% 3.1000953.1000953.1000953.1000953.100095
Chick Allen (Dean Martin) is a paratrooper. He invites his former partner, Hap Smith (Jerry Lewis), to help out with a show that he and the other soldiers are preparing. However, the general is unhappy with the quality of past shows and is threatening to eliminate them unless the quality improves, which is why Chick has invited Hap to help.
A Girl in Every Port, 1h26
Directed by Chester Erskine
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Groucho Marx, Marie Wilson, William Bendix, Don DeFore, Gene Lockhart, Dee Hartford
Roles Bert Sedgwick
Rating52% 2.607552.607552.607552.607552.60755
Deux marins achètent un cheval de course qui s'avère être un tocard. Ils prennent une permission pour résoudre le problème mais le cheval a un jumeau qui lui est un champion. Ils décident d'établir un plan pour prendre leur revanche.
She's Working Her Way Through College, 1h44
Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors Virginia Mayo, Julie Newmar, Ronald Reagan, Gene Nelson, Don DeFore, Phyllis Thaxter
Roles Shep Slade
Rating60% 3.047653.047653.047653.047653.04765
Angela Gardner (Virginia Mayo) is an exotic dancer who decides to improve her mind; she enrolls in a college where Professor John Palmer (Ronald Reagan) teaches English. There is an old rivalry between the bookish Palmer and onetime college football jock Shep Slade (Don DeFore). When the college trustees oppose Angela's presence on campus, Palmer staunchly defends her right to an education.
No Room for the Groom, 1h22
Directed by Douglas Sirk
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Tony Curtis, Fess Parker, Piper Laurie, Don DeFore, Spring Byington, Lee Aaker
Roles Herman Strouple
Rating60% 3.047723.047723.047723.047723.04772
Vineyard owner Alvah Morrell and his girl Lee Kingshead elope to Las Vegas before he must return to active military duty. They are unable to have a honeymoon because Alvah comes down with a case of chicken pox and Lee must be quarantined from him.
The Guy Who Came Back, 1h31
Directed by Joseph M. Newman
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, American football films, Children's films
Actors Paul Douglas, Joan Bennett, Linda Darnell, Don DeFore, Billy Gray, Zero Mostel
Roles Gordon Towne
Rating62% 3.134573.134573.134573.134573.13457
Injured and out of shape, "Hurricane" Harry Joplin is unhappy about not being accepted for World War II duty by the Navy and unhappier still when the New York Titans decline to offer him a new contract, suggesting he become a coach instead. Harry refuses to believe his football days are over.
Southside 1-1000, 1h13
Origin USA
Genres Crime
Actors Don DeFore, Andrea King, George Tobias, Barry Kelley, Morris Ankrum, Robert Osterloh
Roles John Riggs / Nick Starnes
Rating62% 3.141153.141153.141153.141153.14115
Based on a true story, the US secret service goes after a gang of counterfeiters, whose engraver (Morris Ankrum) has secretly constructed his plates while in prison. A federal agent (Don DeFore) poses as the counterfeiters' contact man in order to purchase enough bills to incriminate the gang.
Dark City
Dark City (1950)
, 1h38
Directed by William Dieterle, Gerd Oswald
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime, Romance
Actors Charlton Heston, Lizabeth Scott, Viveca Lindfors, Don DeFore, Dean Jagger, Jack Webb
Roles Arthur Winant
Rating66% 3.3461153.3461153.3461153.3461153.346115
A group of hustlers take a man for $5000 in a poker game. When the man ends up killing himself, the heat is put on the gamblers in the game. The dead man's vengeful brother begins picking off the gamblers one by one.
My Friend Irma, 1h43
Directed by George Marshall, Hal Walker, Oscar Rudolph
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Marie Wilson, Diana Lynn, Don DeFore, John Lund
Roles Richard Rhinelander
Rating64% 3.2000153.2000153.2000153.2000153.200015
The storyline follows two women, Irma Peterson (Marie Wilson) and Jane Stacey (Diana Lynn), who room together in New York. Irma is a somewhat dim-witted blonde who deep down has good intentions. Jane is an amibitious woman who dreams of marrying a rich man. She winds up as a secretary for a millionaire, Richard Rhinelander (Don DeFore).
Too Late for Tears, 1h39
Directed by Byron Haskin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Lizabeth Scott, Don DeFore, Dan Duryea, John Arthur Kennedy, Kristine Miller, Barry Kelley
Roles Don Blake
Rating72% 3.644343.644343.644343.644343.64434
Jane and Alan Palmer (Scott and Kennedy) are driving to a party in the Hollywood Hills one evening when someone in another car throws a suitcase into the back seat of their convertible. They open it and discover packs of cash. They are chased by yet another car for a short time but get away. Back at their upper-middle-class Hollywood apartment, they examine the cash. Jane wants to keep the money, but Alan wants to take it to the police. Alan places the suitcase and cash in a locker at Union Station, hoping he can sway Jane into surrendering it to the police.
Romance on the High Seas, 1h39
Directed by Michael Curtiz, Busby Berkeley
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Jack Carson, Janis Paige, Don DeFore, Doris Day, Oscar Levant, S.Z. Sakall
Roles Mr. Michael Kent
Rating69% 3.4962353.4962353.4962353.4962353.496235
Elvira Kent (Janis Paige) and her husband Michael (Don DeFore) suspect each other of cheating. For their wedding anniversary, Elvira books an ocean cruise to Rio de Janeiro but her husband claims that unexpected business will prevent him from going. Seeing an opportunity, Elvira pretends to take the trip alone, but in fact sends singer Georgia Garrett (Doris Day), a woman she'd met at the travel agency, in her place and under her name. By secretly staying behind, Elvira hopes to find out if Michael is indeed sneaking around behind her back. Michael, however, is suspicious over Elvira's supposed willingness to go on the trip alone, and so hires private detective Peter Virgil (Jack Carson) to see if she is sneaking around behind his back.
One Sunday Afternoon, 1h30
Directed by Raoul Walsh
Origin USA
Genres Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors Dennis Morgan, Janis Paige, Don DeFore, Dorothy Malone, Oscar O'Shea, Ben Blue
Roles Hugo Barnstead
Rating57% 2.8568352.8568352.8568352.8568352.856835
Un dimanche après-midi, Biff Grimes, un dentiste de New York se remémore le bon vieux temps avec son ami Nick, le barbier. Il reçoit un appel d'urgence pour soigner la dent d'Hugo Barnstead, le conseiller municipal. Biff en veut à Hugo, qu'il connait depuis sa jeunesse, mais il accepte de l'aider tout en imaginant sa vengeance. Leur rivalité remonte à des années auparavant, lorsque Biff et Hugo étaient tous deux amoureux de la belle Virginia Brush...