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