---
name: "Don Anderson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/don-anderson"
fi1m_id: "don-anderson"
imdb_id: "nm0026629"
tmdb_id: 1541923
wikidata_id: "Q105443294"
roles: []
born: "23 February 1924"
died: "23 September 1983"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-09-25T07:44:07.687014+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Don Anderson

## Identity

Don Anderson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/don-anderson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** don-anderson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0026629
- **TMDB ID:** 1541923
- **Wikidata ID:** Q105443294
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105443294, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0026629/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1541923

Actor. Born 23 February 1924 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Died 23 September 1983.

## Details

- **Born:** 23 February 1924, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Died:** 23 September 1983
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 6: 1 acting, 5 other
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1940s 82 (1), 1950s 76 (3), 1960s 58 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 66 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Drama 3, Romance 3, Crime 2, Thriller 2, Music 1
- **Screen time:** 12 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $38m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105443294, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0026629/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1541923

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*The Postman Always Rings Twice*](https://film.one/film/the-postman-always-rings-twice.md) (82)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Don Anderson (1924–1983) was an American actor who appeared in numerous films and television series, most often in uncredited bit parts.

Born and died in Los Angeles, he worked as a stand-in and occasional stunt performer early in his career. His credits include *The Postman Always Rings Twice* (1946), *The Wild One* (1953), *North by Northwest* (1959), *Inherit the Wind* (1960), *Breakfast at Tiffany's* (1961) and *How the West Was Won* (1962). He appeared in more than 120 episodes of the legal drama *Perry Mason* (1957–1966), frequently as a police officer or courtroom spectator.

*Sources: imdb.com, findagrave.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

### Performed in (1)

- *The Caine Mutiny* (1954), Fi1m 76, as Radarman — [page](https://film.one/film/the-caine-mutiny.md)

### Also credited (5) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *How the West Was Won* (1962), Fi1m 62, as Auction Guest (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/how-the-west-was-won.md)
- *Ocean's Eleven* (1960), Fi1m 55, as Bar Patron (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-eleven-1960.md)
- *High Society* (1956), Fi1m 74, as Party Guest (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/high-society.md)
- *Father of the Bride* (1950), Fi1m 77, as Usher (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/father-of-the-bride.md)
- *The Postman Always Rings Twice* (1946), Fi1m 82, as Orderly Pushing Wheelchair (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-postman-always-rings-twice.md)

## Complete filmography (46)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Once You Kiss a Stranger...* (1969), Actor
- *It Takes a Thief* (1968), series, as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
- *Divorce American Style* (1967), as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- *The Chase* (1966), as Reporter (uncredited)
- *Mirage* (1965), Actor
- *Strange Bedfellows* (1965), as Reporter (uncredited)
- *Send Me No Flowers* (1964), as Country Club Member (uncredited)
- *Kisses for My President* (1964), as Reporter (uncredited)
- *What a Way to Go!* (1964), as Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
- *Viva Las Vegas* (1964), as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- *Take Her, She's Mine* (1963), as Party Guest (uncredited)
- *Twilight of Honor* (1963), as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- *Days of Wine and Roses* (1963), as Party Guest (uncredited)
- *How the West Was Won* (1962), as Auction Guest (uncredited) — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/how-the-west-was-won.md)
- *Lover Come Back* (1961), as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
- *Babes in Toyland* (1961), as Villager (uncredited)
- *Breakfast at Tiffany's* (1961), as Bartender (uncredited)
- *The Last Time I Saw Archie* (1961), as Soldier (uncredited)
- *Go Naked in the World* (1961), as Party Guest (uncredited)
- *Seven Ways from Sundown* (1960), Actor
- *Ocean's Eleven* (1960), as Bar Patron (uncredited) — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-eleven-1960.md)
- *Inherit the Wind* (1960), as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
- *The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond* (1960), as Bartender (uncredited)
- *The Gazebo* (1959), as TV Technician in Booth (uncredited)
- *Beloved Infidel* (1959), as Man at Screening (uncredited)
- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), series, as Shopper, Gambler — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)
- *It Started with a Kiss* (1959), as Party Guest (uncredited)
- *North by Northwest* (1959), as Worker (uncredited) — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/north-by-northwest.md)
- *A Stranger in My Arms* (1959), as Memorial Service Attendee (uncredited)
- *The Last Hurrah* (1958), as Cop at Wake (uncredited)
- *The Devil's Hairpin* (1957), Actor
- *Maverick* (1957), series, as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
- *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Policeman at Road Block (uncredited)
- *The Opposite Sex* (1956), as Patron at 21 (uncredited)
- *High Society* (1956), as Party Guest (uncredited) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/high-society.md)
- *The Caine Mutiny* (1954), as Radarman — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-caine-mutiny.md)
- *The Wild One* (1953), as Stinger (uncredited)
- *Remains to Be Seen* (1953), as Attendant (uncredited)
- *You for Me* (1952), as Interne (uncredited)
- *The Red Badge of Courage* (1951), as Soldier (uncredited)
- *M* (1951), as Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)
- *Father of the Bride* (1950), as Usher (uncredited) — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/father-of-the-bride.md)
- *Easter Parade* (1948), as Passerby on Street (uncredited)
- *High Barbaree* (1947), as Co-Pilot (uncredited)
- *Undercurrent* (1946), as Warmsley's Assistant (uncredited)
- *The Postman Always Rings Twice* (1946), as Orderly Pushing Wheelchair (uncredited) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-postman-always-rings-twice.md)

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