Herbert Anderson

Actor Mar 30 (died age 77) Oakland, California, USA 1940–1974 (34 year career)

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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, Excus…

Known For

Film

The Caine Mutiny

Ens. Rabbit

Film

The Set-Up

Husband (uncredited)

Film

The Sea Hawk

Eph Winters

Film

Battleground

Hansan

Film

The Strawberry Blonde

Girl-Chaser in a Park (uncredited)

Film

Night Passage

Will Renner

Film

Island in the Sky

Breezy

Film

I Bury the Living

Jess Jessup

Filmography

Acting (93)

Movies (49)

Virginia Hill

1974

as Sen. Estes Kefauver

Rascal

as Mr. Pringle

Hold On!

as Ed Lindquist

Sunrise at Campobello

1960

as Daly

6.0

Nightmare at Ground Zero

I Bury the Living

as Jess Jessup

Spring Reunion

as Edward

My Man Godfrey

as Hubert

Night Passage

as Will Renner

Kelly and Me

as Ben Collins

Joe Butterfly

as Maj. Ferguson

Four Girls in Town

as Ted Larabee

The Benny Goodman Story

1956

as John Hammond Jr.

6.3

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

The Caine Mutiny

as Ens. Rabbit

Island in the Sky

as Breezy

The Girl in White

as Dr. Barclay

Finders Keepers

as Hotel Clerk

Excuse My Dust

as Ben Parrott

The Lawless

as Jonas Creel

The Yellow Cab Man

as Willis Tomlin

The Magnificent Yankee

1950

as Baxter

5.4

The Set-Up

1949

as Husband (uncredited)

7.3

Battleground

1949

as Hansan

6.7

You Were Meant for Me

1948

as Eddie

6.0

Give My Regards to Broadway

as Frank Doty

Love and Learn

as Pete

That Way with Women

as Melvyn Pfeiffer

This Is the Army

as Danny Davidson

The Male Animal

as Michael Barnes

Honeymoon for Three

as Floyd T. Ingram

The Body Disappears

as George Appleby

Dive Bomber

as Chubby Markham

The Bride Came C.O.D.

as Reporter

Navy Blues

as Homer Matthews

The Strawberry Blonde

1941

as Girl-Chaser in a Park (uncredited)

6.9

Four Mothers

1941

as Reporter (uncredited)

6.2

Wings of Steel

1941

Highway West

1941

as Worker (uncredited)

5.8

Young America Flies

1940

as Jim

The Sea Hawk

1940

as Eph Winters

7.2

No Time for Comedy

1940

as Actor in Show (uncredited)

5.0

Calling Philo Vance

1940

as First Reporter (uncredited)

5.9

Service with the Colors

1940

as Hiram Briggs

5.0

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

as Medical Assistant

'Til We Meet Again

as (uncredited)

The Fighting 69th

as Private Casey (uncredited)

Meet the Fleet

as Dan Howell

Tear Gas Squad

as Pliny Jones

Television (44)

Adam's Rib

The Waltons

as Mr. Bennett

The Rookies

The Paul Lynde Show

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

1971

as Orwell

6.3

Nanny and the Professor

as Allen Price, Sr.

The Brady Bunch

Adam-12

as George Barnes

The Name of the Game

as Roger Dall

Ironside

as Jim Phillips

Dragnet

as Robert Blake

Batman

as Harry Hummert

Family Affair

as Chuck

I Dream of Jeannie

as Commander Davis

Green Acres

as Mr. Wurthwaxer

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

Petticoat Junction

as Mr. Norton

My Three Sons

as Joe Linden

Rawhide

as Sheriff Burr

Dennis the Menace

as Henry Mitchell

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

1959

as Mr. Pomfritt

6.0

Sea Hunt

1958

as Professor George Bryan

Perry Mason

as Eugene Milton

The Real McCoys

as Dr. Nugent

Official Detective

Telephone Time

Matinee Theater

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as John Keller

The Millionaire

as Dave

Gunsmoke

as Elwood

Navy Log

The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Bob Perkins

Climax!

as Devlin

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

as Charles Lowell Smith

7.8

Father Knows Best

1954

as Verle Wisman

6.5

General Electric Theater

1953

as Lt. Haggerty

6.4

The Ford Television Theatre

1952

as Desk Sergeant

7.3

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Harold Halloway

8.6

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Healy

Studio One

as Ernest