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"The Love Boat" (1977): Season 1: Episode 25 -- Guest stars include Selma Archerd,  Fay Hauser,  Elias Jacob,  Don Porter,  Eve Plumb,  Pat Morita,  Antonio Fargas,  Gary Collins,  Kaye Ballard,  Diane Baker,  Jonelle Allen,  Karl Bruck
Mame (1974) -- The musical revolves around the antics of Mame Dennis, a fun-loving, wealthy eccentric with a flare for life and a razor sharp wit...
"The Bionic Woman" (1976): Season 1: Episode 12 -- A woman doubles as Jaime in order to obtain top-secret material from Oscar Goldman's files.
The Candidate (1972) -- Bill McKay is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from California. He has no hope of winning, so he is willing to tweak the establishment.
The Norliss Tapes (1973) -- An investigative reporter stumbles onto a group of modern-day vampires.

Overview

Date of Birth:
24 September 1912, Miami, Oklahoma, USA more
Date of Death:
11 February 1997, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Veteran actor Don Porter started his career on stage and in "B" films... more
Trivia:
Father, with actress Peggy Converse of actress 'Melissa Converse'.
STARmeter: ?
Up 2% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
Not The Ten O'clock News
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 8 December 1998)
Alternate Names:
Donald Porter
US TV Schedule:
Tue. Nov. 101:30 PMTCM The Racket  

Filmography

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Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "CBS Summer Playhouse" (1987)   Charles Porter (1 episode, 1988) 1988 - 4.9 (19)
1 TV episode:
- 2. "Matlock" (1986)   Prof. Erskine Tate (1 episode, 1986) 1986 - 7.1 (935)
1 TV episode:
- 3. Joey (1985)   1985 - 4.3 (440)
AKAs:
  • Making Contact
- 4. All Together Now (1984) (TV) Grandpa Ed Parker 1984 - 4.9 (21)
- 5. "Hotel" (1983)   Jonathan Corry (1 episode, 1983) 1983 - 5.7 (234)
AKAs:
  • Arthur Hailey's Hotel
1 TV episode:
- 6. "The Love Boat" (1977)   Slade Summerhill (2 episodes, 1978-1983) 1983 - 5.6 (1,089)
- 7. "Fantasy Island" (1978)   Emmett Latham (1 episode, 1981) 1981 - 6.3 (624)
- 8. "Disneyland" (1954)   Judge Oliver Haynes (2 episodes, 1980) 1980 - 8.4 (277)
AKAs:
  • Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
  • The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
  • The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
  • Walt Disney (USA: new title)
  • Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
  • Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
- 9. The Ghosts of Buxley Hall (1980) (TV) Judge Oliver Haynes 1980 - 7.2 (27)
- 10. The Last Song (1980) (TV) Philip Brockhurst 1980 - 6.9 (48)
- 11. Battles: The Murder That Wouldn't Die (1980) (TV)   Gen. Rocky Jensen 1980 - 4.4 (19)
AKAs:
  • Battles
  • The Murder That Wouldn't Die (USA: alternative title)
- 12. "Dallas" (1978)   Matt Devlin (4 episodes, 1980) 1980 - 6.9 (2,101)
- 13. "Turnabout" (1979)   Ed (1 episode, 1979) 1979 - -
- 14. "Sword of Justice" (1978)   Judge Addams (1 episode, 1978) 1978 - 7.9 (11)
1 TV episode:
- 15. Frankie and Annette: The Second Time Around (1978) (TV) The Dean 1978 - 5.2 (27)
- 16. "Vega$" (1978)   Senator William Mitchell (1 episode, 1978) 1978 - 7.1 (182)
1 TV episode:
- 17. "The Paper Chase" (1978)   Franklin Ford II (1 episode, 1978) 1978 - 8.3 (170)
AKAs:
  • The Paper Chase: The Fourth Year (USA: new title)
  • The Paper Chase: The Graduation Year (USA: new title)
  • The Paper Chase: The Second Year (USA: new title)
  • The Paper Chase: The Third Year (USA: new title)
- 18. The President's Mistress (1978) (TV) Craig 1978 - 4.6 (26)
- 19. Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A. (1977) (TV)   Caufield 1977 - 6.5 (46)
AKAs:
  • The Christmas Coal Mine Miracle
- 20. "Switch" (1975)   Paul Lorimer / Salvensen (2 episodes, 1975-1977) 1977 - 7.2 (88)
- 21. "Three's Company" (1977)   Uncle Fremont (1 episode, 1977) 1977 - 7.8 (1,911)
1 TV episode:
- 22. "The Bionic Woman" (1976)   Dr. James Courtney (3 episodes, 1976-1977) 1977 - 6.4 (546)
- 23. "City of Angels" (1976)   (1 episode, 1976) 1976 - 6.7 (15)
- 24. "Hawaii Five-O" (1968)   Alex Kelsey / Jonathan Cavel (2 episodes, 1973-1976) 1976 - 7.7 (866)
AKAs:
  • McGarrett (USA: rerun title)
- 25. "McMillan & Wife" (1971)   Adrian Danzinger (1 episode, 1975) 1975 - 7.6 (204)
AKAs:
  • McMillan (USA: sixth season title)
1 TV episode:
- 26. "Ellery Queen" (1975)   Gregory Layton (1 episode, 1975) 1975 - 7.9 (191)
AKAs:
  • The Adventures of Ellery Queen
- 27. A Woman for All Men (1975)   Barney 1975 - 3.9 (5)
AKAs:
  • Deadly Intrigue (USA: video box title)
  • Part Time Wife (USA: alternative title)
- 28. White Line Fever (1975) Cutler 1975 - 6.1 (383)
- 29. Last Hours Before Morning (1975) (TV) Mr. Pace 1975 - 5.4 (8)
- 30. "Archer" (1975)   Robert Lawrence (1 episode, 1975) 1975 - -
1 TV episode:
- 31. The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975) (TV) George Robinson 1975 - 7.6 (491)
- 32. "Insight" (1960)   Jim Hinds (1 episode, 1975) 1975 - 6.6 (38)
- 33. "Barnaby Jones" (1973)   Adam Montgomery / Jeremy Markham (2 episodes, 1973-1974) 1974 - 6.9 (239)
- 34. Happy Anniversary and Goodbye (1974) (TV) Ed "Mad Dog" Murphy 1974 - 5.1 (30)
- 35. Murder or Mercy (1974) (TV) Henry Balin 1974 - 6.6 (6)
- 36. "The F.B.I." (1965)   Mason Hammond (1 episode, 1974) 1974 - 8.0 (166)
1 TV episode:
- 37. Mame (1974) Mr. Upson 1974 - 5.5 (1,151)
- 38. "Chase" (1973)   Miller (1 episode, 1974) 1974 - 9.1 (12)
1 TV episode:
- 39. The Morning After (1974) (TV) Rudy King 1974 - 6.9 (73)
- 40. "The Six Million Dollar Man" (1974)   Dr. Stanley Bacon (1 episode, 1974) 1974 - 7.3 (818)
- 41. "Here's Lucy" (1968)   Ken Richards (1 episode, 1974) 1974 - 6.7 (172)
- 42. "The ABC Afternoon Playbreak" (1972)   George Owens (1 episode, 1974) 1974 - -
AKAs:
  • ABC Matinee Today (USA: alternative title)
- 43. "Tenafly" (1973)   Miles (1 episode, 1973) 1973 - 7.1 (10)
- 44. "The New Perry Mason" (1973)   Otis Temple (1 episode, 1973) 1973 - 4.7 (9)
- 45. 40 Carats (1973) Mr. Latham 1973 - 6.1 (227)
- 46. The Fuzz Brothers (1973) Flowers 1973 - -
- 47. The Norliss Tapes (1973) (TV) Sanford T. Evans (publisher) 1973 - 6.5 (275)
- 48. "The Mod Squad" (1968)   (2 episodes, 1970-1973) 1973 - 7.0 (231)
- 49. "The Rookies" (1972)   General Brooker (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 6.4 (104)
1 TV episode:
- 50. "Banacek" (1972)   Arnold Leeland (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 7.7 (190)
1 TV episode:
- 51. The Candidate (1972) Senator Crocker Jarmon 1972 - 7.1 (3,371)
- 52. "Cade's County" (1971)   Martin Russell (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 7.4 (37)
1 TV episode:
- 53. "Green Acres" (1965)   Bob Carter (1 episode, 1971) 1971 - 7.4 (678)
- 54. "Love, American Style" (1969)   (segment "Love and the Single Couple") / (segment "Love and the Teddy Bear") (2 episodes, 1969-1971) 1971 - 6.5 (288)
- 55. "Judd for the Defense" (1967)   Frank Vinton (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - 8.6 (48)
- 56. Live a Little, Love a Little (1968) Mike Lansdown 1968 - 5.3 (472)
- 57. "Gidget" (1965)   Professor Russell Lawrence (32 episodes, 1965-1966) 1966 - 6.6 (146)
- 58. "Vacation Playhouse" (1963)   Battersea, The Housekeeper (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 7.4 (8)
1 TV episode:
- 59. Youngblood Hawke (1964) Ferdie Lax 1964 - 5.7 (109)
- 60. Gidget Goes to Rome (1963) Mr.Russell Lawrence 1963 - 4.5 (202)
- 61. I Love My Doctor (1962) (TV) Dr. Jim Barkley 1962 - -
- 62. Bachelor in Paradise (1961) Thomas W. Jynson 1961 - 6.0 (489)
- 63. "The Ann Sothern Show" (1958)   James Devery (6 episodes, 1959-1961) 1961 - 8.3 (29)
- 64. Desk Set (1957)   (uncredited) Elevator operator Don 1957 - 7.2 (2,635)
AKAs:
  • His Other Woman (UK)
- 65. "Private Secretary" (1953)   Peter Sands (38 episodes, 1953-1957) 1957 - 8.5 (27)
AKAs:
  • Susie
- 66. Our Miss Brooks (1956) Lawrence Nolan 1956 - 6.5 (153)
- 67. The Turning Point (1952) Joe Silbray 1952 - 6.8 (135)
- 68. The Savage (1952) (as Donald Porter) Running Dog 1952 - 6.0 (121)
- 69. Because You're Mine (1952) Captain Burton Nordell Loring 1952 - 5.8 (104)
- 70. Cripple Creek (1952) Denver Jones 1952 - 6.0 (65)
- 71. The Racket (1951) R.G. Connolly (ward boss) 1951 - 6.8 (710)
- 72. Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950) Myron Brynk 1950 - 6.8 (122)
- 73. 711 Ocean Drive (1950) (as Donald Porter) Larry Mason 1950 - 7.0 (235)
- 74. My Friend Irma Goes West (1950) Mr. Brent 1950 - 6.0 (155)
- 75. Buck Privates Come Home (1947)   Capt. Christie 1947 - 7.2 (1,155)
AKAs:
  • Rookies Come Home (UK)
- 76. Wild Beauty (1946) Dr. Dave Morrow 1946 - -
- 77. Danger Woman (1946) Claude Ruppert 1946 - 5.5 (5)
- 78. Cuban Pete (1946)   Roberts 1946 - 4.7 (13)
AKAs:
  • Down Cuba Way
- 79. She-Wolf of London (1946)   Barry Lanfield 1946 - 5.1 (733)
AKAs:
  • The Curse of the Allenbys (UK)
- 80. Resisting Enemy Interrogation (1944) (uncredited) Lieutenant Frank L. Williams, Jr. - American Co-pilot 1944 - 7.1 (53)
- 81. Keep 'Em Slugging (1943) Jerry 1943 - 5.5 (9)
- 82. Madame Spy (1942) David Bannister 1942 - -
- 83. Who Done It? (1942) Art Fraser 1942 - 7.8 (865)
- 84. Keeping Fit (1942) Co-worker 1942 - -
- 85. Night Monster (1942)   Dick Baldwin 1942 - 6.0 (199)
AKAs:
  • House of Mystery (UK)
- 86. Eyes of the Underworld (1942)   Edward Jason 1942 - 7.4 (7)
AKAs:
  • Criminals of the Underworld (USA: reissue title)
- 87. Eagle Squadron (1942) Ramsey 1942 - 6.9 (32)
- 88. Top Sergeant (1942) Al Bennett 1942 - -
- 89. Sing for Your Supper (1941) (uncredited) Tim 1941 - -
- 90. Mystery of the White Room (1939) Dr. Donald Fox 1939 - 6.1 (12)
Sound Department
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "In Search of..." (1976) sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes) 1976 - 8.9 (195)
Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Gidget" (1965)   (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 6.6 (146)
Self
 Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. How to Fly the B-26 Airplane (1944) (uncredited) Captain Dick 1944 - -
Archive Footage
- 1. "Matlock"  
1 TV episode:
- 2. "The Six Million Dollar Man"  
1 TV episode:

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