Actor
Herbert Anderson
March 30, 1917 · Oakland, California, USA
Herbert Anderson (March 30, 1917 – June 11, 1994) was an American character actor probably best remembered for his role as Henry Mitchell, the father in the CBS television sitcom Dennis the Menace.
After a few minor roles in films for Warner Bros., Anderson got his big break in the 1941 picture Navy Blues, followed by The Body Disappears and The Male Animal. His other films include the 1949 World War II film Battleground, Give My Regards to Broadway, Excuse My Dust, Island in the Sky, The Benny Goodman Story, Kelly and Me, Joe Butterfly, My Man Godfrey (1957), I Bury the Living, Sunrise at Campobello, Hold On!, and Rascal. Anderson also acted extensively in Broadway shows, including the role of Dr. Bird in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. He was also in the film version of The Caine Mutiny; he was the only actor to appear in both the Broadway play and film.
Notable work
Often works with
Cosmo Sardo
4 titles together
Bewitched, Batman, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
George Tobias
3 titles together
Bewitched, The Set-Up, The Strawberry Blonde
James Arness
3 titles together
Gunsmoke, Battleground, Island in the Sky
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George Ford
3 titles together
Batman, Gunsmoke, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Woodrow Parfrey
2 titles together
I Dream of Jeannie, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Don Mitchell
2 titles together
I Dream of Jeannie, Ironside
Full filmography · 90
Rascal
as Mr. Pringle
19696
Hold On!
as Ed Lindquist
1966
Sunrise at Campobello
as Daly
1960
I Bury the Living
as Jess Jessup
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My Man Godfrey
as Hubert
19576.5
Night Passage
as Will Renner
19576.5
Joe Butterfly
as Maj. Ferguson
1957
Kelly and Me
as Ben Collins
1957
Spring Reunion
as Edward
1957
Four Girls in Town
as Ted Larabee
1957
The Benny Goodman Story
as John Hammond Jr.
1956
The Caine Mutiny
as Ens. Rabbit
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