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Don Porter

Don Porter

Actor, Director, Sound Department

Born September 24, 1912 in Miami, Oklahoma, USA

Died February 11, 1997

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Donald "Don" Porter (September 24, 1912 –February 11, 1997) was an American actor who appeared in a number of films since the 1940s, including Top Sergeant and Eagle Squadron. On television, he portrayed the widowed father of 15-year-old Frances "Gidget" Lawrence (Sally Field) in the 1965 ABC sitcom Gidget. Besides his work in film and television, Porter was active on stage, as he acted in more than 200 plays, including The Front Page, Plaza Suite, and Any Wednesday. He appeared in various films in the 1940s before landing the role of Peter Sands, the boss of Susan Camille MacNamara (Ann Sothern), on the 1950s sitcom Private Secretary. A retooled version of the series appeared later, titled The Ann Sothern Show. It featured many of the same actors, including Porter as hotel manager James Devery in the venue of a fashionable New York City hotel. He later guest starred on episodes of Green Acres, Love, American Style, The Mod Squad, Barnaby Jones, The Six Million Dollar Man, Hawaii Five-O, Three's Company (on which he played Jack Tripper's uncle), and Switch.

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The Norliss Tapes (1973)

The Norliss Tapes (1973)

Live A Little, Love A Little - Original Trailer 1968

Blu-ray Trailer

Our Miss Brooks - Trailer

She-Wolf of London • 1946 • Theatrical Trailer

Filmography

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Year

Abbott & Costello: The Art of Chemistry Video2021

The First Motion Picture Unit: When Hollywood Went to War Documentary2014

CBS Summer Playhouse Poster

CBS Summer Playhouse TV Series1987Charles Porter

Butterflies in Heat Poster

Butterflies in Heat Feature Film1986Commodore Phillips

Matlock TV Series1986Prof. Erskine Tate

All Together Now TV Movie1984Grandpa Ed Parker

Hotel TV Series1983Jonathan Corry

Prime Times TV Movie1983

Battles: The Murder That Wouldn't Die Poster

Battles: The Murder That Wouldn't Die TV Movie1980Gen. Rocky Jensen

Interview with Pontius Pilate Short Film1980Theodore Michael

The Ghosts of Buxley Hall Poster

The Ghosts of Buxley Hall TV Movie1980Judge Oliver Haynes

The Last Song Poster

The Last Song TV Movie1980Philip Brockhurst

Turnabout Poster

Turnabout Mini-Series1979Ed

Dallas TV Series1978Matt Devlin

Frankie & Annette: The Second Time Around TV Movie1978The Dean

Sword of Justice Poster

Sword of Justice TV Series1978Judge Addams

The Paper Chase Poster

The Paper Chase TV Series1978Franklin Ford II

The President's Mistress Poster

The President's Mistress TV Movie1978Craig

Vega$ TV Series1978Senator William Mitchell

Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A. Poster

Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A. TV Movie1977Caufield

Fantasy Island Poster

Fantasy Island TV Series1977Emmett Latham

The Love Boat Poster

The Love Boat TV Series1977George Cowens

Three's Company Poster

Three's Company TV Series1977Uncle Fremont

City of Angels Poster

City of Angels TV Series1976Manning

The Bionic Woman Poster

The Bionic Woman TV Series1976Dr. James Courtney

A Woman for All Men Poster

A Woman for All Men Feature Film1975Barney

Archer TV Series1975Robert Lawrence

Ellery Queen Poster

Ellery Queen TV Series1975Gregory Layton

Last Hours Before Morning Poster

Last Hours Before Morning TV Movie1975Mr. Pace

Phyllis TV Series1975Jack

Switch TV Series1975Paul Lorimer

The Legend of Lizzie Borden Poster

The Legend of Lizzie Borden TV Movie1975George Robinson

White Line Fever Poster

White Line Fever Feature Film1975Cutler

Happy Anniversary and Goodbye Poster

Happy Anniversary and Goodbye TV Movie1974Ed "Mad Dog" Murphy

Mame Feature Film1974Mr. Upson

Murder or Mercy Poster

Murder or Mercy TV Movie1974Henry Balin

The Morning After Poster

The Morning After TV Movie1974Rudy King

The Six Million Dollar Man Poster

The Six Million Dollar Man TV Series1974Dr. Stanley Bacon

40 Carats Poster

40 Carats Feature Film1973Mr. Latham

Barnaby Jones Poster

Barnaby Jones TV Series1973Adam Montgomery

Chase TV Series1973Miller

Tenafly TV Series1973Miles

The Fuzz Brothers TV Movie1973Flowers

The New Perry Mason Poster

The New Perry Mason TV Series1973Otis Temple

The Norliss Tapes Poster

The Norliss Tapes TV Movie1973Sanford T. Evans

Banacek TV Series1972Arnold Leeland

The ABC Afternoon Playbreak Poster

The ABC Afternoon Playbreak TV Series1972George Owens

The Candidate Poster

The Candidate Feature Film1972Senator Crocker Jarmon

The Rookies Poster

The Rookies TV Series1972Gen. Brooker

Cade's County Poster

Cade's County TV Series1971Martin Russell

McMillan & Wife Poster

McMillan & Wife TV Series1971Adrian Danzinger

Love, American Style Poster

Love, American Style TV Series1969

Hawaii Five-O Poster

Hawaii Five-O TV Series1968Alex Kelsey

Here's Lucy Poster

Here's Lucy TV Series1968Ken Richards

Live a Little, Love a Little Poster

Live a Little, Love a Little Feature Film1968Mike Lansdown

Mod Squad Poster

Mod Squad TV Series1968Dean Prentiss Markham

Judd for the Defense Poster

Judd for the Defense TV Series1967Frank Vinton

Love on a Rooftop Poster

Love on a Rooftop TV Series1966Narrator

Gidget TV Series1965Professor Russell Lawrence

Green Acres Poster

Green Acres TV Series1965Bob Carter

The F.B.I. Poster

The F.B.I. TV Series1965Mason Hammond

Youngblood Hawke Poster

Youngblood Hawke Feature Film1964Ferdie Lax

Gidget Goes to Rome Poster

Gidget Goes to Rome Feature Film1963Russell Lawrence

Vacation Playhouse Poster

Vacation Playhouse TV Series1963Battersea, The Housekeeper

I Love My Doctor TV Movie1962Dr. James Barkley

Bachelor in Paradise Poster

Bachelor in Paradise Feature Film1961Thomas W. Jynson

Here's Hollywood Poster

Here's Hollywood TV Series1960Self

Insight TV Series1960Jim Hinds

The Ann Sothern Show Poster

The Ann Sothern Show TV Series1958James Devery

Desk Set Poster

Desk Set Feature Film1957Elevator Operator Don

Our Miss Brooks Poster

Our Miss Brooks Feature Film1956Lawrence Nolan

Matinee Theatre Poster

Matinee Theatre TV Series19551 episode, 1958

The Magical World of Disney Poster

The Magical World of Disney TV Series1954Judge Oliver Haynes

Private Secretary Poster

Private Secretary TV Series1953Peter Sands

Because You're Mine Poster

Because You're Mine Feature Film1952Capt. Burton Nordell Loring

Cripple Creek Poster

Cripple Creek Feature Film1952Denver Jones

The Savage Poster

The Savage Feature Film1952Running Dog

The Turning Point Poster

The Turning Point Feature Film1952Joe Silbray

The Racket Poster

The Racket Feature Film1951R.G. Connolly

711 Ocean Drive Poster

711 Ocean Drive Feature Film1950Larry Mason

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone Poster

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone Feature Film1950Myron Brynk

My Friend Irma Goes West Poster

My Friend Irma Goes West Feature Film1950Mr. Brent

Buck Privates Come Home Poster

Buck Privates Come Home Feature Film1947Captain Christie

Cuban Pete Poster

Cuban Pete Feature Film1946Roberts

Danger Woman Poster

Danger Woman Feature Film1946Prof. Claude Ruppert

She-Wolf of London Poster

She-Wolf of London Feature Film1946Barry Lanfield

Wild Beauty Poster

Wild Beauty Feature Film1946Dr. Dave Morrow

How to Fly the B-26 Airplane Poster

How to Fly the B-26 Airplane Documentary1944Captain Dick Blake

Resisting Enemy Interrogation Poster

Resisting Enemy Interrogation Feature Film1944Lt. Frank L. Williams, Jr. - American Co-pilot

Keep 'Em Slugging Poster

Keep 'Em Slugging Feature Film1943Jerry

Reconnaissance Pilot Poster

Reconnaissance Pilot Short Film1943Camera Instructor

Eagle Squadron Poster

Eagle Squadron Feature Film1942Ramsey

Eyes of the Underworld Poster

Eyes of the Underworld Feature Film1942Edward Jason

Keeping Fit Poster

Keeping Fit Short Film1942Don - Co-worker

Madame Spy Poster

Madame Spy Feature Film1942David Bannister

Night Monster Poster

Night Monster Feature Film1942Dick Baldwin

Top Sergeant Poster

Top Sergeant Feature Film1942Al Bennett

Who Done It? Poster

Who Done It? Feature Film1942Art Fraser

Sing for Your Supper Poster

Sing for Your Supper Feature Film1941Tim

Mystery of the White Room Poster

Mystery of the White Room Feature Film1939Dr. Donald Fox

Director

1

Gidget TV Series1965

Sound Department

1

In Search of... Poster

In Search of... TV Series1976

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