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Don Porter (September 24, 1912—February 11, 1997) was an American actor who appeared in a number of films in the 1940s, including Top Sergeant and Eagle Squadron, but is perhaps best known for his role as the widowed father of Gidget (1965).

He played Peter Sands, the operator of "International Artists," a New York talent agency, as the boss of Susan Camille MacNamara, his "Private Secretary" on the 1950s situation comedy television series of the same name. A retooled version of the series appeared later, titled The Ann Sothern Show. It featured many of the same actors, including Porter, in the venue of a fashionable New York City hotel.

Porter also made numerous television appearances, performing in TV films such as Gidget Goes to Rome, The Legend of Lizzie Borden, The President's Mistress, and The Last Song. He was married to the actress Peggy Converse.

Porter died on February 11, 1997, in Beverly Hills, California. He was 84.

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