Don Anderson has grown into a veteran American actor whose accumulated screen time beats that of most leading names. The bulk of the career has been spent in drama. The career has been split between cinema and television rather than settled in either. Of everything on the filmography, 'The Caine Mutiny' is the work that traveled the furthest. Viewers may also know him from 'Mirage'. The early stretch of the career is the part least seen today.
Don Anderson
59 years (Feb 23, 1924 – Sep 23, 1983)Los Angeles, California, USA
30 Movies3 Series
Don Anderson has grown into a veteran American actor whose accumulated screen time beats that of most leading names. The bulk of the career has been spent in drama. The career has been split between cinema and television rather than settled in either. Of everything on the filmography, 'The Caine Mutiny' is the work that traveled the furthest. Viewers may also know him from 'Mirage'. The early stretch of the career is the part least seen today.
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.