Don Porter
Acting
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 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.
The Murder That Wouldn't Die
as Gen. Rocky Jensen
Age 67 (now 84)Interview with Pontius Pilate
as Theodore Michael
Age 67 (now 84)
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
as Caufield
Age 65 (now 84)
Resisting Enemy Interrogation
as Lt. Frank L. Williams, Jr. - American Co-pilot
Age 31 (now 84)
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Dr. Stanley Bacon
Age 61 (now 84)
Vacation Playhouse
as Battersea, The Housekeeper
Age 50 (now 84)
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Also Known As
Donald Porter, Donald Cecil Porter
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