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Don Porter

Don Porter

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.

Casted
  • The Candidate

    The Candidate

    Played Senator Crocker Jarmon

    Average Rating
    6.5
    179 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 29, 1972
    54 years ago
  • Desk Set

    Desk Set

    Played Don the Elevator Operator (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    6.9
    122 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 02, 1957
    69 years ago
  • She-Wolf of London

    She-Wolf of London

    Played Barry Lanfield

    Average Rating
    5.6
    69 votes
    Release Date
    May 17, 1946
    81 years ago
  • White Line Fever

    White Line Fever

    Played Cutler

    Average Rating
    6.0
    50 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 16, 1975
    51 years ago
  • Who Done It?

    Who Done It?

    Played 'Murder at Midnight' program manager

    Average Rating
    7.0
    41 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 30, 1942
    84 years ago
  • Night Monster

    Night Monster

    Played Dick Baldwin

    Average Rating
    6.2
    39 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 20, 1942
    84 years ago
  • 711 Ocean Drive

    711 Ocean Drive

    Played Larry Mason

    Average Rating
    6.3
    38 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 01, 1950
    76 years ago
  • The Racket

    The Racket

    Played R. G. Connolly

    Average Rating
    6.3
    35 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 25, 1951
    75 years ago
  • The Turning Point

    The Turning Point

    Played Joe Silbray

    Average Rating
    6.2
    33 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 12, 1952
    74 years ago
  • The Legend of Lizzie Borden

    The Legend of Lizzie Borden

    Played George Robinson

    Average Rating
    6.8
    31 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 10, 1975
    51 years ago
  • Mame

    Mame

    Played Mr. Upson

    Average Rating
    6.0
    30 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 07, 1974
    52 years ago
  • Buck Privates Come Home

    Buck Privates Come Home

    Played Capt. Christie

    Average Rating
    6.3
    28 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 04, 1947
    80 years ago
  • Live a Little, Love a Little

    Live a Little, Love a Little

    Played Mike Lansdown

    Average Rating
    5.5
    28 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 23, 1968
    58 years ago
  • The Norliss Tapes

    The Norliss Tapes

    Played Sanford T. Evans

    Average Rating
    6.0
    24 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 21, 1973
    53 years ago
  • Bachelor in Paradise

    Bachelor in Paradise

    Played Thomas W. Jynson

    Average Rating
    6.3
    24 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 01, 1961
    65 years ago
  • The Savage

    The Savage

    Played Running Dog

    Average Rating
    6.1
    17 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 01, 1952
    74 years ago
  • My Friend Irma Goes West

    My Friend Irma Goes West

    Played Mr. Brent

    Average Rating
    6.1
    16 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 25, 1950
    76 years ago
  • 40 Carats

    40 Carats

    Played Mr. Latham

    Average Rating
    5.7
    16 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 28, 1973
    53 years ago
  • Cripple Creek

    Cripple Creek

    Played Denver Jones

    Average Rating
    5.7
    13 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 30, 1952
    74 years ago
  • A Woman for All Men

    A Woman for All Men

    Played Barney

    Average Rating
    4.8
    12 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 01, 1975
    51 years ago
  • Gidget Goes to Rome

    Gidget Goes to Rome

    Played Russell Lawrence

    Average Rating
    4.8
    12 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 07, 1963
    63 years ago
  • Youngblood Hawke

    Youngblood Hawke

    Played Ferdie Lax

    Average Rating
    6.1
    11 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 04, 1964
    62 years ago
  • The Ghosts of Buxley Hall

    The Ghosts of Buxley Hall

    Played Judge Oliver Haynes

    Average Rating
    6.3
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 21, 1980
    45 years ago
  • Our Miss Brooks

    Our Miss Brooks

    Played Lawrence Nolan

    Average Rating
    6.2
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 24, 1956
    70 years ago
  • Resisting Enemy Interrogation

    Resisting Enemy Interrogation

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

    Average Rating
    6.6
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 01, 1944
    82 years ago
  • The President's Mistress

    The President's Mistress

    Played Craig

    Average Rating
    6.7
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 10, 1978
    48 years ago
  • Eyes of the Underworld

    Eyes of the Underworld

    Played Edward Jason

    Average Rating
    4.8
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 02, 1942
    84 years ago
  • Tropic of Desire

    Tropic of Desire

    Played Commodore Phillips

    Average Rating
    6.4
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 15, 1979
    47 years ago
  • Keep 'Em Slugging

    Keep 'Em Slugging

    Played Jerry

    Average Rating
    5.5
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 01, 1943
    84 years ago
  • Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.

    Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.

    Played Caufield

    Average Rating
    5.4
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 26, 1977
    48 years ago
  • Happy Anniversary and Goodbye

    Happy Anniversary and Goodbye

    Played Ed 'Mad Dog' Murphy

    Average Rating
    4.8
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 19, 1974
    52 years ago
  • Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

    Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

    Played Myron Brynk

    Average Rating
    6.0
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 08, 1950
    76 years ago
  • Because You're Mine

    Because You're Mine

    Played Captain Burton Nordell Loring

    Average Rating
    6.7
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 01, 1952
    74 years ago
  • The Morning After

    The Morning After

    Played Rudy King

    Average Rating
    6.5
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 13, 1974
    52 years ago
  • The Murder That Wouldn't Die

    The Murder That Wouldn't Die

    Played Gen. Rocky Jensen

    Average Rating
    2.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 09, 1980
    46 years ago
  • Eagle Squadron

    Eagle Squadron

    Played Ramsey

    Average Rating
    5.5
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 16, 1942
    85 years ago
  • The Last Song

    The Last Song

    Played Philip Brockhurst

    Average Rating
    7.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 23, 1980
    46 years ago
  • Cuban Pete

    Cuban Pete

    Played Roberts

    Average Rating
    5.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 26, 1946
    80 years ago
  • Last Hours Before Morning

    Last Hours Before Morning

    Played Mr. Pace

    Average Rating
    2.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 19, 1975
    51 years ago
  • Top Sergeant

    Top Sergeant

    Played Al Bennett

    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 14, 1942
    85 years ago
  • Madame Spy

    Madame Spy

    Played David Bannister

    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 11, 1942
    84 years ago
  • Danger Woman

    Danger Woman

    Played Professor Claude Ruppert

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 12, 1946
    80 years ago
  • Murder or Mercy

    Murder or Mercy

    Played Henry Balin

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 10, 1974
    52 years ago
  • Wild Beauty

    Wild Beauty

    Played Dr. Dave Morrow

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 08, 1946
    80 years ago

  • Interview with Pontius Pilate

    Played Theodore Michael

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1980
    46 years ago
  • Mystery of the White Room

    Mystery of the White Room

    Played Dr. Donald Fox

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 17, 1939
    88 years ago
  • Reconnaissance Pilot

    Reconnaissance Pilot

    Played Camera Instructor

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 25, 1943
    84 years ago
  • How to Fly the B-26 Airplane

    How to Fly the B-26 Airplane

    Played Captain Dick

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 14, 1944
    83 years ago
  • The Fallbrook Story

    The Fallbrook Story

    Played Narrator

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1952
    75 years ago
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