Don Porter
Biography
Don Porter was an American actor who worked in theater, film, and television. Born in Miami, Oklahoma, he spent part of his youth in Nebraska and Oregon before beginning dramatic radio roles at 17. In 1936 he acted in Portland in Maxwell Anderson's play Elizabeth the Queen, and appeared in more than 200 plays, including Broadway productions of Any Wednesday (1963), Plaza Suite (1967), and The Front Page (1968). After 1940s films, he became known on television as Peter Sands on Private Secretary and as hotel manager James Devery on The Ann Sothern Show. He played Russell Lawrence on the 1965 sitcom Gidget and later made guest appearances on shows such as Hawaii Five-O and Three's Company. His film work included The Turning Point (1952), Live a Little, Love a Little (1968), The Candidate (1972), where he played Senator Crocker Jarmon, and Mame (1974). The New Statesman praised his performance in The Candidate. He died in 1997.
84years old at death
- Born Miami
- Died Beverly Hills
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Also credited as Donald Porter and Donald Cecil Porter
Movie Career
- Films
- 17
- Career span
- 44 years1942 to 1986
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First role
Porter began his acting career at 17, taking on dramatic parts for radio. Those first roles were his entry into acting.
Don Porter movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Eight actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Also two films together2 more actors
- Joe KirkBuck Privates Come Home (1947) and Who Done It? (1942)
- Michele CareyThe Norliss Tapes (1973) and Live a Little, Love a Little (1968)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Don Porter's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$54.5 million
5 of the 17 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 17 films: 5 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 9 figure not found.
- 5Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 9Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The five biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$35M64.3% of the total
- 2$8.1M14.9% of the total
- 3$6.5M11.9% of the total
- 4$2.5M4.6% of the total
- 5$2.4M4.3% of the total
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