Don Porter
Born September 24, 1912 (Age: 113)
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Miami, Oklahoma, USA
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 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.
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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Filmography
The Ghosts of Buxley Hall
1980
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as Judge Oliver Haynes
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Age: 68
The Last Song
1980
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as Philip Brockhurst
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Age: 68
The Murder That Wouldn't Die
1980
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as Gen. Rocky Jensen
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Age: 67
No Image
Interview with Pontius Pilate
1980
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as Theodore Michael
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Age: 67
The President's Mistress
1978
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as Craig
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Age: 65
Last Hours Before Morning
1975
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as Mr. Pace
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Age: 62
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
1974
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as Ed 'Mad Dog' Murphy
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Age: 62
Murder or Mercy
1974
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as Henry Balin
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Age: 61
Mame
1974
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as Mr. Upson
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Age: 61
The Morning After
1974
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as Rudy King
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Age: 61
40 Carats
1973
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as Mr. Latham
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Age: 60
The Norliss Tapes
1973
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as Sanford T. Evans
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Age: 60
The Candidate
1972
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as Senator Crocker Jarmon
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Age: 59
Youngblood Hawke
1964
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as Ferdie Lax
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Age: 52
Gidget Goes to Rome
1963
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as Russell Lawrence
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Age: 50
Bachelor in Paradise
1961
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as Thomas W. Jynson
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Age: 49
Our Miss Brooks
1956
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as Lawrence Nolan
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Age: 43
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
1950
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as Myron Brynk
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Age: 38
711 Ocean Drive
1950
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as Larry Mason
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Age: 37
My Friend Irma Goes West
1950
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as Mr. Brent
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Age: 37
Madame Spy
1942
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as David Bannister
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Age: 30
Who Done It?
1942
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as 'Murder at Midnight' program manager
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Age: 30
Night Monster
1942
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as Dick Baldwin
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Age: 30
Eyes of the Underworld
1942
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as Edward Jason
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Age: 30
Eagle Squadron
1942
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as Ramsey
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Age: 29
Top Sergeant
1942
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as Al Bennett
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Age: 29