Don Porter
Acting
Born September 24, 1912 — Died February 11, 1997
From Miami, Oklahoma, USA
Also known as Donald Porter, Donald Cecil Porter
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 sitc...
Filmography
The Ghosts of Buxley Hall
Judge Oliver Haynes
19806.5
The Last Song
Philip Brockhurst
19808.0
The Murder That Wouldn't Die
Gen. Rocky Jensen
19804.3
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Interview with Pontius Pilate
Theodore Michael
1980
Tropic of Desire
Commodore Phillips
19796.4
The President's Mistress
Craig
19786.8
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
Caufield
19776.3
A Woman for All Men
Barney
19754.9
White Line Fever
Cutler
19756.0
Last Hours Before Morning
Mr. Pace
19754.5
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
George Robinson
19756.9
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
Ed Murphy
19745.2
Murder or Mercy
Henry Balin
197410.0
Mame
Mr. Upson
19745.9
The Morning After
Rudy King
19746.7
40 Carats
Mr. Latham
19735.7
The Norliss Tapes
Sanford T. Evans
19736.2
The Candidate
Senator Crocker Jarmon
19726.5
Live a Little, Love a Little
Mike Lansdown
19685.6
Youngblood Hawke
Ferdie Lax
19646.3
Gidget Goes to Rome
Russell Lawrence
19635.0
Bachelor in Paradise
Thomas W. Jynson
19616.3
Desk Set
Don the Elevator Operator (uncredited)
19577.0
Our Miss Brooks
Lawrence Nolan
19566.6
Because You're Mine
Captain Burton Nordell Loring
19526.8
The Savage
Running Dog
19526.3
The Turning Point
Joe Silbray
19526.3
Cripple Creek
Denver Jones
19526.0
The Fallbrook Story
Narrator
1952
The Racket
R. G. Connolly
19516.3
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
Myron Brynk
19507.0
711 Ocean Drive
Larry Mason
19506.4
My Friend Irma Goes West
Mr. Brent
19506.2
Buck Privates Come Home
Capt. Christie
19476.4
Wild Beauty
Dr. Dave Morrow
19468.0
Danger Woman
Professor Claude Ruppert
19468.0
Cuban Pete
Roberts
19466.0
She-Wolf of London
Barry Lanfield
19465.6
Resisting Enemy Interrogation
Lt. Frank L. Williams, Jr. - American Co-pilot
19446.6
How to Fly the B-26 Airplane
Captain Dick
19449.0
Keep 'Em Slugging
Jerry
19435.8
Reconnaissance Pilot
Camera Instructor
19437.0
Madame Spy
David Bannister
19426.5
Who Done It?
'Murder at Midnight' program manager
19427.0
Night Monster
Dick Baldwin
19426.2
Eyes of the Underworld
Edward Jason
19425.6
Eagle Squadron
Ramsey
19427.0
Top Sergeant
Al Bennett
19426.5
Mystery of the White Room
Dr. Donald Fox
19399.0