Herbert Anderson
Acting • Born 1917-03-30 – Died 1994-06-11
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, 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.
Filmography
101 credits
Finders Keepers
Movie • 1952
Hotel Clerk
Battleground
Movie • 1949
Hansan
Night Passage
Movie • 1957
Will Renner
I Bury the Living
Movie • 1958
Jess Jessup
The Benny Goodman Story
Movie • 1956
John Hammond Jr.
The Set-Up
Movie • 1949
Husband (uncredited)
The Lawless
Movie • 1950
Jonas Creel
Dive Bomber
Movie • 1941
Chubby Markham
Rascal
Movie • 1969
Mr. Pringle
That Way with Women
Movie • 1947
Melvyn Pfeiffer
This Is the Army
Movie • 1943
Danny Davidson
Kelly and Me
Movie • 1957
Ben Collins
Spring Reunion
Movie • 1957
Edward
The Girl in White
Movie • 1952
Dr. Barclay
Give My Regards to Broadway
Movie • 1948
Frank Doty
Joe Butterfly
Movie • 1957
Maj. Ferguson
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Movie • 1955
The Yellow Cab Man
Movie • 1950
Willis Tomlin
My Man Godfrey
Movie • 1957
Hubert
The Male Animal
Movie • 1942
Michael Barnes
Meet the Fleet
Movie • 1940
Dan Howell
Navy Blues
Movie • 1941
Homer Matthews
The Strawberry Blonde
Movie • 1941
Girl-Chaser in a Park (uncredited)
Service with the Colors
Movie • 1940
Hiram Briggs
Island in the Sky
Movie • 1953
Breezy
The Fighting 69th
Movie • 1940
Private Casey (uncredited)
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Movie • 1940
Medical Assistant
Calling Philo Vance
Movie • 1940
First Reporter (uncredited)
You Were Meant for Me
Movie • 1948
Eddie
The Caine Mutiny
Movie • 1954
Ens. Rabbit
Four Girls in Town
Movie • 1957
Ted Larabee
Excuse My Dust
Movie • 1951
Ben Parrott
The Sea Hawk
Movie • 1940
Eph Winters
No Time for Comedy
Movie • 1940
Actor in Show (uncredited)
'Til We Meet Again
Movie • 1940
(uncredited)
The Body Disappears
Movie • 1941
George Appleby
Four Mothers
Movie • 1941
Reporter (uncredited)
Love and Learn
Movie • 1947
Pete
Wings of Steel
Movie • 1941
Nightmare at Ground Zero
Movie • 1958
Hold On!
Movie • 1966
Ed Lindquist
Tear Gas Squad
Movie • 1940
Pliny Jones
Honeymoon for Three
Movie • 1941
Floyd T. Ingram
Young America Flies
Movie • 1940
Jim
Virginia Hill
Movie • 1974
Sen. Estes Kefauver
The Magnificent Yankee
Movie • 1950
Baxter
Highway West
Movie • 1941
Worker (uncredited)
The Bride Came C.O.D.
Movie • 1941
Reporter
Sunrise at Campobello
Movie • 1960
Daly
Family Affair
TV • 1966
Chuck
The Rookies
TV • 1972
Green Acres
TV • 1965
Mr. Wurthwaxer
I Dream of Jeannie
TV • 1965
Commander Davis
Batman
TV • 1966
Harry Hummert
The Brady Bunch
TV • 1969
Petticoat Junction
TV • 1963
Mr. Norton
Gunsmoke
TV • 1955
Elwood
Perry Mason
TV • 1957
Eugene Milton
General Electric Theater
TV • 1953
Lt. Haggerty
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Harold Halloway
Sea Hunt
TV • 1958
Professor George Bryan
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV • 1955
John Keller
Dennis the Menace
TV • 1959
Henry Mitchell
Rawhide
TV • 1959
Sheriff Burr
Nanny and the Professor
TV • 1970
Allen Price, Sr.
Daniel Boone
TV • 1964
Wyman
The Millionaire
TV • 1955
Dave
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV • 1951
Healy
Climax!
TV • 1954
Devlin
The Real McCoys
TV • 1957
Dr. Nugent
Matinee Theater
TV • 1955
The Paul Lynde Show
TV • 1972
Navy Log
TV • 1955
The Cara Williams Show
TV • 1964
Bender
The Bing Crosby Show
TV • 1964
Telephone Time
TV • 1956
Official Detective
TV • 1957
My Three Sons
TV • 1960
Joe Linden
The Ford Television Theatre
TV • 1952
Desk Sergeant
Adam-12
TV • 1968
George Barnes
Adam's Rib
TV • 1973
The Name of the Game
TV • 1968
Roger Dall
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV • 1955
Bob Perkins
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV • 1955
George Thompson
Ironside
TV • 1967
Leon Karp
Bewitched
TV • 1964
Clerk
Dragnet
TV • 1967
Robert Blake
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TV • 1964
Harry Barnman
The Waltons
TV • 1972
Mr. Bennett
Batman
TV • 1966
Racing Secretary
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV • 1954
Charles Lowell Smith
My Three Sons
TV • 1960
Major Bowers
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TV • 1964
Jonathan Fletcher
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
TV • 1971
Orwell
Ironside
TV • 1967
Jim Phillips
Dragnet
TV • 1967
Dr. Phillip Lang
Dragnet
TV • 1967
Carl Shumley
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
TV • 1959
Mr. Pomfritt
Father Knows Best
TV • 1954
Verle Wisman
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV • 1951
Charlie
Studio One
TV • 1948
Ernest