Herbert Anderson

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: Acting

Born: Oakland, California, USA, 1917-03-30

Died: 1994-06-11

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1940	The Fighting 69th	Private Casey (uncredited)	54
2	1940	Calling Philo Vance	First Reporter (uncredited)	58
3	1940	Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet	Medical Assistant	63
4	1940	'Til We Meet Again	(uncredited)	62
5	1940	Tear Gas Squad	Pliny Jones	48
6	1940	Young America Flies	Jim	0
7	1940	The Sea Hawk	Eph Winters	72
8	1940	Service with the Colors	Hiram Briggs	44
9	1940	No Time for Comedy	Actor in Show (uncredited)	54
10	1940	Meet the Fleet	Dan Howell	57
11	1941	Dive Bomber	Chubby Markham	63
12	1941	Four Mothers	Reporter (uncredited)	57
13	1941	Honeymoon for Three	Floyd T. Ingram	58
14	1941	The Strawberry Blonde	Girl-Chaser in a Park (uncredited)	69
15	1941	Wings of Steel		0
16	1941	The Bride Came C.O.D.	Reporter	71
17	1941	Highway West	Worker (uncredited)	58
18	1941	Navy Blues	Homer Matthews	40
19	1941	The Body Disappears	George Appleby	52
20	1942	The Male Animal	Michael Barnes	41
21	1943	This Is the Army	Danny Davidson	57
22	1947	That Way with Women	Melvyn Pfeiffer	60
23	1947	Love and Learn	Pete	55
24	1948	You Were Meant for Me	Eddie	60
25	1948	Give My Regards to Broadway	Frank Doty	70
26	1949	The Set-Up	Husband (uncredited)	73
27	1949	Battleground	Hansan	67
28	1950	The Yellow Cab Man	Willis Tomlin	63
29	1950	The Lawless	Jonas Creel (as Guy Anderson)	58
30	1950	The Magnificent Yankee	Baxter	54
31	1951	Excuse My Dust	Ben Parrott	72
32	1952	Finders Keepers	Hotel Clerk	0
33	1952	The Girl in White	Dr. Barclay	67
34	1953	Island in the Sky	Breezy	62
35	1954	The Caine Mutiny	Ens. Rabbit	71
36	1955	The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial		0
37	1956	The Benny Goodman Story	John Hammond Jr.	63
38	1957	Four Girls in Town	Ted Larabee	10
39	1957	Spring Reunion	Edward	58
40	1957	Kelly and Me	Ben Collins	100
41	1957	Joe Butterfly	Maj. Ferguson	58
42	1957	Night Passage	Will Renner	63
43	1957	My Man Godfrey	Hubert	63
44	1958	Nightmare at Ground Zero		0
45	1958	I Bury the Living	Jess Jessup	62
46	1966	Hold On!	Ed Lindquist	42
47	1969	Rascal	Mr. Pringle	58
48	1974	Virginia Hill	Sen. Estes Kefauver	80

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1951	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars	Healy	70
2	1951	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars		70
3	1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Harold Halloway	87
4	1952	The Ford Television Theatre	Desk Sergeant	70
5	1953	General Electric Theater	Lt. Haggerty	60
6	1954	Climax!	Devlin	30
7	1954	The Wonderful World of Disney	Charles Lowell Smith	76
8	1955	The Millionaire	Dave	50
9	1955	Gunsmoke	Elwood	66
10	1955	Navy Log		45
11	1955	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	John Keller	78
12	1955	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	George Thompson	78
13	1955	The 20th Century Fox Hour	Bob Perkins	52
14	1955	Matinee Theater		46
15	1956	Telephone Time		63
16	1957	Official Detective		0
17	1957	Perry Mason	Eugene Milton	77
18	1957	The Real McCoys		57
19	1958	Sea Hunt		65
20	1959	Rawhide	Sheriff Burr	72
21	1959	The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis		59
22	1959	Dennis the Menace	Henry Mitchell	67
23	1960	My Three Sons		65
24	1960	My Three Sons	Joe Linden	65
25	1963	Petticoat Junction	Mr. Norton	59
26	1964	The Bing Crosby Show		50
27	1964	Bewitched	Clerk	79
28	1964	The Man from U.N.C.L.E.	Harry Barnman	72
29	1964	The Cara Williams Show		50
30	1964	Daniel Boone	Wyman	69
31	1965	Green Acres		73
32	1965	I Dream of Jeannie	Commander Davis	78
33	1966	Batman	Harry Hummert	73
34	1966	Batman	Racing Secretary	73
35	1966	Family Affair		66
36	1967	Dragnet	Robert Blake	69
37	1967	Ironside		69
38	1967	Ironside	Leon Karp	69
39	1968	The Name of the Game	Roger Dall	68
40	1968	Adam-12	George Barnes	71
41	1969	The Brady Bunch		67
42	1970	Nanny and the Professor		60
43	1972	The Rookies		69
44	1972	The Paul Lynde Show		50
45	1972	The Waltons	Mr. Bennett	71
46	1973	Adam's Rib		50