Herbert Anderson

Acting

Born March 30, 1917, Oakland, California, USA

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

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