Don Porter
Don Porter
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Don Porter

Actor 1912-09-24 Miami, Oklahoma, USA

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 be...

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FILMOGRAPHY
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The Six Million Dollar Man

The Six Million Dollar Man

1974 · Dr. Stanley Bacon

The Bionic Woman

The Bionic Woman

1976 · TV

Dallas

Dallas

1978 · Matt Devlin

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977 · Slade Summerhill

Three's Company

Three's Company

1977 · TV

The Candidate

The Candidate

1972 · Senator Crocker Jarmon

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

1969 · Jonathan Cavel

Matlock

Matlock

1986 · Erskine Tate

Desk Set

Desk Set

1957 · Don the Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Green Acres

Green Acres

1965 · TV

She-Wolf of London

She-Wolf of London

1946 · Barry Lanfield

White Line Fever

White Line Fever

1975 · Cutler

Who Done It?

Who Done It?

1942 · 'Murder at Midnight' program manager

The Racket

The Racket

1951 · R. G. Connolly

Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen

1975 · TV

Night Monster

Night Monster

1942 · Dick Baldwin

711 Ocean Drive

711 Ocean Drive

1950 · Larry Mason

The Legend of Lizzie Borden

The Legend of Lizzie Borden

1975 · George Robinson