Don Porter

Don Porter

Donald "Don" Porter was an American actor who appeared in a number of films in 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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1912-09-24
Place of Birth: Miami, Oklahoma, USA
Also Known As: Donald Porter, Donald Cecil Porter

Movies List of Don Porter

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The Candidate

1972 Movie
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The Racket

1951 Movie
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White Line Fever

1975 Movie
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711 Ocean Drive

1950 Movie
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The Turning Point

1952 Movie
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She-Wolf of London

1946 Movie
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Who Done It?

1942 Movie
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The Norliss Tapes

1973 Movie
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Bachelor in Paradise

1961 Movie
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Danger Woman

1946 Movie
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Our Miss Brooks

1956 Movie
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Night Monster

1942 Movie
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Youngblood Hawke

1964 Movie
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Desk Set

1957 Movie
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Cripple Creek

1952 Movie
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The Morning After

1974 Movie
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Cuban Pete

1946 Movie
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The Savage

1952 Movie
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Murder or Mercy

1974 Movie
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Mame

1974 Movie
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Wild Beauty

1946 Movie
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Eagle Squadron

1942 Movie
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Top Sergeant

1942 Movie
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Tropic of Desire

1979 Movie
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Madame Spy

1942 Movie
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Keep 'Em Slugging

1943 Movie
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A Woman for All Men

1975 Movie
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40 Carats

1973 Movie
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Gidget Goes to Rome

1963 Movie
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Reconnaissance Pilot

1943 Movie
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The Last Song

1980 Movie
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Because You're Mine

1952 Movie
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The Fallbrook Story

1952 Movie