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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

Born

Sep 24, 1912

Miami, Oklahoma, USA

Died

Feb 11, 1997

Known For

Acting

Movies

49 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.4

Known For

Tropic of Desire
Tropic of Desire
1979 as Commodore Phillips
★ 6.4
40 Carats
40 Carats
1973 as Mr. Latham
★ 5.8
The Savage
The Savage
1952 as Running Dog
★ 6.3
Desk Set
Desk Set
1957 as Don the Elevator Operator (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The Candidate
The Candidate
1972 as Senator Crocker Jarmon
★ 6.5
The Racket
The Racket
1951 as R. G. Connolly
★ 6.3
711 Ocean Drive
711 Ocean Drive
1950 as Larry Mason
★ 6.4
Mame
Mame
1974 as Mr. Upson
★ 6.0
Cripple Creek
Cripple Creek
1952 as Denver Jones
★ 6.0
Youngblood Hawke
Youngblood Hawke
1964 as Ferdie Lax
★ 6.3
Live a Little, Love a Little
Live a Little, Love a Little
1968 as Mike Lansdown
★ 5.6
She-Wolf of London
She-Wolf of London
1946 as Barry Lanfield
★ 5.6
Night Monster
Night Monster
1942 as Dick Baldwin
★ 6.3
Bachelor in Paradise
Bachelor in Paradise
1961 as Thomas W. Jynson
★ 6.3
My Friend Irma Goes West
My Friend Irma Goes West
1950 as Mr. Brent
★ 6.2
The Turning Point
The Turning Point
1952 as Joe Silbray
★ 6.3
The Last Song
The Last Song
1980 as Philip Brockhurst
★ 8.0
The Norliss Tapes
The Norliss Tapes
1973 as Sanford T. Evans
★ 6.1
Eagle Squadron
Eagle Squadron
1942 as Ramsey
★ 7.0
The Murder That Wouldn't Die
The Murder That Wouldn't Die
1980 as Gen. Rocky Jensen
★ 4.3
Buck Privates Come Home
Buck Privates Come Home
1947 as Capt. Christie
★ 6.4
White Line Fever
White Line Fever
1975 as Cutler
★ 6.0
Reconnaissance Pilot
Reconnaissance Pilot
1943 as Camera Instructor
★ 7.0
Last Hours Before Morning
Last Hours Before Morning
1975 as Mr. Pace
★ 4.5
Gidget Goes to Rome
Gidget Goes to Rome
1963 as Russell Lawrence
★ 5.0
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
1974 as Ed 'Mad Dog' Murphy
★ 5.2
Keep 'Em Slugging
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943 as Jerry
★ 5.8
The President's Mistress
The President's Mistress
1978 as Craig
★ 6.8
Eyes of the Underworld
Eyes of the Underworld
1942 as Edward Jason
★ 5.6
Who Done It?
Who Done It?
1942 as 'Murder at Midnight' program manager
★ 6.9
A Woman for All Men
A Woman for All Men
1975 as Barney
★ 4.9
The Ghosts of Buxley Hall
The Ghosts of Buxley Hall
1980 as Judge Oliver Haynes
★ 6.5
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
★ 6.3
Our Miss Brooks
Our Miss Brooks
1956 as Lawrence Nolan
★ 6.6
Madame Spy
Madame Spy
1942 as David Bannister
★ 6.5
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
1975 as George Robinson
★ 6.9
Cuban Pete
Cuban Pete
1946 as Roberts
★ 6.0
Danger Woman
Danger Woman
1946 as Professor Claude Ruppert
★ 8.0
Murder or Mercy
Murder or Mercy
1974 as Henry Balin
★ 10.0
Because You're Mine
Because You're Mine
1952 as Captain Burton Nordell Loring
★ 6.8
Resisting Enemy Interrogation
Resisting Enemy Interrogation
1944 as Lt. Frank L. Williams, Jr. - American Co-pilot
★ 6.6
Mystery of the White Room
Mystery of the White Room
1939 as Dr. Donald Fox
★ 9.0
The Morning After
The Morning After
1974 as Rudy King
★ 6.7
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
1950 as Myron Brynk
★ 7.0
Wild Beauty
Wild Beauty
1946 as Dr. Dave Morrow
★ 8.0
Top Sergeant
Top Sergeant
1942 as Al Bennett
★ 6.5
The Fallbrook Story
The Fallbrook Story
1952 as Narrator
How to Fly the B-26 Airplane
How to Fly the B-26 Airplane
1944 as Captain Dick
★ 9.0
movie
Interview with Pontius Pilate
1980 as Theodore Michael