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Don Porter

Bio: 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

Born: Tue, Sep 24 1912

Birthplace: Miami, Oklahoma, USA

Death: Tue, Feb 11 1997

Don Porter is 84 years old

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Movies (Acting Roles)

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The Ghosts of Buxley Hall

Don Porter was

68 in The Ghosts of Buxley Hall

as 'Judge Oliver Haynes'.

Sun, Dec 21 1980

The Last Song

Don Porter was

68 in The Last Song

as 'Philip Brockhurst'.

Thu, Oct 23 1980

The Murder That Wouldn't Die

Don Porter was

67 in The Murder That Wouldn't Die

as 'Gen. Rocky Jensen'.

Sun, Mar 09 1980

Tropic of Desire

Don Porter was

66 in Tropic of Desire

as 'Commodore Phillips'.

Fri, Jun 15 1979

The President's Mistress

Don Porter was

65 in The President's Mistress

as 'Craig'.

Fri, Feb 10 1978

Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.

Don Porter was

65 in Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.

as 'Caufield'.

Mon, Dec 26 1977

A Woman for All Men

Don Porter was

62 in A Woman for All Men

as 'Barney'.

Fri, Aug 01 1975

White Line Fever

Don Porter was

62 in White Line Fever

as 'Cutler'.

Wed, Jul 16 1975

Last Hours Before Morning

Don Porter was

62 in Last Hours Before Morning

as 'Mr. Pace'.

Sat, Apr 19 1975

The Legend of Lizzie Borden

Don Porter was

62 in The Legend of Lizzie Borden

as 'George Robinson'.

Mon, Feb 10 1975

Happy Anniversary and Goodbye

Don Porter was

62 in Happy Anniversary and Goodbye

as 'Ed 'Mad Dog' Murphy'.

Tue, Nov 19 1974

Murder or Mercy

Don Porter was

61 in Murder or Mercy

as 'Henry Balin'.

Wed, Apr 10 1974

Mame

Don Porter was

61 in Mame

as 'Mr. Upson'.

Thu, Mar 07 1974

The Morning After

Don Porter was

61 in The Morning After

as 'Rudy King'.

Wed, Feb 13 1974

40 Carats

Don Porter was

60 in 40 Carats

as 'Mr. Latham'.

Thu, Jun 28 1973

The Norliss Tapes

Don Porter was

60 in The Norliss Tapes

as 'Sanford T. Evans'.

Wed, Feb 21 1973

The Candidate

Don Porter was

59 in The Candidate

as 'Senator Crocker Jarmon'.

Thu, Jun 29 1972

Live a Little, Love a Little

Don Porter was

56 in Live a Little, Love a Little

as 'Mike Lansdown'.

Wed, Oct 23 1968

Youngblood Hawke

Don Porter was

52 in Youngblood Hawke

as 'Ferdie Lax'.

Wed, Nov 04 1964

Gidget Goes to Rome

Don Porter was

50 in Gidget Goes to Rome

as 'Russell Lawrence'.

Wed, Aug 07 1963

Bachelor in Paradise

Don Porter was

49 in Bachelor in Paradise

as 'Thomas W. Jynson'.

Wed, Nov 01 1961

Desk Set

Don Porter was

44 in Desk Set

as 'Don the Elevator Operator (uncredited)'.

Fri, Aug 02 1957

Our Miss Brooks

Don Porter was

43 in Our Miss Brooks

as 'Lawrence Nolan'.

Tue, Apr 24 1956

Because You're Mine

Don Porter was

40 in Because You're Mine

as 'Captain Burton Nordell Loring'.

Wed, Oct 01 1952

The Savage

Don Porter was

39 in The Savage

as 'Running Dog'.

Mon, Sep 01 1952

The Turning Point

Don Porter was

39 in The Turning Point

as 'Joe Silbray'.

Sat, Jul 12 1952

Cripple Creek

Don Porter was

39 in Cripple Creek

as 'Denver Jones'.

Mon, Jun 30 1952

The Fallbrook Story

Don Porter was

39 in The Fallbrook Story

as 'Narrator'.

Tue, Jan 01 1952

The Racket

Don Porter was

39 in The Racket

as 'R. G. Connolly'.

Thu, Oct 25 1951

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

Don Porter was

38 in Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

as 'Myron Brynk'.

Fri, Dec 08 1950

711 Ocean Drive

Don Porter was

37 in 711 Ocean Drive

as 'Larry Mason'.

Sat, Jul 01 1950

My Friend Irma Goes West

Don Porter was

37 in My Friend Irma Goes West

as 'Mr. Brent'.

Sun, Jun 25 1950

Buck Privates Come Home

Don Porter was

34 in Buck Privates Come Home

as 'Capt. Christie'.

Fri, Apr 04 1947

Wild Beauty

Don Porter was

33 in Wild Beauty

as 'Dr. Dave Morrow'.

Thu, Aug 08 1946

Danger Woman

Don Porter was

33 in Danger Woman

as 'Professor Claude Ruppert'.

Fri, Jul 12 1946

Cuban Pete

Don Porter was

33 in Cuban Pete

as 'Roberts'.

Wed, Jun 26 1946

She-Wolf of London

Don Porter was

33 in She-Wolf of London

as 'Barry Lanfield'.

Fri, May 17 1946

Resisting Enemy Interrogation

Don Porter was

31 in Resisting Enemy Interrogation

as 'Lt. Frank L. Williams, Jr. - American Co-pilot'.

Tue, Aug 01 1944

How to Fly the B-26 Airplane

Don Porter was

31 in How to Fly the B-26 Airplane

as 'Captain Dick'.

Tue, Mar 14 1944

Keep 'Em Slugging

Don Porter was

30 in Keep 'Em Slugging

as 'Jerry'.

Mon, Mar 01 1943

Reconnaissance Pilot

Don Porter was

30 in Reconnaissance Pilot

as 'Camera Instructor'.

Mon, Jan 25 1943

Madame Spy

Don Porter was

30 in Madame Spy

as 'David Bannister'.

Fri, Dec 11 1942

Who Done It?

Don Porter was

30 in Who Done It?

as ''Murder at Midnight' program manager'.

Fri, Oct 30 1942

Night Monster

Don Porter was

30 in Night Monster

as 'Dick Baldwin'.

Tue, Oct 20 1942

Eyes of the Underworld

Don Porter was

30 in Eyes of the Underworld

as 'Edward Jason'.

Fri, Oct 02 1942

Eagle Squadron

Don Porter was

29 in Eagle Squadron

as 'Ramsey'.

Tue, Jun 16 1942

Top Sergeant

Don Porter was

29 in Top Sergeant

as 'Al Bennett'.

Sun, Jun 14 1942

Mystery of the White Room

Don Porter was

26 in Mystery of the White Room

as 'Dr. Donald Fox'.

Fri, Mar 17 1939

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

Sorted by Release Date
Ages in TV shows are based off the first air date and may not be accurate. View individual episode details for accurate ages

Matlock

Don Porter was

73+ in Matlock

First Air Date
Mon, Mar 03 1986

Hotel

Don Porter was

69+ in Hotel

First Air Date
Sat, Aug 21 1982

Vega$

Don Porter was

65+ in Vega$

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 20 1978

The Paper Chase

Don Porter was

65+ in The Paper Chase

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 09 1978

Dallas

Don Porter was

65+ in Dallas

as 'Matt Devlin'.

First Air Date
Sun, Apr 02 1978

The Love Boat

Don Porter was

65+ in The Love Boat

as 'Slade Summerhill'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 24 1977

Three's Company

Don Porter was

64+ in Three's Company

First Air Date
Tue, Mar 15 1977

City of Angels

Don Porter was

63+ in City of Angels

First Air Date
Tue, Feb 03 1976

The Bionic Woman

Don Porter was

63+ in The Bionic Woman

First Air Date
Wed, Jan 14 1976

Ellery Queen

Don Porter was

62+ in Ellery Queen

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 11 1975

Switch

Don Porter was

62+ in Switch

as 'Paul Lorimer, Salvensen'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 09 1975

Archer

Don Porter was

62+ in Archer

First Air Date
Thu, Jan 30 1975

The Six Million Dollar Man

Don Porter was

61+ in The Six Million Dollar Man

as 'Dr. Stanley Bacon'.

First Air Date
Fri, Jan 18 1974

Barnaby Jones

Don Porter was

60+ in Barnaby Jones

as 'Jeremy Markham'.

First Air Date
Sun, Jan 28 1973

The Rookies

Don Porter was

59+ in The Rookies

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 11 1972

Love, American Style

Don Porter was

57+ in Love, American Style

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 29 1969

The Mod Squad

Don Porter was

56+ in The Mod Squad

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 24 1968

Here's Lucy

Don Porter was

55+ in Here's Lucy

as 'Ken Richards'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 23 1968

Hawaii Five-O

Don Porter was

55+ in Hawaii Five-O

as 'Jonathan Cavel, Alex Kelsey'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 20 1968

Judd for the Defense

Don Porter was

54+ in Judd for the Defense

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 08 1967

The F.B.I.

Don Porter was

52+ in The F.B.I.

as 'Mason Hammond'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 19 1965

Green Acres

Don Porter was

52+ in Green Acres

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 15 1965

Gidget

Don Porter was

52+ in Gidget

as 'Professor Russell Lawrence'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 15 1965

Vacation Playhouse

Don Porter was

50+ in Vacation Playhouse

as 'Battersea, The Housekeeper'.

First Air Date
Mon, Jul 22 1963

Private Secretary

Don Porter was

40+ in Private Secretary

First Air Date
Sun, Feb 01 1953