Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
September 24, 1912
Died
February 11, 1997
Age
84
Place of Birth
Miami, Oklahoma, USA
Popularity
1.2
Don Porter
Acting
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 S…
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Donald Porter · Donald Cecil Porter
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Filmography
1986
Matlock
TV · Erskine Tate
7.1
1982
Hotel
TV · Jonathan Corry
6.8
1980
The Ghosts of Buxley Hall
Movie · Judge Oliver Haynes
6.3
1980
The Last Song
Movie · Philip Brockhurst
8.0
1980
The Murder That Wouldn't Die
Movie · Gen. Rocky Jensen
4.3
1980
Interview with Pontius Pilate
Movie · Theodore Michael
0.0
1979
Tropic of Desire
Movie · Commodore Phillips
6.4
1978
Vega$
TV
6.9
1978
The Paper Chase
TV
7.6
1978
Dallas
TV · Matt Devlin
6.9
1978
The President's Mistress
Movie · Craig
6.8
1977
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
Movie · Caufield
6.3
1977
The Love Boat
TV · Slade Summerhill
6.3
1977
Three's Company
TV
7.6
1976
City of Angels
TV
5.6
1976
The Bionic Woman
TV
7.0
1975
Ellery Queen
TV
7.5
1975
Switch
TV · Paul Lorimer
6.6
1975
Switch
TV · Salvensen
6.6
1975
A Woman for All Men
Movie · Barney
4.9
1975
White Line Fever
Movie · Cutler
6.0
1975
Last Hours Before Morning
Movie · Mr. Pace
4.5
1975
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
Movie · George Robinson
6.9
1975
Archer
TV
7.7