Donald John DeFore Net Worth

Donald John DeFore Net Worth is
$1.6 Million

Donald John DeFore Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

Don DeFore toured the country in stock companies for several years before making his Broadway debut in 1938. In films since 1941, he occasionally played leads in B pictures, but was more often cast as the good-natured buddy of the hero or a likable but gullible character whom the hero has to bail out of trouble. DeFore found much more success on ...

Full Name	Don DeFore
Date Of Birth	August 25, 1913
Died	1993-12-22
Place Of Birth	Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.
Height	6' 1" (1.85 m)
Profession	Actor, Soundtrack
Education	University of Iowa
Nationality	American
Spouse	Marion Holmes ; children
Children	David DeFore, Ronnie DeFore, Dawn DeFore, Amy N. DeFore, Penny DeFore
Parents	Albina Sylvia Nezerka, Joseph Ervin DeFore
Siblings	Verne DeFore
Nominations	Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor In A Regular Series
Movies	Too Late for Tears, It Happened on Fifth Avenue, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, Romance on the High Seas, Battle Hymn, A Time to Love and a Time to Die, Without Reservations, Dark City, The Facts of Life, My Friend Irma, The Affairs of Susan, You Came Along, Jumping Jacks, The Stork Club, Southside 1-10...
TV Shows	Hazel, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Hollywood Premiere Theatre
Star Sign	Virgo

#	Quote
1	[As Master of Ceremonies at Ronald Reagan's victory party in Los Angeles, November 1966, after his election as Governor of California] This is a great night for actors!

#	Fact
1	Co-starred in a number of war films although he himself was rejected by the military due to medical problems. When asked about his war service, he wryly remark, "I have 550 flying hours in the Hollywood Air Corps. I've been in 50 major engagements in the Hollywood Army. And I've sailed the seven seas in the movie Navy.".
2	One of seven children, his father sidelined as a politician and was active in labor union affairs in addition to being a full-time train engineer.
3	Had contracts with both MGM and Warner Bros. but was eventually dropped by both because he wasn't star material.
4	He met wife Marion Holmes DeFore in Chicago where he was touring in the play "The Male Animal" and she was a vocalist with Art Cassell's orchestra.
5	His last film was Rare Breed (1984) which was directed by David Nelson, the son of his old TV boss Ozzie Nelson.
6	Studied law at the State University of Iowa for a year before dropping out, realizing that what he enjoyed most about it was the pleading of cases in front of an "audience." Instead he joined a local repertory acting company and his first play was entitled "Broadway" for the Cedar Rapids Community Theater.
7	As for sidelines, DeFore was a one-time restaurateur, operating with his brother Don DeFore's Silver Banjo at Disneyland in Anaheim, California; was the American delegate to the Moscow Film Festival in 1969; and was a board committee member for the California Department of Rehabilitation.
8	Appeared at the 1939 New York World's Fair Railroad Pageant.
9	Co-starred as George Baxter, the boss of housekeeper Shirley Booth, for four years on the popular NBC-TV series Hazel (1961). When the show changed networks to CBS, DeFore and his pretty TV wife Whitney Blake were replaced by his character's "younger brother" Steve (played by Ray Fulmer) and his pretty wife (Lynn Borden). It was explained that George Baxter was "transferred" to Saudi Arabia for business reasons. DeFore's TV son (Bobby Buntrock) continued on in the role, staying behind to live with his aunt and uncle. The show last only one more season before it was canceled.
10	First appeared in church plays that were directed by his mother.
11	Was a Boy Scout.
12	Belonged to Dr. Gene Scott's Faith Center in Glendale, California.
13	His father was Joseph Ervin DeFore (1878 - 1942), a railroad engineer in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. His mother was Albina Sylvia Nezerka (1883 - 1975), aka Mrs. Joseph E. DeFore.
14	Grandfather of Sean Welch.
15	He once generously helped the beloved Walt Disney out of a jam. During the annual Disneyland Christmas parade, Disney's grandchildren were supposed to ride with him in a horse drawn carriage. Parade time was approaching and the grandchildren had not yet shown up, so he called Don DeFore in a panic and asked if he could borrow two of his children, because he couldn't ride in the parade without kids in his carriage. So Don generously offered up two of his children, Dawn DeFore and Ronnie DeFore to ride in the carriage with Disney in the parade and they dutifully waved to the crowd. This is one of Dawn and Ronnie's fondest childhood memories, and they treasure the pictures of the occasion.
16	Was the first honorary mayor of Brentwood, the neighborhood in Los Angeles where he built a home in 1948.
17	In 1949, Photoplay Magazine sent DeFore, actor Lon McCallister and a then-unknown Marilyn Monroe on a train trip to Warrensburg, New York to present Photoplay's "Dream Home" contest winner with the key to her new home. Surviving photos dated June 1, 1949 show Don DeFore playing cards with Marilyn on the train trip, and also in front of the home during the event. When Photoplay recruited the group for this, Marilyn Monroe had been in New York to promote her new film Love Happy (1949). It is believed that Don DeFore was in New York to shoot My Friend Irma (1949), the film debut of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.
18	Appeared on the cover of the 6 October 1962 issue of "TV Guide" with Shirley Booth, his costar on the TV series Hazel (1961).
19	Created the role of Wally Myers in the Broadway play "The Male Animal", which opened at the Cort Theatre on January 9, 1940 and ran for 243 performances. He later played the same role in the film version The Male Animal (1942) starring Olivia de Havilland and Henry Fonda. He also appeared in the remake of that film, She's Working Her Way Through College (1952) starring Virginia Mayo and Ronald Reagan.
20	Has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6804 Hollywood Blvd.
21	Attended Washington High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Briefly attended the University of Iowa with intentions of becoming a lawyer. "Less than one year there, I knew I'd made the wrong choice," he later said.
22	Won a scholarship and studied for three years at the famed Pasadena Playhouse. Oscar Hammerstein II saw him in a student produced show "Where Do We Go From Here?" in 1938 and brought it to Broadway, where it had a brief run.
23	Served as president of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences from 1954-1955 and was instrumental in arranging for the Emmy Awards to be broadcast on national TV for the first time on March 7, 1955.
24	Had five children with Marion Holmes DeFore: Penny DeFore, David DeFore, Dawn DeFore, Ronnie DeFore, and Amy N. DeFore.
25	According to the Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Tribune of December 25, 1936, he appeared uncredited in the film Reunion (1936).
26	Judy Garland was Matron of Honor at his wedding to Marion Holmes DeFore.
27	Went to Des Moines, Iowa in June 1976 to campaign for his longtime friend Ronald Reagan at the Republican State Convention in his bid for President of the United States. DeFore appeared in at least two films with Reagan, Brother Rat (1938) and She's Working Her Way Through College (1952).
28	He was the only individual allowed to open a restaurant at Disneyland. He operated the Silver Banjo in Frontierland from 1957 to 1961. His brother Verne DeFore helped him, and they used a gift that their father, a railroad engineer, had brought home from Louisiana - a beautiful silver banjo - as the tiny restaurant's inspiration.

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
St. Elsewhere	1987	TV Series	Harry Klein
Murder, She Wrote	1986	TV Series	Jake Sanford
Rare Breed	1984		Frank Nelson
Matt Houston	1983	TV Series	Mayor
Vega$	1978	TV Series	Sid Green
Fantasy Island	1978	TV Series	Mr. Wendover
Black Beauty	1978	TV Mini-Series	Martin Tremaine
The Love Boat	1978	TV Series	Everett Loudon
Ellery Queen	1976	TV Series	Dave Pierce
Mobile One	1976	TV Series	Loomis
Marcus Welby, M.D.	1975	TV Series
The Virginian	1970	TV Series	Mayor Evans
Mannix	1970	TV Series	Ted Hackett
Mod Squad	1969	TV Series	George Anders
My Three Sons	1969	TV Series	Harry Palmer
A Punt, a Pass, and a Prayer	1968	TV Movie	Rooter Baker
Hazel	1961-1965	TV Series	George Baxter
Daddy-O	1961	TV Movie	Ben Cousin a.k.a. Daddy-O
Alfred Hitchcock Presents	1961	TV Series	Arthur Clark
The Best of the Post	1960	TV Series
The Facts of Life	1960		Jack Weaver
Michael Shayne	1960	TV Series
The Loretta Young Show	1960	TV Series	Jeremy Parker
The Philadelphia Story	1959	TV Movie	George Kitteridge
General Electric Theater	1959	TV Series	George
A Time to Love and a Time to Die	1958		Hermann Boettcher
Studio One in Hollywood	1958	TV Series	Capt. George Lowry
The Ford Television Theatre	1957	TV Series	Tom Harding
The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet	1952-1957	TV Series	Thorny
Battle Hymn	1957		Captain Skidmore
Lux Video Theatre	1953-1956	TV Series	Sam Bradford / Jack Sargent / Stan
Crossroads	1956	TV Series	Rev. C.E. 'Stoney' Jackson
Schlitz Playhouse	1952-1955	TV Series	Bill Nichol / Fallon
Science Fiction Theatre	1955	TV Series	Al Brown
The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater	1955	TV Series
Goodyear Playhouse	1954	TV Series
Hollywood Opening Night	1953	TV Series
She's Working Her Way Through College	1952		Shep Slade
No Room for the Groom	1952		Herman Strouple
Jumping Jacks	1952		Lt. Kelsey
And Now Tomorrow	1952
A Girl in Every Port	1952		Bert Sedgwick
The Bigelow Theatre	1950-1951	TV Series	Walter
The Guy Who Came Back	1951		Gordon Towne
Southside 1-1000	1950		John Riggs / Nick Starnes
Dark City	1950		Arthur Winant
Hollywood Theatre Time	1950	TV Series
The Silver Theatre	1950	TV Series	Walt
My Friend Irma	1949		Richard Rhinelander
Too Late for Tears	1949		Don Blake / Don Blanchard
One Sunday Afternoon	1948		Hugo F. Barnstead
Romance on the High Seas	1948		Michael Kent
It Happened on Fifth Avenue	1947		Jim Bullock
Ramrod	1947		Bill Schell
Without Reservations	1946		Dink
The Stork Club	1945		Sgt. Danny Wilton
You Came Along	1945		Captain W. Anders
The Affairs of Susan	1945		Mike Ward
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo	1944		Charles McClure
Return from Nowhere	1944	Short	Allan (uncredited)
Practical Joker	1944	Short
A Guy Named Joe	1943		James J. Rourke (as Don De Fore)
The Human Comedy	1943		Bernard 'Texas' Anthony (uncredited)
City Without Men	1943		Mr. Peters (uncredited)
You Can't Escape Forever	1942		Davis - Reporter (uncredited)
Men of the Sky	1942	Short	Cadet Dick Mathews
Wings for the Eagle	1942		Gil Borden
Winning Your Wings	1942	Short	Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
The Male Animal	1942		Wally Myers
Right to the Heart	1942		Tommy Sands (as Don De Fore)
We Go Fast	1941		Herman Huff (as Don DeForest)
Brother Rat	1938		Baseball Catcher (uncredited)
Freshman Year	1938		Upperclassman (uncredited)
Submarine D-1	1937		Sailor (uncredited)
Kid Galahad	1937		Ringsider (uncredited)
Reunion	1936		Bit Role (uncredited)

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status
Hazel	1962	TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Affairs of Susan	1945	performer: "If You Knew Susie" - uncredited
A Guy Named Joe	1943	"How About You?" 1941, uncredited / performer: "St. Louis Blues" 1914, "Fight On" 1922, "I'm A Ding Dong Daddy From Dumas" - uncredited
The Human Comedy	1943	performer: "The Last Round-Up Git Along, Little Dogie, Git Along" 1933 - uncredited

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Family Comedy Hour	1987	TV Special	Himself
The 39th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	1987	TV Special	Himself - Audience Member
NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration	1986	TV Special documentary	Himself
All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan	1985	TV Special	Himself
Our Time	1985	TV Series	Himself
The Wizard of Odds	1974	TV Series	Himself - Guest
The Virginia Graham Show	1971	TV Series	Himself
The Linkletter Show	1965	TV Series	Himself - Guest
The Merv Griffin Show	1965	TV Series	Himself
I've Got a Secret	1965	TV Series	Himself - Celebrity Guest
The Match Game	1964	TV Series	Himself - Team Captain
Here's Hollywood	1961-1962	TV Series	Himself
This Is Your Life	1953-1959	TV Series	Himself
Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Premiere	1955	Short	Himself
Dateline: Disneyland	1955	TV Special documentary	Himself
Screen Snapshots Series 34, No. 6: Hollywood Shower of Stars	1955	Short	Himself
Screen Snapshots: Hopalong in Hoppy Land	1951	Documentary short	Himself
Screen Snapshots: Thirtieth Anniversary Special	1950	Short	Himself
Erskine Johnson's Hollywood Reel	1949	TV Series	Himself

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
The First Motion Picture Unit: When Hollywood Went to War	2014	Documentary
All This and World War II	1976	Documentary	Himself

Won Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
1960	Star on the Walk of Fame	Walk of Fame	Television	On 8 February 1960. At 6804 Hollywood Blvd.

Nominated Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
1955	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Best Supporting Actor in a Regular Series	The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (1952)

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Donald John DeFore Net Worth

Donald John DeFore Net Worth is
$1.6 Million