Don Porter
Known for: Acting
Born: September 24, 1912
Died: February 11, 1997
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 f…
Known for
She-Wolf of London
1946
Danger Woman
1946
Wild Beauty
1946
Madame Spy
1942
How to Fly the B-26 Airplane
1944
The Norliss Tapes
1973
Interview with Pontius Pilate
1980
Live a Little, Love a Little
1968
The Morning After
1974
The Candidate
1972
Cuban Pete
1946
The Fallbrook Story
1952
Our Miss Brooks
1956
Eyes of the Underworld
1942
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
1975
Murder or Mercy
1974
Top Sergeant
1942
The President's Mistress
1978
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
1974
White Line Fever
1975
711 Ocean Drive
1950
Bachelor in Paradise
1961
Night Monster
1942
Cripple Creek
1952
The Savage
1952
A Woman for All Men
1975
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
1977
Buck Privates Come Home
Tropic of Desire
1979
Youngblood Hawke
1964
Last Hours Before Morning
1975
The Ghosts of Buxley Hall
1980
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943
My Friend Irma Goes West
1950
40 Carats
1973
The Last Song
1980
Because You're Mine
1952
The Turning Point
1952
Mame
1974
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
1950
Reconnaissance Pilot
1943
Resisting Enemy Interrogation
1944
The Racket
1951
Eagle Squadron
1942
Mystery of the White Room
1939
Gidget Goes to Rome
1963
Who Done It?
1942
The Murder That Wouldn't Die
1980
Desk Set
1957
The Rookies
1972
Green Acres
1965
Here's Lucy
1968
Gidget
1965
The F.B.I.
1965
The Love Boat
1977
The Bionic Woman
1976
Matlock
1986
Hawaii Five-O
1968
Hotel
1982
The Mod Squad
1968
Three's Company
1977
Dallas
1978
Vega$
1978
Switch
1975
City of Angels
1976
Judd, for the Defense
1967
Private Secretary
1953
Ellery Queen
1975
The Paper Chase
1978
Vacation Playhouse
1963
Archer
1975
Love, American Style
1969
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
Barnaby Jones
1973