Dana Andrews

Personal Info

Birthday

January 1, 1909

Day of Death

1992-12-17

(83 years old)

Place of Birth

Covington County, Mississippi, USA

Also Known As

Carver Dana Andrews

Dana Andrews

Biography

Carver Dana Andrews (January 1, 1909 – December 17, 1992) was an American actor. A leading man during the 1940s, he continued acting in less prestigious roles and character parts into the 1980s. He is best known for his portrayal of obsessed police detective Mark McPherson in the noir Laura (1944) and his critically acclaimed performance as World War II veteran Fred Derry in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946). Description above from the Wikipedia article Dana Andrews, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Love Boat

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

The Twilight Zone

Ironside

Falcon Crest

Ben Casey

Family Affair

Playhouse 90

Filmography

2001
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
as Self (archive footage)
1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson (archive footage) (uncredited)
1985
Prince Jack
as The Cardinal
1983
The Horror of It All
as Self
1982
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
1980
The Pilot
as Randolph Evers
1978
Born Again
as Tom Phillips
Good Guys Wear Black
as Edgar Harolds
A Tree, a Rock, a Cloud
as The Man
1977
The Last Hurrah
as Roger Shanley
1976
The Last Tycoon
as Red Ridingwood
1975
Take a Hard Ride
as Morgan
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
as Dr. Hutchins
Shadow in the Street
as Len Raeburn
1974
Airport 1975
as Scott Freeman
1972
Innocent Bystanders
as Blake
1971
The Failing of Raymond
as Allan McDonald
1968
The Devil's Brigade
as Brig. Gen. Walter Naylor
1967
No Diamonds for Ursula
as Il gioielliere
The Cobra
as Capt. Kelly
The Ten Million Dollar Grab
as George Kimmins
Hot Rods to Hell
as Tom Phillips
1966
The Frozen Dead
as Dr. Norberg
Johnny Reno
as Johnny Reno
1965
Battle of the Bulge
as Colonel Pritchard
The Loved One
as Gen. Buck Brinkman
Spy in Your Eye
as Col. Lancaster
Town Tamer
as Tom Rosser
Brainstorm
as Cort Benson
Crack in the World
as Dr. Stephen Sorenson
In Harm's Way
as Admiral Broderick
The Satan Bug
as Gen. Williams
1961
Madison Avenue
as Clint Lorimer
1960
The Crowded Sky
as Dick Barnett
1958
Enchanted Island
as Abner "Ab" Bedford
The Fearmakers
as Alan Eaton
1957
Zero Hour!
as Lt. Ted Stryker
Night of the Demon
as Dr. John Holden
Spring Reunion
as Fred Davis
Armored Attack!
as Kolya Simonov
1956
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
as Tom Garrett
While the City Sleeps
as Edward Mobley
Comanche
as Jim Read
1955
Strange Lady in Town
as Dr. Rourke O'Brien
Smoke Signal
as Brett Halliday
1954
Three Hours to Kill
as Jim Guthrie
Duel in the Jungle
as Scott Walters
Elephant Walk
as Dick Carver
1952
Assignment: Paris
as Jimmy Race
1951
I Want You
as Martin Greer
Sealed Cargo
as Pat Bannon
The Frogmen
as Jake Flannigan
1950
Edge of Doom
as Thomas Roth
Where the Sidewalk Ends
as Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon
My Foolish Heart
as Walt Dreiser
1949
The Art Director
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sword in the Desert
as Mike Dillon
The Forbidden Street
as Henry Lambert / Gilbert Lauderdale
1948
No Minor Vices
as Perry Ashwell
Deep Waters
as Hod Stillwell
The Iron Curtain
as Igor Gouzenko
Night Song
as Dan Evans
1947
Daisy Kenyon
as Dan O'Mara
Boomerang!
as State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey
1946
The Best Years of Our Lives
as Fred Derry
Canyon Passage
as Logan Stuart
1945
A Walk in the Sun
as Sgt. Bill Tyne
Fallen Angel
as Eric Stanton
State Fair
as Pat Gilbert
1944
Laura
as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson
The Purple Heart
as Capt. Harvey Ross
Up in Arms
as Joe Nelson
Wing and a Prayer
as Edward Moulton
1943
The North Star
as Kolya Simonov
Crash Dive
as Lt. Cdr. Dewey Connors
The Ox-Bow Incident
as Donald Martin
December 7th
as Ghost of US sailor killed at Pearl Harbor
1942
Berlin Correspondent
as Bill Roberts
1941
Ball of Fire
as Joe Lilac
Swamp Water
as Ben Ragan
Belle Starr
as Thomas Crail
Tobacco Road
as Capt. Tim Harmon
1940
The Westerner
as Hod Johnson
Kit Carson
as Captain John C. Fremont
Sailor's Lady
as Scrappy Wilson
Lucky Cisco Kid
as Sergeant Dunn