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Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
3 / Sep / 1912 (112 years old)
Place of Birth
Miami, Oklahoma, USA
Also Known As
- Donald Porter
- Donald Cecil Porter
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 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 S...
Known For
7.8
Tropic of Desire
6 / Jun / 1979
7.7
Three's Company
3 / Mar / 1977
7.5
Judd for the Defense
6 / Sep / 1967
7.5
The Paper Chase
7 / Sep / 1978
7.4
Ellery Queen
5 / Sep / 1975
7.3
The Six Million Dollar Man
6 / Jan / 1974
7.2
Green Acres
4 / Sep / 1965
7.1
Hawaii Five-O
6 / Sep / 1968