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Don Porter

Acting
September 24, 1912
— February 11, 1997(84 years old)
Miami, Oklahoma, USA
Popularity: 1
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Biography

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...

Also Known As

Donald Porter • Donald Cecil Porter

Known For

Dallas series poster (1978)
6.8

Dallas

Matt Devlin

The Love Boat series poster (1977)
6.3

The Love Boat

Slade Summerhill

Hawaii Five-O series poster (1968)
7.2

Hawaii Five-O

Jonathan Cavel

Hawaii Five-O series poster (1968)
7.2

Hawaii Five-O

Alex Kelsey

Love, American Style series poster (1969)
6.1

Love, American Style

Matlock series poster (1986)
7.1

Matlock

Erskine Tate

The Six Million Dollar Man series poster (1974)
7.3

The Six Million Dollar Man

Dr. Stanley Bacon

Hotel series poster (1982)
6.8

Hotel

Jonathan Corry

Green Acres series poster (1965)
7.2

Green Acres

The F.B.I. series poster (1965)
5.6

The F.B.I.

Mason Hammond

Barnaby Jones series poster (1973)
7.0

Barnaby Jones

Jeremy Markham

Three's Company series poster (1977)
7.6

Three's Company

Photos of Don Porter

Filmography

1980s

The Last Song movie poster (1980)
8.0

The Last Song

Philip Brockhurst

The Ghosts of Buxley Hall movie poster (1980)
6.5

The Ghosts of Buxley Hall

Judge Oliver Haynes

The Murder That Wouldn't Die movie poster (1980)
4.3

The Murder That Wouldn't Die

Gen. Rocky Jensen

1970s

Tropic of Desire movie poster (1979)
6.4

Tropic of Desire

Commodore Phillips

The President's Mistress movie poster (1978)
6.8

The President's Mistress

Craig

Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A. movie poster (1977)
6.3

Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.

Caufield

White Line Fever movie poster (1975)
6.0

White Line Fever

Cutler

A Woman for All Men movie poster (1975)
4.9

A Woman for All Men

Barney

The Legend of Lizzie Borden movie poster (1975)
6.9

The Legend of Lizzie Borden

George Robinson

Last Hours Before Morning movie poster (1975)
4.5

Last Hours Before Morning

Mr. Pace

Mame movie poster (1974)
6.0

Mame

Mr. Upson

Happy Anniversary and Goodbye movie poster (1974)
5.2

Happy Anniversary and Goodbye

Ed Murphy

The Morning After movie poster (1974)
6.7

The Morning After

Rudy King

Murder or Mercy movie poster (1974)
10.0

Murder or Mercy

Henry Balin

40 Carats movie poster (1973)
5.7

40 Carats

Mr. Latham

The Norliss Tapes movie poster (1973)
6.2

The Norliss Tapes

Sanford T. Evans

The Candidate movie poster (1972)
6.5

The Candidate

Senator Crocker Jarmon

1960s

Live a Little, Love a Little movie poster (1968)
5.6

Live a Little, Love a Little

Mike Lansdown

Youngblood Hawke movie poster (1964)
6.3

Youngblood Hawke

Ferdie Lax

Gidget Goes to Rome movie poster (1963)
5.0

Gidget Goes to Rome

Russell Lawrence

Bachelor in Paradise movie poster (1961)
6.3

Bachelor in Paradise

Thomas W. Jynson

1950s

Desk Set movie poster (1957)
7.0

Desk Set

Don the Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Our Miss Brooks movie poster (1956)
6.6

Our Miss Brooks

Lawrence Nolan

The Savage movie poster (1952)
6.3

The Savage

Running Dog

The Turning Point movie poster (1952)
6.3

The Turning Point

Joe Silbray

Cripple Creek movie poster (1952)
6.0

Cripple Creek

Denver Jones

Because You're Mine movie poster (1952)
6.8

Because You're Mine

Captain Burton Nordell Loring

The Fallbrook Story movie poster (1952)

The Fallbrook Story

Narrator

The Racket movie poster (1951)
6.3

The Racket

R. G. Connolly

711 Ocean Drive movie poster (1950)
6.4

711 Ocean Drive

Larry Mason

My Friend Irma Goes West movie poster (1950)
6.2

My Friend Irma Goes West

Mr. Brent

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone movie poster (1950)
7.0

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

Myron Brynk

1940s

Buck Privates Come Home movie poster (1947)
6.4

Buck Privates Come Home

Capt. Christie

Cuban Pete movie poster (1946)
6.0

Cuban Pete

Roberts

She-Wolf of London movie poster (1946)
5.6

She-Wolf of London

Barry Lanfield

Wild Beauty movie poster (1946)
8.0

Wild Beauty

Dr. Dave Morrow

Danger Woman movie poster (1946)
8.0

Danger Woman

Professor Claude Ruppert

Resisting Enemy Interrogation movie poster (1944)
6.6

Resisting Enemy Interrogation

Lt. Frank L. Williams, Jr. - American Co-pilot

How to Fly the B-26 Airplane movie poster (1944)
9.0

How to Fly the B-26 Airplane

Captain Dick

Keep 'Em Slugging movie poster (1943)
5.8

Keep 'Em Slugging

Jerry

Reconnaissance Pilot movie poster (1943)
7.0

Reconnaissance Pilot

Camera Instructor

Night Monster movie poster (1942)
6.3

Night Monster

Dick Baldwin

Eagle Squadron movie poster (1942)
7.0

Eagle Squadron

Ramsey

Who Done It? movie poster (1942)
6.9

Who Done It?

'Murder at Midnight' program manager

Madame Spy movie poster (1942)
6.5

Madame Spy

David Bannister

Eyes of the Underworld movie poster (1942)
5.6

Eyes of the Underworld

Edward Jason

Top Sergeant movie poster (1942)
6.5

Top Sergeant

Al Bennett

1930s

Mystery of the White Room movie poster (1939)
9.0

Mystery of the White Room

Dr. Donald Fox