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Herbert Anderson was an American character actor from Oakland, California, probably best remembered for his role as Henry Mitchell, the father, in the CBS television sitcom Dennis the Menace, which was based on the Hank Ketcham comic strip of the same name.
Born
Friday, 30 March 1917
Died
Saturday, 11 June 1994
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Magician | R. John Fellows | 1973 |
| The Waltons | Mr. Bennett | 1972 |
| The Paul Lynde Show | Ed Murphy | 1972 |
| The Rookies | Mr. Foster | 1972 |
| The Jimmy Stewart Show | Mr. Bell | 1971 |
| Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | Orwell | 1971 |
| The Smith Family | Walter Price | 1971 |
| Nancy | Emerson | 1970 |
| Nanny and the Professor | Allen Price, Sr. | 1970 |
| The Brady Bunch | Dr. Cameron | 1969 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Magician | R. John Fellows | 1973 |
| The Waltons | Mr. Bennett | 1972 |
| The Paul Lynde Show | Ed Murphy | 1972 |
| The Rookies | Mr. Foster | 1972 |
| The Jimmy Stewart Show | Mr. Bell | 1971 |
| Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | Orwell | 1971 |
| The Smith Family | Walter Price | 1971 |
| Nancy | Emerson | 1970 |
| Nanny and the Professor | Allen Price, Sr. | 1970 |
| The Brady Bunch | Dr. Cameron | 1969 |
| The Governor & J.J. | Carroll Burke | 1969 |
| Rascal | Mr. Pringle | 1969 |
| Adam-12 | George Barnes | 1968 |
| The Name of the Game | Roger Dall | 1968 |
| Ironside | Jim Phillips / Leon Karp | 1967 |
| Dragnet 1967 | Robert Blake / Dr. Phillip Lang / Carl Shumley | 1967 |
| Family Affair | Chuck | 1966 |
| Hold On! | Ed Lindquist | 1966 |
| Batman | Racing Secretary / Harry Hummert | 1966 |
| I Dream of Jeannie | Commander Davis | 1965 |
| My Brother the Angel | Walter | 1965 |
| Green Acres | Mr. Wurthwaxer | 1965 |
| Karen | Mr. Ludlow | 1964 |
| Daniel Boone | Wyman | 1964 |
| The Cara Williams Show | Bender | 1964 |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Harry Barnman / Jonathan Fletcher | 1964 |
| Many Happy Returns | Mr. Reynolds | 1964 |
| Bewitched | Clerk | 1964 |
| The Bing Crosby Show | Professor Ernie Cook | 1964 |
| Petticoat Junction | Mr. Norton | 1963 |
| The Jim Backus Show | Custer Darton | 1960 |
| My Three Sons | Joe Linden / Major Bowers | 1960 |
| Sunrise at Campobello | Daly | 1960 |
| Dennis the Menace | Henry Mitchell | 1959 |
| The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Mr. Pomfritt | 1959 |
| The David Niven Show | Dave | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Sheriff Burr | 1959 |
| Lux Playhouse | Mark | 1958 |
| I Bury the Living | Jess Jessup | 1958 |
| Sea Hunt | Professor George Bryan | 1958 |
| My Man Godfrey | Hubert | 1957 |
| The Real McCoys | Dr. Nugent | 1957 |
| Suspicion | Dr. Edwards | 1957 |
| Goodyear Theatre | Major Joseph B. Maxwell | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Eugene Milton | 1957 |
| Night Passage | Will Renner | 1957 |
| Joe Butterfly | Maj. Ferguson / Major Ferguson | 1957 |
| Spring Reunion | Edward | 1957 |
| Four Girls in Town | Ted Larabee | 1957 |
| Mr. Adams and Eve | Harvey Carson | 1957 |
| Official Detective | Mr. Melton | 1957 |
| Kelly and Me | Ben Collins | 1956 |
| Telephone Time | Nathaniel Bowditch | 1956 |
| The Benny Goodman Story | John Hammond Jr. | 1956 |
| Matinee Theatre | Professor Finch | 1955 |
| Crossroads | George Glass | 1955 |
| The 20th Century-Fox Hour | Bob Perkins | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | George Thompson / John Keller | 1955 |
| Ford Star Jubilee | Dr. Leale / Dr. Byrd | 1955 |
| Navy Log | Skipper | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Elwood | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Dave | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Mr. Pringle / Charles Lowell Smith | 1954 |
| Climax! | Devlin | 1954 |
| Father Knows Best | Verle Wisman | 1954 |
| Medic | Collins | 1954 |
| It's a Great Life | Passport Clerk | 1954 |
| The Caine Mutiny | Ens. Rabbit | 1954 |
| Island in the Sky | Breezy | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Lt. Haggerty | 1953 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Desk Sergeant | 1952 |
| Footlights Theater | Desk Sergeant | 1952 |
| The Girl in White | Dr. Barclay | 1952 |
| Finders Keepers | Hotel Clerk | 1952 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Charlie / Healy | 1951 |
| Excuse My Dust | Ben Parrott | 1951 |
| The Prowler | Reporter | 1951 |
| The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story | (archive footage) | 1951 |
| The Magnificent Yankee | Baxter | 1950 |
| The Skipper Surprised His Wife | Lt. Comdr. Kingslee | 1950 |
| The Lawless | Jonas Creel (as Guy Anderson) / Jonas Creel | 1950 |
| The Yellow Cab Man | Willis Tomlin | 1950 |
| Battleground | Hansan | 1949 |
| The Set-Up | Husband | 1949 |
| Studio One | Ernest | 1948 |
| Give My Regards to Broadway | Frank Doty | 1948 |
| You Were Meant for Me | Eddie | 1948 |
| My Wild Irish Rose | Reporter | 1947 |
| Love and Learn | Pete | 1947 |
| That Way with Women | Melvyn Pfeiffer | 1947 |
| This Is the Army | Danny Davidson | 1943 |
| The Male Animal | Michael Barnes | 1942 |
| The Body Disappears | George Appleby | 1941 |
| Navy Blues | Homer Matthews | 1941 |
| Dive Bomber | Chubby / Chubby Markham | 1941 |
| Highway West | Worker | 1941 |
| Three Sons o' Guns | Michael | 1941 |
| The Bride Came C.O.D. | 3rd Reporter / Reporter | 1941 |
| Knockout | Reporter | 1941 |
| The Strawberry Blonde | Girl-Chaser in Park | 1941 |
| Honeymoon for Three | Floyd T. Ingram (Credits) / Floyd Y. Ingram / Floyd T. Ingram | 1941 |
| Four Mothers | Reporter | 1941 |
| Meet the Fleet | Dan Howell | 1940 |
| No Time for Comedy | Actor in Show | 1940 |
| Service with the Colors | Hiram Briggs | 1940 |
| The Sea Hawk | Eph Winters | 1940 |
| The Man Who Talked Too Much | Hotel Clerk #2 | 1940 |
| Tear Gas Squad | Pliny Jones | 1940 |
| Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | Medical Assistant | 1940 |
| Calling Philo Vance | First Reporter | 1940 |
| The Fighting 69th | Pvt. Casey | 1940 |
