Don 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 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 f...
Also Known As
Donald Porter, Donald Cecil Porter
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Don Porter's Movies
The Candidate
29 Jun 1972
Desk Set
02 Aug 1957
She-Wolf of London
17 May 1946
White Line Fever
16 Jul 1975
Who Done It?
30 Oct 1942
The Racket
25 Oct 1951
711 Ocean Drive
01 Jul 1950
Night Monster
23 Oct 1942
The Turning Point
12 Jul 1952
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
10 Feb 1975
Mame
07 Mar 1974
Buck Privates Come Home
04 Apr 1947
Live a Little, Love a Little
23 Oct 1968
The Norliss Tapes
21 Feb 1973
Bachelor in Paradise
01 Nov 1961
The Savage
01 Sept 1952
40 Carats
28 Jun 1973
My Friend Irma Goes West
25 Jun 1950
A Woman for All Men
01 Aug 1975
Cripple Creek
30 Jun 1952
Don Porter's TV Shows
The Six Million Dollar Man
18 Jan 1974
The Bionic Woman
14 Jan 1976
Dallas
02 Apr 1978
The Love Boat
24 Sept 1977
Three's Company
15 Mar 1977
Hawaii Five-O
20 Sept 1968
Hawaii Five-O
20 Sept 1968
Matlock
03 Mar 1986
Green Acres
15 Sept 1965
Ellery Queen
11 Sept 1975
Here's Lucy
23 Sept 1968
Barnaby Jones
28 Jan 1973
Hotel
21 Aug 1982
The Mod Squad
24 Sept 1968
The F.B.I.
19 Sept 1965
Vega$
20 Sept 1978
The Rookies
11 Sept 1972
Love, American Style
29 Sept 1969
Gidget
15 Sept 1965
Switch
09 Sept 1975