Herbert Anderson
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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 |
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Most Rating | 4.403 |
Birthday | 1917-03-30 |
Place of Birth | Oakland, California, USA |
Also Known As | Cpl. Herbert Anderson, Herb Anderson, Guy Anderson, |
1952
Finders Keepers
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Finders Keepers
1949
Battleground
6.6/86
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Battleground
1957
Night Passage
6.3/63
Grant MacLaine, a former railroad troubleshooter, lost his job after letting his outlaw brother, the Utica Kid, escape. After spending five years wand...
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Night Passage
1958
I Bury the Living
6.2/65
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I Bury the Living
1956
The Benny Goodman Story
6.4/15
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The Benny Goodman Story
1949
The Set-Up
7.3/148
Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.
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The Set-Up
1950
The Lawless
5.8/15
A newspaper editor takes on the cause of oppressed migrant Mexican fruit pickers.
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The Lawless
1941
Dive Bomber
6.3/28
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Dive Bomber
1969
Rascal
5.8/20
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Rascal
1947
That Way with Women
6/5
A bored millionaire matches his daughter with his partner in a gas station.
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That Way with Women
1943
This Is the Army
5.7/21
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This Is the Army
1957
Kelly and Me
10/1
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Kelly and Me
1957
Spring Reunion
5.8/4
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Spring Reunion
1952
The Girl in White
6.7/5
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The Girl in White
1948
Give My Regards to Broadway
7/1
A family vaudeville act is threatened when the eldest son is offered a contract to play baseball. Musical.
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Give My Regards to Broadway
1957
Joe Butterfly
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Joe Butterfly
1955
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
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The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1950
The Yellow Cab Man
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The Yellow Cab Man
1957
My Man Godfrey
6.3/22
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My Man Godfrey
1942
The Male Animal
4.1/9
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The Male Animal
1940
Meet the Fleet
5.7/3
The story of three recruits undergoing Navy bootcamp training.
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Meet the Fleet
1941
Navy Blues
4/3
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Navy Blues
1941
The Strawberry Blonde
6.8/58
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The Strawberry Blonde
1940
Service with the Colors
4.4/5
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Service with the Colors
1953
Island in the Sky
6.164/58
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Island in the Sky
1940
The Fighting 69th
5.4/24
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The Fighting 69th
1940
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
6.3/29
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Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940
Calling Philo Vance
5.8/11
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Calling Philo Vance
1948
You Were Meant for Me
6/3
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You Were Meant for Me
1954
The Caine Mutiny
7.2/325
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The Caine Mutiny
1957
Four Girls in Town
1/1
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Four Girls in Town
1951
Excuse My Dust
7.2/4
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Excuse My Dust
1940
The Sea Hawk
7.1/127
Dashing pirate Geoffrey Thorpe plunders Spanish ships for Queen Elizabeth I and falls in love with Dona Maria, a beautiful Spanish royal he captures.
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The Sea Hawk
1940
No Time for Comedy
5.5/8
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No Time for Comedy
1940
'Til We Meet Again
6.2/9
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'Til We Meet Again
1941
The Body Disappears
5.2/5
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The Body Disappears
1941
Four Mothers
5.7/3
Four married sisters face motherhood, financial, marital and family issues together.
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Four Mothers
1947
Love and Learn
5.5/2
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Love and Learn
1941
Wings of Steel
0/0
A football hero joins the Army Air Corps.
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Wings of Steel
1958
Nightmare at Ground Zero
0/0
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1966
Hold On!
4.2/4
Herman's Hermits' first film, in which the British band has the chance to have an American spacecraft named for them.
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Hold On!
1940
Tear Gas Squad
4.8/6
A brash night club singer becomes a cop to impress a woman.
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Tear Gas Squad
1941
Honeymoon for Three
5.8/5
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Honeymoon for Three
1940
Young America Flies
0/0
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1974
Virginia Hill
8/1
The story of Virginia Hill, a former prostitute who was the girlfriend of '40s killer and gangster Bugsy Siegel.
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Virginia Hill
1950
The Magnificent Yankee
5.4/7
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1941
Highway West
5.8/4
A young woman marries a man who turns out to be a bank robber.
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1941
The Bride Came C.O.D.
7.1/29
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