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