Herbert Anderson
- Birthday
- Mar 30, 1917
Bio: Perhaps best remembered for playing Henry Mitchell, the father of an energetic tow-headed boy in the popular television sitcom Dennis the Menace (1959-1963), tall, slender, and bespectacled character actor Herbert Anderson's career encompassed extensive experience on Broadway and in Hollywood films. Contracted to Warner Bros. around 1940, he made his film debut in… More Bio: Perhaps best remembered for playing Henry Mitchell, the father of an energetic tow-headed boy in the popular television sitcom Dennis the Menace (1959-1963), tall, slender, and bespectacled character actor Herbert Anderson's career encompassed extensive experience on Broadway and in Hollywood films. Contracted to Warner Bros. around 1940, he made his film debut in Meet the Fleet (1940). His first two years were quite busy, but by mid-decade he was landing fewer roles. On stage, he appeared with Henry Fonda in a 1953 production of Caine Mutiny Court Martial. After the cancellation of Dennis the Menace, Anderson's film appearances became quite rare, though he made frequent guest appearances on other television shows, including Batman, Bewitched, and Dragnet. Heart trouble in the early '80s forced Anderson to retire. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Herbert Anderson Videos
Excuse My Dust
My Man Godfrey
The Benny Goodman Story
The Caine Mutiny
The Lawless
Filmography
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Knockout (2000)
- Actor
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Virginia Hill: Mistress to the Mob (1976)
- Actor
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Rascal (1969)
- Mr. Pringle
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Sunrise at Campobello (1960)
- Daley
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I Bury the Living (1958)
- Jess Jessup
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