Herbert Anderson
49 movies · 44 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 30, 1917
- Died
- Jun 11, 1994 (age 77)
- Place of birth
- Oakland, California, USA
- Also known as
- Cpl. Herbert Anderson · Herb Anderson · Guy Anderson
Biography
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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.
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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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Known for
Herbert Anderson: movies and TV shows
Acting (93)
- 1974 Virginia Hill
as Sen. Estes Kefauver
- 1973
- 1972
- 1972
- 1972
- 1971
- 1970
- 1969
- 1969 Rascal
as Mr. Pringle
- 1968
- 1968
- 1967
- 1967
- 1966
- 1966 Hold On!
as Ed Lindquist
- 1966
- 1965
- 1965
- 1964
- 1964
- 1964
- 1964
- 1964
- 1963
- 1960
- 1960 Sunrise at Campobello
as Daly
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1958 I Bury the Living
as Jess Jessup
- 1958
- 1958
- 1957 My Man Godfrey
as Hubert
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957 Night Passage
as Will Renner
- 1957 Joe Butterfly
as Maj. Ferguson
- 1957 Kelly and Me
as Ben Collins
- 1957 Spring Reunion
as Edward
- 1957 Four Girls in Town
as Ted Larabee
- 1957
- 1956
- 1956 The Benny Goodman Story
as John Hammond Jr.
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955
- 1954
- 1954
- 1954
- 1954 The Caine Mutiny
as Ens. Rabbit
- 1953 Island in the Sky
as Breezy
- 1953
- 1952
- 1952 The Girl in White
as Dr. Barclay
- 1952 Finders Keepers
as Hotel Clerk
- 1951
- 1951
- 1951 Excuse My Dust
as Ben Parrott
- 1950 The Magnificent Yankee
as Baxter
- 1950 The Lawless
as Jonas Creel
- 1950 The Yellow Cab Man
as Willis Tomlin
- 1949 Battleground
as Hansan
- 1949 The Set-Up
as Husband (uncredited)
- 1948
- 1948 Give My Regards to Broadway
as Frank Doty
- 1948 You Were Meant for Me
as Eddie
- 1947 Love and Learn
as Pete
- 1947 That Way with Women
as Melvyn Pfeiffer
- 1943 This Is the Army
as Danny Davidson
- 1942 The Male Animal
as Michael Barnes
- 1941 The Body Disappears
as George Appleby
- 1941 Navy Blues
as Homer Matthews
- 1941 Dive Bomber
as Chubby Markham
- 1941 Highway West
as Worker (uncredited)
- 1941 The Bride Came C.O.D.
as Reporter
- 1941
- 1941 The Strawberry Blonde
as Girl-Chaser in a Park (uncredited)
- 1941 Honeymoon for Three
as Floyd T. Ingram
- 1941 Four Mothers
as Reporter (uncredited)
- 1940 Meet the Fleet
as Dan Howell
- 1940 No Time for Comedy
as Actor in Show (uncredited)
- 1940 Service with the Colors
as Hiram Briggs
- 1940 The Sea Hawk
as Eph Winters
- 1940 Young America Flies
as Jim
- 1940 Tear Gas Squad
as Pliny Jones
- 1940 'Til We Meet Again
as (uncredited)
- 1940 Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Medical Assistant
- 1940 Calling Philo Vance
as First Reporter (uncredited)
- 1940 The Fighting 69th
as Private Casey (uncredited)