Dana Andrews
Known for Acting · 114 credits
- Born
- 1909-01-01
- Died
- 1992-12-17
- Place of birth
- Covington County, Mississippi, USA
- Also known as
- Carver 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).
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Known For
TV Shows (27)
Ironside
1967
as Courtenay Eliot
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Love Boat
1977
as Mr. Paul Gerber
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Douglas Vinson
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
Falcon Crest
1981
as Elliot McKay
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Paul Driscoll
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Bright Promise
1969
as Thomas Boswell
Ben Casey
1961
as Dr. Ernest Farrow
Night Gallery
1970
as Paul Koch (segment "The Different Ones")
Checkmate
1960
as Judge Leland McIntyre
Playhouse 90
1956
as Mark Bragg / Leo Bass
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
as Townley
Family Affair
1966
as Harv Mullen
Ellery Queen
1975
as Lewis Marshall
The Dick Powell Show
1961
as Paul Oakland / Nat Keough
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Clint Evans
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Roger Shanley
Get Christie Love!
1974
as Sarge
The DuPont Show of the Week
1961
as Cdr. Jason Vanning / Narrator
Ike
1979
as Gen. George C. Marshall
The American Girls
1978
as Phillips
General Electric Theater
1953
as Carl Anderson
Movies (87)
Laura
1944
as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson
Airport 1975
1974
as Scott Freeman
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
as Fred Derry
Spring Reunion
1957
as Fred Davis
Battle of the Bulge
1965
as Colonel Pritchard
Ike
1979
as Gen. George C. Marshall
In Harm's Way
1965
as Admiral Broderick
Comanche
1956
as Jim Read
The Last Tycoon
1976
as Red Ridingwood
Fallen Angel
1945
as Eric Stanton
Night of the Demon
1957
as Dr. John Holden
Belle Starr
1941
as Thomas Crail
Berlin Correspondent
1942
as Bill Roberts
The Devil's Brigade
1968
as Brig. Gen. Walter Naylor
Where the Sidewalk Ends
1950
as Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon
Ball of Fire
1941
as Joe Lilac
Innocent Bystanders
1972
as Blake
The Westerner
1940
as Hod Johnson
A Shadow in the Streets
1975
as Len Raeburn
While the City Sleeps
1956
as Edward Mobley
My Foolish Heart
1950
as Walt Dreiser
Canyon Passage
1946
as Logan Stuart
The Satan Bug
1965
as Gen. Williams
Wing and a Prayer
1944
as Edward Moulton
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
1956
as Tom Garrett
Crack in the World
1965
as Dr. Stephen Sorenson
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943
as Donald Martin
Elephant Walk
1954
as Dick Carver
The Loved One
1965
as Gen. Buck Brinkman
Strange Lady in Town
1955
as Dr. Rourke O'Brien
Assignment: Paris
1952
as Jimmy Race
The Crowded Sky
1960
as Dick Barnett
Smoke Signal
1955
as Brett Halliday
Daisy Kenyon
1947
as Dan O'Mara
Johnny Reno
1966
as Johnny Reno
Up in Arms
1944
as Joe Nelson
Take a Hard Ride
1975
as Morgan
Hot Rods to Hell
1967
as Tom Phillips
The North Star
1943
as Kolya Simonov
A Walk in the Sun
1945
as Sgt. Bill Tyne
Swamp Water
1941
as Ben Ragan
State Fair
1945
as Pat Gilbert
Good Guys Wear Black
1978
as Edgar Harolds
Three Hours to Kill
1954
as Jim Guthrie
Crash Dive
1943
as Lt. Cdr. Dewey Connors
Tobacco Road
1941
as Capt. Tim Harmon
The Forbidden Street
1949
as Henry Lambert / Gilbert Lauderdale
Zero Hour!
1957
as Lt. Ted Stryker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Edge of Doom
1950
as Thomas Roth
December 7th
1943
as Ghost of US sailor killed at Pearl Harbor
The Frogmen
1951
as Jake Flannigan
The Purple Heart
1944
as Capt. Harvey Ross
I Want You
1951
as Martin Greer
Town Tamer
1965
as Tom Rosser
Kit Carson
1940
as Captain John C. Fremont
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Madison Avenue
1961
as Clint Lorimer
The Failing of Raymond
1971
as Allan McDonald
Spy in Your Eye
1965
as Col. Lancaster
Enchanted Island
1958
as Abner "Ab" Bedford
The Horror of It All
1983
as Self
The Iron Curtain
1948
as Igor Gouzenko
Deep Waters
1948
as Hod Stillwell
The Frozen Dead
1966
as Dr. Norberg
Born Again
1978
as Tom Phillips
Sailor's Lady
1940
as Scrappy Wilson
The Cobra
1967
as Capt. Kelly
Brainstorm
1965
as Cort Benson
Lucky Cisco Kid
1940
as Sergeant Dunn
The Pilot
1980
as Randolph Evers
The Fearmakers
1958
as Alan Eaton
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001
as Self (archive footage)
Duel in the Jungle
1954
as Scott Walters
Armored Attack!
1957
as Kolya Simonov
Sealed Cargo
1951
as Pat Bannon
No Minor Vices
1948
as Perry Ashwell
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
1975
as Dr. Hutchins
Night Song
1948
as Dan Evans
Prince Jack
1985
as The Cardinal
The Art Director
1949
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sword in the Desert
1949
as Mike Dillon
Boomerang!
1947
as State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey
A Tree, a Rock, a Cloud
1978
as The Man
The Last Hurrah
1977
as Roger Shanley
No Diamonds for Ursula
1967
as Il gioielliere
The Ten Million Dollar Grab
1967
as George Kimmins
About Dana Andrews
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. With 114 credits spanning from 1940 to 2001, Dana Andrews has appeared in 87 films and 27 TV shows.
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Most Popular Dana Andrews Movies
- Laura (1944) — as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson
- Airport 1975 (1974) — as Scott Freeman
- The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) — as Fred Derry
- Spring Reunion (1957) — as Fred Davis
- Battle of the Bulge (1965) — as Colonel Pritchard
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