Name
Herbert Anderson
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1917-03-30
Deathday
1994-06-11 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
Oakland, California, USA
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.
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- 1952 Finders Keepers as Hotel Clerk
- 1949 Battleground as Hansan
- 1957 Night Passage as Will Renner
- 1958 I Bury the Living as Jess Jessup
- 1956 The Benny Goodman Story as John Hammond Jr.
- 1949 The Set-Up as Husband (uncredited)
- 1950 The Lawless as Jonas Creel
- 1941 Dive Bomber as Chubby Markham
- 1969 Rascal as Mr. Pringle
- 1947 That Way with Women as Melvyn Pfeiffer
- 1943 This Is the Army as Danny Davidson
- 1957 Kelly and Me as Ben Collins
- 1957 Spring Reunion as Edward
- 1952 The Girl in White as Dr. Barclay
- 1948 Give My Regards to Broadway as Frank Doty
- 1957 Joe Butterfly as Maj. Ferguson
- 1955 The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
- 1950 The Yellow Cab Man as Willis Tomlin
- 1957 My Man Godfrey as Hubert
- 1942 The Male Animal as Michael Barnes
- 1940 Meet the Fleet as Dan Howell
- 1941 Navy Blues as Homer Matthews
- 1941 The Strawberry Blonde as Girl-Chaser in a Park (uncredited)
- 1940 Service with the Colors as Hiram Briggs
- 1953 Island in the Sky as Breezy
- 1940 The Fighting 69th as Private Casey (uncredited)
- 1940 Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet as Medical Assistant
- 1940 Calling Philo Vance as First Reporter (uncredited)
- 1948 You Were Meant for Me as Eddie
- 1954 The Caine Mutiny as Ens. Rabbit
- 1957 Four Girls in Town as Ted Larabee
- 1951 Excuse My Dust as Ben Parrott
- 1940 The Sea Hawk as Eph Winters
- 1940 No Time for Comedy as Actor in Show (uncredited)
- 1940 'Til We Meet Again as (uncredited)
- 1941 The Body Disappears as George Appleby
- 1941 Four Mothers as Reporter (uncredited)
- 1947 Love and Learn as Pete
- 1941 Wings of Steel
- 1958 Nightmare at Ground Zero
- 1966 Hold On! as Ed Lindquist
- 1940 Tear Gas Squad as Pliny Jones
- 1941 Honeymoon for Three as Floyd T. Ingram
- 1940 Young America Flies as Jim
- 1974 Virginia Hill as Sen. Estes Kefauver
- 1950 The Magnificent Yankee as Baxter
- 1941 Highway West as Worker (uncredited)
- 1941 The Bride Came C.O.D. as Reporter
- 1960 Sunrise at Campobello as Daly
- 1966 Family Affair ( 1 episode ) as Chuck
- 1972 The Rookies ( 1 episode )
- 1965 Green Acres ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Wurthwaxer
- 1965 I Dream of Jeannie ( 1 episode ) as Commander Davis
- 1966 Batman ( 1 episode ) as Harry Hummert
- 1969 The Brady Bunch ( 1 episode )
- 1963 Petticoat Junction ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Norton
- 1957 Perry Mason ( 1 episode ) as Eugene Milton
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Elwood
- 1953 General Electric Theater ( 1 episode ) as Lt. Haggerty
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Harold Halloway
- 1958 Sea Hunt ( 1 episode ) as Professor George Bryan
- 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents ( 1 episode ) as John Keller
- 1959 Dennis the Menace ( 146 episodes ) as Henry Mitchell
- 1970 Nanny and the Professor ( 1 episode ) as Allen Price, Sr.
- 1959 Rawhide ( 1 episode ) as Sheriff Burr
- 1964 Daniel Boone ( 1 episode ) as Wyman
- 1955 The Millionaire ( 1 episode ) as Dave
- 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ( 1 episode ) as Healy
- 1954 Climax! ( 1 episode ) as Devlin
- 1957 The Real McCoys ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Nugent
- 1955 Matinee Theater ( 1 episode )
- 1972 The Paul Lynde Show ( 1 episode )
- 1955 Navy Log ( 1 episode )
- 1964 The Cara Williams Show ( 1 episode ) as Bender
- 1964 The Bing Crosby Show ( 1 episode )
- 1956 Telephone Time ( 1 episode )
- 1957 Official Detective ( 1 episode )
- 1960 My Three Sons ( 1 episode ) as Joe Linden
- 1952 The Ford Television Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Desk Sergeant
- 1968 Adam-12 ( 1 episode ) as George Barnes
- 1973 Adam's Rib ( 1 episode )
- 1968 The Name of the Game ( 1 episode ) as Roger Dall
- 1955 The 20th Century Fox Hour ( 1 episode ) as Bob Perkins
- 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents ( 1 episode ) as George Thompson
- 1967 Ironside ( 1 episode ) as Leon Karp
- 1964 Bewitched ( 1 episode ) as Clerk
- 1967 Dragnet ( 1 episode ) as Robert Blake
- 1964 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. ( 1 episode ) as Harry Barnman
- 1972 The Waltons ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Bennett
- 1966 Batman ( 1 episode ) as Racing Secretary
- 1954 The Wonderful World of Disney ( 1 episode ) as Charles Lowell Smith
- 1960 My Three Sons ( 1 episode ) as Major Bowers
- 1964 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. ( 1 episode ) as Jonathan Fletcher
- 1971 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law ( 1 episode ) as Orwell
- 1967 Ironside ( 1 episode ) as Jim Phillips
- 1967 Dragnet ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Phillip Lang
- 1967 Dragnet ( 1 episode ) as Carl Shumley
- 1959 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Pomfritt
- 1954 Father Knows Best ( 1 episode ) as Verle Wisman
- 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ( 1 episode ) as Charlie
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode ) as Ernest
