Don Porter
American actor (1912–1997) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Donald Cecil Porter (September 24, 1912 – February 11, 1997) was an American stage, film, and television actor.
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Born | Donald Cecil Porter (1912-09-24)September 24, 1912 Miami, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Died | February 11, 1997(1997-02-11) (aged 84) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1929 – 1988 |
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On television, he played Peter Sands, the boss of Ann Sothern's character on Private Secretary,[1]: 857 and Russell Lawrence, the widowed father of 15-year-old Frances "Gidget" Lawrence (Sally Field) in the 1965 ABC sitcom Gidget.[1]