Donald Cecil Porter (September 24, 1912 – February 11, 1997) was an American stage, film, and television actor. On television, he played Peter Sands, the boss of Ann Sothern's character on Private Secretary,: 857 and Russell Lawrence, the widowed father of 15-year-old Frances "Gidget" Lawrence (Sally Field) in the 1965 ABC sitcom Gidget. (Via Wikipedia)
- Origin
- Miami, Oklahoma, USA
- Born
- September 24, 1912
- Died
- February 11, 1997 (27 years ago, at 84)