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Feb 11, 1997 · Donald "Don" Porter was an American actor who appeared in a number of films in 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.
Feb 20, 1997 · Actor Don Porter, who was Ann Sothern's boss in ``Private Secretary'' and Sally Field's dad in ``Gidget,'' has died. He was 84. Porter died Feb. 11 in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday.
Feb 24, 1997 · Don Porter, who played Ann Sothern's boss in ''Private Secretary'' and Sally Field's father in ''Gidget,'' died on Feb. 11 at his home in Beverly Hills,...
Feb 20, 1997 · Don Porter, who portrayed consummate suave authority figures--the boss in “Private Secretary,” the father in “Gidget”--has died. He was 84. Porter died Feb. 11 in Los Angeles.
Mar 7, 1997 · Actor Don Porter died Feb. 11 of natural causes in Los Angeles. He was 84. Born in Oklahoma, Porter began his career as a stage actor in Portland, Ore.
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Feb 21, 1997 · Don Porter, best known for playing the widowed father of 'Gidget' in the 1960s television series, has died. He was 84.
Don Porter is a veteran film and television character actor whose lengthy career spanned everything from nondescript roles in low-budget films to high-profile appearances in successful primetime TV series. Porter, who married actress Peggy Converse in 1944, worked steadily throughout the '40s in...
