Don Porter
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...
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...
Known For
The Candidate
as Senator Crocker Jarmon
She-Wolf of London
as Barry Lanfield
The Turning Point
as Joe Silbray
Cast Credits
The Ghosts of Buxley Hall
as Judge Oliver Haynes
The Last Song
as Philip Brockhurst
The Murder That Wouldn't Die
as Gen. Rocky Jensen
Interview with Pontius Pilate
as Theodore Michael
Tropic of Desire
as Commodore Phillips
The President's Mistress
as Craig
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
as Caufield
A Woman for All Men
as Barney
White Line Fever
as Cutler
Last Hours Before Morning
as Mr. Pace
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
as George Robinson
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
as Ed 'Mad Dog' Murphy
Murder or Mercy
as Henry Balin
Mame
as Mr. Upson
The Morning After
as Rudy King
40 Carats
as Mr. Latham
The Norliss Tapes
as Sanford T. Evans
The Candidate
as Senator Crocker Jarmon
Live a Little, Love a Little
as Mike Lansdown
Youngblood Hawke
as Ferdie Lax
Gidget Goes to Rome
as Russell Lawrence
Bachelor in Paradise
as Thomas W. Jynson
Desk Set
as Don the Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Our Miss Brooks
as Lawrence Nolan
Because You're Mine
as Captain Burton Nordell Loring
The Savage
as Running Dog
The Turning Point
as Joe Silbray
Cripple Creek
as Denver Jones
The Racket
as R. G. Connolly
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
as Myron Brynk