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

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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
    • Deputy
    • Bartender (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
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Murphy (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • The Bold Ones: The Senator (1970)
    The Bold Ones: The Senator
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Reporter (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • It Takes a Thief (1968)
    It Takes a Thief
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Casino Worker
    • Digger
    • Doorman (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
    • Scientist
    • Guard
    • Soldier (uncredited)
    • 1966–1969
  • Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz Jr., and Lucie Arnaz in Here's Lucy (1968)
    Here's Lucy
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Party Guest
    • Barfly
    • Man on Tour (uncredited)
    • 1968–1969

Additional Crew



  • The Woman I Love (1972)
    The Woman I Love
    7.5
    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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  • Trivia
    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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