Don Porter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Don Porter

actor

Date of Birth: 24-Sep-1912

Place of Birth: Miami, Oklahoma, United States

Date of Death: 11-Feb-1997

Profession: actor, television actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Donald "Don" Porter (September 24, 1912 – February 11, 1997) was an American actor who appeared in a number of films in the 1940s, including Top Sergeant and Eagle Squadron, but is perhaps best known for his television roles as Peter Sands, the boss of Ann Sothern's character on Private Secretary,:857 and as Russell Lawrence, the widowed father of 15-year-old Frances "Gidget" Lawrence (Sally Field), in the 1965 ABC sitcom Gidget.