Herbert Anderson
Born: 1917-03-30 in Oakland, California, USA
Died: 1994-06-11
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. In addition to his role in Dennis the Menace, Anderson is also known for many lead and guest-starring roles on television. Anderson retired from acting in 1982. He died of complications from a stroke in 1994.
Filmography
1974
- Virginia Hill as Sen. Estes Kefauver
1973
1972
- The Waltons as Mr. Bennett
- The Rookies
- The Paul Lynde Show
1971
- Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law as Orwell
1970
- Nanny and the Professor as Allen Price, Sr.
1969
- The Brady Bunch
- Rascal as Mr. Pringle
1968
- Adam-12 as George Barnes
- The Name of the Game as Roger Dall
1966
- Batman as Harry Hummert
- Family Affair as Chuck
- Hold On! as Ed Lindquist
1965
- I Dream of Jeannie as Commander Davis
- Green Acres as Mr. Wurthwaxer
1964
- Bewitched as Clerk
- Daniel Boone as Wyman
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Harry Barnman
- The Bing Crosby Show
- The Cara Williams Show as Bender
1963
- Petticoat Junction as Mr. Norton
1960
- My Three Sons as Joe Linden
- Sunrise at Campobello as Daly
1959
- Rawhide as Sheriff Burr
- Dennis the Menace as Henry Mitchell
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis as Mr. Pomfritt
1958
- Sea Hunt as Professor George Bryan
- Nightmare at Ground Zero
- I Bury the Living as Jess Jessup
1957
- Perry Mason as Eugene Milton
- The Real McCoys as Dr. Nugent
- Night Passage as Will Renner
- Spring Reunion as Edward
- Official Detective
- Kelly and Me as Ben Collins
- My Man Godfrey as Hubert
- Joe Butterfly as Maj. Ferguson
- Four Girls in Town as Ted Larabee
1956
- Telephone Time
- The Benny Goodman Story as John Hammond Jr.
1955
- Gunsmoke as Elwood
- Matinee Theater
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents as John Keller
- The Millionaire as Dave
- The 20th Century Fox Hour as Bob Perkins
- Navy Log
- The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1954
- Climax! as Devlin
- Father Knows Best as Verle Wisman
- The Caine Mutiny as Ens. Rabbit
- The Wonderful World of Disney as Charles Lowell Smith
1953
- Island in the Sky as Breezy
- General Electric Theater as Lt. Haggerty
1952
- The Ford Television Theatre as Desk Sergeant
- The Girl in White as Dr. Barclay
- Finders Keepers as Hotel Clerk
1951
- Excuse My Dust as Ben Parrott
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Harold Halloway
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Healy
1950
- The Lawless as Jonas Creel
- The Magnificent Yankee as Baxter
- The Yellow Cab Man as Willis Tomlin
1949
- Battleground as Hansan
- The Set-Up as Husband (uncredited)
1948
- Studio One as Ernest
- Give My Regards to Broadway as Frank Doty
- You Were Meant for Me as Eddie
1947
- Love and Learn as Pete
- That Way with Women as Melvyn Pfeiffer
1943
- This Is the Army as Danny Davidson
1942
- The Male Animal as Michael Barnes
1941
- Dive Bomber as Chubby Markham
- Four Mothers as Reporter (uncredited)
- Navy Blues as Homer Matthews
- Wings of Steel
- Honeymoon for Three as Floyd T. Ingram
- The Strawberry Blonde as Girl-Chaser in a Park (uncredited)
- The Body Disappears as George Appleby
- The Bride Came C.O.D. as Reporter
- Highway West as Worker (uncredited)
1940
- The Sea Hawk as Eph Winters
- No Time for Comedy as Actor in Show (uncredited)
- Calling Philo Vance as First Reporter (uncredited)
- The Fighting 69th as Private Casey (uncredited)
- Service with the Colors as Hiram Briggs
- Young America Flies as Jim
- Meet the Fleet as Dan Howell
- 'Til We Meet Again as (uncredited)
- Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet as Medical Assistant
- Tear Gas Squad as Pliny Jones