Tropic of Desire1979
As Commodore Phillips
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Don Porter
Born
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.
Filmography (49)
The Legend of Lizzie Borden1975
As George Robinson
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Desk Set1957
As Don the Elevator Operator (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Candidate1972
As Senator Crocker Jarmon
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Live a Little, Love a Little1968
As Mike Lansdown
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Bachelor in Paradise1961
As Thomas W. Jynson
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Mame1974
As Mr. Upson
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Buck Privates Come Home1947
As Capt. Christie
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Racket1951
As R. G. Connolly
TMDb 6.3 / 10
40 Carats1973
As Mr. Latham
TMDb 5.7 / 10
My Friend Irma Goes West1950
As Mr. Brent
TMDb 6.2 / 10
She-Wolf of London1946
As Barry Lanfield
TMDb 5.6 / 10
A Woman for All Men1975
As Barney
TMDb 4.9 / 10
The Savage1952
As Running Dog
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Turning Point1952
As Joe Silbray
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Gidget Goes to Rome1963
As Russell Lawrence
TMDb 5.0 / 10
White Line Fever1975
As Cutler
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Ghosts of Buxley Hall1980
As Judge Oliver Haynes
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Youngblood Hawke1964
As Ferdie Lax
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Who Done It?1942
As 'Murder at Midnight' program manager
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Our Miss Brooks1956
As Lawrence Nolan
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Cripple Creek1952
As Denver Jones
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.1977
As Caufield
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye1974
As Ed Murphy
TMDb 5.2 / 10
The President's Mistress1978
As Craig
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Mystery of the White Room1939
As Dr. Donald Fox
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Norliss Tapes1973
As Sanford T. Evans
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone1950
As Myron Brynk
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Murder That Wouldn't Die1980
As Gen. Rocky Jensen
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Night Monster1942
As Dick Baldwin
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Eyes of the Underworld1942
As Edward Jason
TMDb 5.6 / 10
711 Ocean Drive1950
As Larry Mason
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Last Hours Before Morning1975
As Mr. Pace
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Madame Spy1942
As David Bannister
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Murder or Mercy1974
As Henry Balin
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Last Song1980
As Philip Brockhurst
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Because You're Mine1952
As Captain Burton Nordell Loring
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Morning After1974
As Rudy King
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Eagle Squadron1942
As Ramsey
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Reconnaissance Pilot1943
As Camera Instructor
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Danger Woman1946
As Professor Claude Ruppert
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Resisting Enemy Interrogation1944
As Lt. Frank L. Williams, Jr. - American Co-pilot
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Keep 'Em Slugging1943
As Jerry
TMDb 5.8 / 10
How to Fly the B-26 Airplane1944
As Captain Dick
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Cuban Pete1946
As Roberts
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Interview with Pontius Pilate
Interview with Pontius Pilate1980
As Theodore Michael
Wild Beauty1946
As Dr. Dave Morrow
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Top Sergeant1942
As Al Bennett
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Fallbrook Story1952
As Narrator
Filmography and biography: TMDb