Herbert Anderson
Herbert Anderson
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, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Herbert Anderson:
- The Benny Goodman Story with Steve Allen , Donna Reed , Berta Gersten , Robert F. Simon , Hy Averback , Shepard Menken , Sammy Sr. Davis , Dick Winslow , David Kasday , Wilton Graff , Harry James , Gene Krupa , Martha Tilton , Lionel Hampton , Ziggy Elman , Teddy Wilson , Buck Clayton , Fred Essler , Stan Getz , George Givot , Urbie Green , Jack Kruschen , Kid Ory , Ben Pollack , Barry Truex
- Dive Bomber with Errol Flynn , Fred MacMurray , Ralph Bellamy , Louis Jean Heydt , Craig Stevens , Robert Armstrong , Garrett Craig , Charles Drake , Allen Jenkins , Addison W. Richards , Moroni Olsen , Cliff Nazarro , James Anderson , Tod Andrews , Ann Doran , William Forrest , Saul Gorss , Creighton Hale , Howard C. Hickman , Russell Hicks , Max Jr. Hoffman , William Hopper , Harry Lewis , Alexander Lockwood , George Meeker , David Newell , Wedgewood Nowell , Gaylord "Steve" Pendleton , Jane Randolph , Walter Sande , Tom Seidel , Alexis Smith , Stanley Smith , Alice Talton , Regis Toomey , Richard Travis , Don Turner , Larry Williams , Charlotte Wynters , Gig Young , Alan Jr. Hale , Tom Dugan , Owen King , Lyle Moraine , Tom Skinner , Garland Smith , Juanita Stark , Dennie Moore
- Night Passage with James Stewart , Audie Murphy , Dan Duryea , Dianne Foster , Elaine Stewart , Brandon DeWilde , Jay C. Flippen , Robert J. Wilke , Hugh Beaumont , Jack Elam , Tommy Cook , Paul Fix , Olive Carey , James Flavin , Donald Curtis , Ellen Corby , John Day , Frank Chase , Harold Goodwin , Jack Williams , Boyd Stockman , Henry Wills , Chuck Roberson , Willard Willingham , Polly Burson , Ted Mapes , Guy Anderson , Kenneth Williams , H. Tom Hart
- The Bride Came C.O.D. with James Cagney , Bette Davis , Stuart Erwin , Jack Carson , Eugene Pallette , George Tobias , Harry Davenport , William Frawley , Edward S. Brophy , Harry Holman , Chick Chandler , Lucia Carroll , Eddy Chandler , Saul Gorss , Creighton Hale , Sam Hayes , William Hopper , J. Anthony Hughes , Olaf Hytten , Douglas Kennedy , Alphonse Martell , Frank Mayo , Jack Mower , William 'Billy' Newell , Lee Phelps , John Ridgely , Cliff Saum , Charles Sullivan , Richard Travis , Richard Clayton , Reid Kilpatrick , Peter Ashley , Mary Brodel , Garrett Craig , Peggy Diggins , Claude Wisberg
- This Is the Army with George Murphy , Joan Leslie , Ronald W. Reagan , Alan Sr. Hale , George Tobias , Charles Butterworth , Julie Oshins , Dolores Costello , Una Merkel , Stanley Ridges , Rosemary DeCamp , Ruth Donnelly , Frances Langford , Gertrude Niesen , Kate Smith , Ilka Gruning , Joe Louis , Tom D'Andrea , Ezra Stone , Earl Oxford , Philip Truex , Murray Alper , Warner Anderson , Irving Bacon , Irving Berlin , Jimmy Butler , Frank Jr. Coghlan , Jimmy Conlin , Richard Crane , John Day , Ross Elliott , Ross Ford , Art Foster , Hank Henry , John James , Henry Jones , Fred Kelly , Joe E. Lewis , Alan Manson , Victor Moore , Patsy Moran , Dorothy Peterson , Allen Pomeroy , Arthur Space , Ernest Truex , Pierre Watkin , Doodles Weaver , Jack Young , Jackie Brown , Richard Irving , Gene Nelson , Leah Baird , John Draper
- Island in the Sky with John Wayne , Lloyd Nolan , Walter Abel , James Arness , Andy Devine , Allyn Joslyn , Jimmy Lydon , Harry Jr. Carey , Hal Baylor , Sean T. McClory , Wally Cassell , Gordon Jones , Frank Fenton , Robert Keys , Sumner Getchell , Regis Toomey , Paul Fix , George Chandler , Louis Jean Heydt , Bob Steele , Darryl Hickman , Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer , Tony DeMario , Ann Doran , John Indrisano , Tom Irish , Richard Walsh , Michael Connors , Gene Coogan , Dawn Bender
- The Set-Up with Robert Ryan , Audrey Totter , George Tobias , Alan Baxter , Wallace Ford , Percy Helton , Hal Fieberling , Darryl Hickman , Kenny O'Morrison , James Edwards , David Clarke , Phillip E. Pine , Edwin Max , Helen Brown , John Butler , Abe Dinovitch , Paul Dubov , Bernard Gorcey , William E. Green , Donald Kerr , Jess Kirkpatrick , Tony Merrill , Lynne Millan , Everett Smith , Billy Snyder , Charles Sullivan , Ralph Volkie , Charles Wagenheim , Constance Worth , Frank Mills , Brian O'Hara , Tommy Noonan , Arthur Sullivan , Dan Foster , Michael Lally , W.J. O'Brien , Al Rhein , Sammy Shack , Carl Sklover , Jack Stoney , Herman Boden , Ruth Brennan , Lillian Castle , Kid Chissel , Gene Delmont , Walter Ridge , Dwight Martin , Dave Fresco , Frank Richards , Jack Raymond
- The Fighting 69th with James Cagney , Pat O'Brien , George Brent , Jeffrey Lynn , Alan Sr. Hale , Frank McHugh , Dick Foran , William Lundigan , Guinn "Big Boy" Williams , Henry O'Neill , John Litel , Sammy Cohen , Harvey Stephens , Tom Dugan , Frank Wilcox , Eddie Acuff , Guy Anderson , John Arledge , Trevor Bardette , Nat Carr , Frank Jr. Coghlan , Joseph Crehan , Ralph Dunn , Edgar Edwards , Frank Faylen , James Flavin , Arno Frey , Edmund Glover , Saul Gorss , Creighton Hale , John Harron , William Hopper , J. Anthony Hughes , Jacques Lory , Wilfred Lucas , Frank Mayo , Frank Melton , Dennis Morgan , Jack Mower , Byron Nelson , Jack Perrin , John Ridgely , Frank Sully , Charles Trowbridge , Roland Varno , Emmett Vogan , Jack Wise , George Reeves , Benny Rubin , Edward Dew , George O'Hanlon , Richard Clayton , Jerry Fletcher
- The Caine Mutiny with Humphrey Bogart , Jose Ferrer , Van Johnson , Fred MacMurray , Robert Francis , May Wynn , Tom Tully , E.G. Marshall , Arthur Franz , Lee Marvin , Warner Anderson , Claude Akins , Katherine Warren , Jerry Paris , Steve Brodie , Todd Karns , Whit Bissell , James Best , Joe Haworth , James Edwards , Don Dubbins , David Alpert , Robert Bray , Ted Cooper , Donald Dillaway , Don Keefer , Dayton Lummis , Kenneth MacDonald , Paul McGuire , Tyler McVey , Patrick Miller , Gaylord "Steve" Pendleton , Jay Richards , James Todd , Don Anderson , Eddie Laguna , Richard Norris
- Battleground with Van Johnson , John Hodiak , Ricardo Montalban , George Murphy , Marshall Thompson , James Whitmore , Leon Ames , Jerome Courtland , Don Taylor , Bruce Cowling , Douglas Fowley , Thomas E. Breen , Denise Darcel , Richard Jaeckel , Scotty Beckett , Brett King , 101st Airborne , James Arness , Ian MacDonald , Edmond Ryan , Screaming Eagles , Roland Varno , Michael Brown
Herbert Anderson Trivia
When was Herbert Anderson born?
Herbert Anderson was born on March 30, 1917
Who did Herbert Anderson portray in The Benny Goodman Story?
Herbert Anderson was John Hammond in The Benny Goodman Story
Who did Herbert Anderson portray in Dive Bomber?
Herbert Anderson was Chubby in Dive Bomber
What role did Herbert Anderson portray in Night Passage?
Herbert Anderson played Will Renner in Night Passage
What role did Herbert Anderson play in Rascal?
Herbert Anderson played Mr. Pringle in Rascal
What role did Herbert Anderson play in The Bride Came C.O.D.?
Herbert Anderson played Reporter in The Bride Came C.O.D.
What role did Herbert Anderson play in This Is the Army?
Herbert Anderson played Danny Davidson in This Is the Army
Who did Herbert Anderson play in Island in the Sky?
Herbert Anderson was Breezy in Island in the Sky
Who did Herbert Anderson portray in The Set-Up?
Herbert Anderson was Husband in The Set-Up
Who did Herbert Anderson play in I Bury the Living?
Herbert Anderson was Jess Jessup in I Bury the Living
Who did Herbert Anderson play in The Fighting 69th?
Herbert Anderson was Casey in The Fighting 69th
Who did Herbert Anderson play in The Caine Mutiny?
Herbert Anderson was Ens. Rabbit in The Caine Mutiny
Who did Herbert Anderson play in Battleground?
Herbert Anderson was Hansan in Battleground
