Portrait of Don DeFore

Acting

Don DeFore

Career

Active from 1941 to 1978, with a break from 1962 to 1977, busiest in 1942 and 1952 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Too Late for Tears
Too Late for Tears
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Don DeFore Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.0, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Tension
    4.6, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Post-War America 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Situational Humor 2
  • Showbiz Satire 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

55
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

3 titles ยท average score 72
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Jake Sanford

St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere (1982)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Harry Klein

Matt Houston
Matt Houston (1982)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Mayor

1970s

5 titles ยท average score 61
Black Beauty
Black Beauty (1978)

TV show ยท as Martin Tremaine

Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island (1978)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Mr. Wendover

Vega$
Vega$ (1978)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Everett Loudon

Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen (1975)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Dave Pierce

1960s

6 titles ยท average score 65
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad (1968)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as George Anders

Mannix
Mannix (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Ted Hackett

The Virginian
The Virginian (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Mayor Evans

Hazel
Hazel (1961)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as George Baxter

The Facts of Life
The Facts of Life (1960)
GoodWatch score 58

as Jack Weaver

My Three Sons
My Three Sons (1960)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

1950s

16 titles ยท average score 65
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958)
GoodWatch score 74

as Boettcher

Battle Hymn
Battle Hymn (1957)
GoodWatch score 50

as Capt. Dan Skidmore

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Arthur Clark

No Room for the Groom
No Room for the Groom (1952)
GoodWatch score 58

as Herman Strouple

Jumping Jacks
Jumping Jacks (1952)
GoodWatch score 60

as Lieutenant Kelsey

A Girl in Every Port
A Girl in Every Port (1952)
GoodWatch score 38

as Bert Sedgwick

She's Working Her Way Through College
She's Working Her Way Through College (1952)
GoodWatch score 53

as Shep Slade

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Thorny / Erskin Thornberry

The Guy Who Came Back
The Guy Who Came Back (1951)

as Gordon Towne

Southside 1-1000
Southside 1-1000 (1950)
GoodWatch score 62

as John Riggs / Nick Starnes

Dark City
Dark City (1950)
GoodWatch score 66

as Arthur Winant

Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV show ยท as Stan / Sam Bradford

1940s

23 titles ยท average score 65
Too Late for Tears
Too Late for Tears (1949)
GoodWatch score 84

as Don Blake

My Friend Irma
My Friend Irma (1949)
GoodWatch score 65

as Richard Rhinelander

Romance on the High Seas
Romance on the High Seas (1948)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mr. Michael Kent

It Happened on Fifth Avenue
It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
GoodWatch score 71

as Jim Bullock

Ramrod
Ramrod (1947)
GoodWatch score 60

as Bill Schell

Without Reservations
Without Reservations (1946)
GoodWatch score 61

as Dink Watson

The Stork Club
The Stork Club (1945)
GoodWatch score 57

as Sgt. Danny Wilton

You Came Along
You Came Along (1945)
GoodWatch score 69

as Captain W. Anders

The Affairs of Susan
The Affairs of Susan (1945)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mike Ward

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
GoodWatch score 70

as Charles McClure

Men of the Sky
Men of the Sky (1942)

as Cadet Dick Mathews

Winning Your Wings
Winning Your Wings (1942)
GoodWatch score 61

as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

1930s

2 titles ยท average score 64
Brother Rat
Brother Rat (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

as Baseball Catcher

Kid Galahad
Kid Galahad (1937)
GoodWatch score 67

as Ringsider (uncredited)