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