Where to watch Don Porter in the UK
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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…
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- Dallas (1978) as Matt Devlin
- The Love Boat (1977) as Slade Summerhill
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Jonathan Cavel
- Matlock (1986) as Erskine Tate
- Love, American Style (1969) Cast
- The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) as Dr. Stanley Bacon
- Green Acres (1965) Cast
- The Bionic Woman (1976) Cast
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Mason Hammond
- Hotel (1982) as Jonathan Corry
- Three's Company (1977) Cast
- Barnaby Jones (1973) as Jeremy Markham
- The Rookies (1972) Cast
- Here's Lucy (1968) as Ken Richards
- Switch (1975) as Paul Lorimer
- Vega$ (1978) Cast
- The Mod Squad (1968) Cast
- Gidget (1965) as Professor Russell Lawrence
- Judd, for the Defense (1967) Cast
- Ellery Queen (1975) Cast
- Vacation Playhouse (1963) as Battersea, The Housekeeper
- The Paper Chase (1978) Cast
- Private Secretary (1953) Cast
- 40 Carats (1973) as Mr. Latham
- City of Angels (1976) Cast
- Mame (1974) as Mr. Upson
- Tropic of Desire (1979) as Commodore Phillips
- Live a Little, Love a Little (1968) as Mike Lansdown
- Archer (1975) Cast
- Desk Set (1957) as Don the Elevator Operator (uncredited)
- Reconnaissance Pilot (1943) as Camera Instructor
- The Savage (1952) as Running Dog
- The Candidate (1972) as Senator Crocker Jarmon
- The Racket (1951) as R. G. Connolly
- My Friend Irma Goes West (1950) as Mr. Brent
- Resisting Enemy Interrogation (1944) as Lt. Frank L. Williams, Jr. - American Co-pilot
- Buck Privates Come Home (1947) as Capt. Christie
- White Line Fever (1975) as Cutler
- Our Miss Brooks (1956) as Lawrence Nolan
- Bachelor in Paradise (1961) as Thomas W. Jynson
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Most-watched Don Porter films currently: 40 Carats (1973), Mame (1974), Tropic of Desire (1979), Live a Little, Love a Little (1968), Desk Set (1957).
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Selected TV credits: Dallas (1978), The Love Boat (1977), Hawaii Five-O (1968), Matlock (1986), Love, American Style (1969).
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