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Don Anderson(1924-1983)

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Don Anderson
Don Anderson grew up near the MGM studios, and was a Jitterbug Dancer for the studios during WW2. He became a bit player, and worked as an actor/stand-in starting with Van Johnson. He did some stunts, and was one of the bikers, Shark, in The Wild One with Marlon Brando. Don enjoyed the business and was well known and liked. His last show was standing-in and working with Pierce Brosnan on Remington Steele. He was survived by his daughter, Misa Anderson and a brother.
BornFebruary 23, 1924
DiedSeptember 23, 1983(59)
BornFebruary 23, 1924
DiedSeptember 23, 1983(59)
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Known for

Playhouse 90 (1956)
Playhouse 90
8.3
TV Series
  • Stage Manager
Eddie Albert and Robert Wagner in Switch (1975)
Switch
7.1
TV Series
  • Bartender
Raymond Burr in Perry Mason (1957)
Perry Mason
8.3
TV Series
  • Courtroom Spectator
  • Police Officer
  • Bailiff
  • Plainclothesman
  • Policeman
  • Bartender
  • Restaurant Patron
  • Party Guest
  • Deputy Sheriff
  • Man at Airport
  • Officer
  • Juror
  • Henry Whalen
  • Pedestrian
  • Armored Car Guard
  • Second Shore Patrolman
  • Capt. Andrews
  • Man Leaving Ship
  • 2nd Policeman
  • Townsman
  • Roadhouse Patron
  • Bailiff at Window
  • Customs Inspector
  • Sheriff's Deputy
  • Man in Bar
  • Courtroom Bailiff
  • Lounge Patron at Table and Bar
  • Door Bailiff
  • Health Inspector #2
  • Nightclub Patron
  • Passerby
  • Fishing Boat Skipper
  • Casino Patron
  • Actor Playing Police Officer
  • Charity Party Guest
  • Robert Bartlett
  • Policeman at Line-Up
  • Man at Ski Lodge
  • Private Detective
  • Road Block Officer
  • Harbor Pilot
  • Golden Bear Club Patron
  • Uniformed Police Officer
  • Spectator Leaving Stadium
  • Country Club Guest
  • Second Officer
  • German Border Guard
  • Court Officer
  • Photographer's Assistant
  • Metcalf's Assistant
  • 2nd Attorney
  • Ambulance Attendant
  • Coutroom Spectator
  • Birthday Party Guest
  • Lab Technician Crane
  • Restaurant Customer
  • Uniformed Policeman
  • Ballroom Dancer
  • Haverson - Atley's Attorney
  • Bailiff with Dog
  • Parade Participant
  • Jostled Man
  • Café Patron
  • Man at Train Station
  • Spectator on Beach
  • Rescue Boat Skipper
  • Airport Bystander
  • Wedding Guest
  • Shelter Man #2
  • Drake Operative #3
  • Guest at Charity Function
  • Gallery Patron
  • First Bank Employee
  • Walsh's Appliance Man
  • Mover
Death Valley Days (1952)
Death Valley Days
7.5
TV Series
  • Barfly
  • Townsman
  • Gov. Burnette

Credits

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  • Victoria Principal, Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman, Charlene Tilton, Jim Davis, Linda Gray, and Steve Kanaly in Dallas (1978)
    Dallas
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Pedestrian (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Walter Matthau and Glenda Jackson in House Calls (1978)
    House Calls
    6.6
    • Worker at Meeting (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Eddie Albert and Robert Wagner in Switch (1975)
    Switch
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Bartender
    • 1975
  • Telly Savalas in Kojak (1973)
    Kojak
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Detective (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • Clint Eastwood in Magnum Force (1973)
    Magnum Force
    7.2
    • Detective (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Kung Fu (1972)
    Kung Fu
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Townsman
    • Bartender
    • Deputy (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • George Peppard in Banacek (1972)
    Banacek
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Football Player (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Emergency! (1972)
    Emergency!
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Mr. Thompson (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Nichols (1971)
    Nichols
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Murphy (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • The Bold Ones: The Senator (1970)
    The Bold Ones: The Senator
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Reporter (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Robert Wagner in It Takes a Thief (1968)
    It Takes a Thief
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Club Patron
    • Gambler
    • Hotel Guest (uncredited) ...
    • 1969
  • Carol Lynley in Once You Kiss a Stranger... (1969)
    Once You Kiss a Stranger...
    5.5
    • Man at Ice Cream Parlor
    • Man at Airport (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • Richard Widmark and Lena Horne in Death of a Gunfighter (1969)
    Death of a Gunfighter
    6.2
    • Bartender (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
    Mission: Impossible
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Guard
    • Soldier
    • Scientist (uncredited)
    • 1966–1969
  • Here's Lucy (1968)
    Here's Lucy
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Party Guest
    • Man on Tour
    • Barfly (uncredited)
    • 1968–1969

Additional Crew



  • The Woman I Love (1972)
    The Woman I Love
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • stand-in (uncredited)
    • 1972

Personal details

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  • Born
    • February 23, 1924
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • September 23, 1983
    • Burbank, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Julie ?1965 - 1967 (divorced)

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    Often if not always uncredited, actor Don Anderson plays a police officer many times in the Perry Mason (1957) series. In the series finale, he portrays the role of Actor Playing Police Officer, uncredited.

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