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Within Vinony's link graph, Don Porter is referenced by 96 other articles, and connects out to London, World War II and Elvis Presley.
It is catalogued under topics including 1912 births, 1997 deaths and 20th-century American male actors.
Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 13
Top works
- Murder Pro Bono
- Jailbird's Daughter
- Murder Pro Bono EBook
- Dealership EBook
- Jailbird's Daughter Ebook
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Film & TV
Miami, Oklahoma, USA
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
- Matlock — Erskine Tate1986
- Hotel — Jonathan Corry1982
- The Murder That Wouldn't Die — Gen. Rocky Jensen1980
- The Ghosts of Buxley Hall — Judge Oliver Haynes1980
- Interview with Pontius Pilate — Theodore Michael1980
- The Last Song — Philip Brockhurst1980
- Tropic of Desire — Commodore Phillips1979
- The President's Mistress — Craig1978
- Dallas — Matt Devlin1978
- Vega$1978
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 8
- Total plays
- 16
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Don
- Family name
- Porter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Miami
- Place of death
- Beverly Hills
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- Don Porter Gidget 1968.JPG
Show 5 more facts
- start of work period
- 1939-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- Commons category
- Don Porter
- date of death
- 1997-02-11
- date of birth
- 1912-09-24
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