Dana Andrews

    Dana Andrews

    Acting

    January 1, 1909
    Died December 17, 1992 (83 years old)
    Covington County, Mississippi, USA

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    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, f...

    Known For

    Filmography

    Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

    Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

    2001

    as Self (archive footage)

    8.5
    Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

    Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

    1991

    as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson (archive footage) (uncredited)

    8
    Prince Jack

    Prince Jack

    1985

    as The Cardinal

    9
    The Horror of It All

    The Horror of It All

    1983

    as Self

    8.3
    Showbiz Goes to War

    Showbiz Goes to War

    1982

    as Self (archive footage)

    10
    Falcon Crest

    Falcon Crest

    1981

    as Elliot McKay

    5.5
    The Pilot

    The Pilot

    1980

    as Randolph Evers

    6.9
    Ike

    Ike

    1979

    as Gen. George C. Marshall

    6.8
    Ike

    Ike

    1979

    as Gen. George C. Marshall

    7.3

    A Tree, a Rock, a Cloud

    1978

    as The Man

    7
    Good Guys Wear Black

    Good Guys Wear Black

    1978

    as Edgar Harolds

    5.1
    Born Again

    Born Again

    1978

    as Tom Phillips

    9
    The American Girls

    The American Girls

    1978

    as Phillips

    4.7
    The Last Hurrah

    The Last Hurrah

    1977

    as Roger Shanley

    The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

    The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

    1977

    as Townley

    7.1
    The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

    1977

    as Mr. Paul Gerber

    6.3
    The Last Tycoon

    The Last Tycoon

    1976

    as Red Ridingwood

    6.3
    Take a Hard Ride

    Take a Hard Ride

    1975

    as Morgan

    5.3
    The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant

    The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant

    1975

    as Dr. Hutchins

    8
    A Shadow in the Streets

    A Shadow in the Streets

    1975

    as Len Raeburn

    6
    Ellery Queen

    Ellery Queen

    1975

    as Lewis Marshall

    7.5
    Airport 1975

    Airport 1975

    1974

    as Scott Freeman

    5.8
    Get Christie Love!

    Get Christie Love!

    1974

    as Sarge

    8.4
    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    1973

    as Self

    6.3
    Innocent Bystanders

    Innocent Bystanders

    1972

    as Blake

    7.8
    The Failing of Raymond

    The Failing of Raymond

    1971

    as Allan McDonald

    6.2
    Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

    1970

    as Paul Koch (segment "The Different Ones")

    7.8
    Bright Promise

    Bright Promise

    1969

    as Thomas Boswell

    5.3
    The Devil's Brigade

    The Devil's Brigade

    1968

    as Brig. Gen. Walter Naylor

    6.3
    The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

    1968

    as Self - Guest

    6.8
    Hot Rods to Hell

    Hot Rods to Hell

    1967

    as Tom Phillips

    4.7
    The Cobra

    The Cobra

    1967

    as Capt. Kelly

    7.5
    No Diamonds for Ursula

    No Diamonds for Ursula

    1967

    as Il gioielliere

    6
    The Ten Million Dollar Grab

    The Ten Million Dollar Grab

    1967

    as George Kimmins

    10
    Ironside

    Ironside

    1967

    as Courtenay Eliot

    6.8
    Johnny Reno

    Johnny Reno

    1966

    as Johnny Reno

    6.5
    The Frozen Dead

    The Frozen Dead

    1966

    as Dr. Norberg

    5.2
    Family Affair

    Family Affair

    1966

    as Harv Mullen

    6.7
    Crack in the World

    Crack in the World

    1965

    as Dr. Stephen Sorenson

    5.8
    The Satan Bug

    The Satan Bug

    1965

    as Gen. Williams

    6.1
    Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge

    1965

    as Colonel Pritchard

    6.9
    Brainstorm

    Brainstorm

    1965

    as Cort Benson

    6.1
    In Harm's Way

    In Harm's Way

    1965

    as Admiral Broderick

    6.6
    The Loved One

    The Loved One

    1965

    as Gen. Buck Brinkman

    6.2
    Town Tamer

    Town Tamer

    1965

    as Tom Rosser

    6.8
    Spy in Your Eye

    Spy in Your Eye

    1965

    as Col. Lancaster

    5.6

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    1963

    as Douglas Vinson

    5.9
    Madison Avenue

    Madison Avenue

    1961

    as Clint Lorimer

    6.6
    Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

    1961

    as Dr. Ernest Farrow

    5.9
    Kraft Mystery Theatre

    Kraft Mystery Theatre

    1961

    7.2
    The Dick Powell Show

    The Dick Powell Show

    1961

    as Nat Keough

    5.7
    The Dick Powell Show

    The Dick Powell Show

    1961

    as Paul Oakland

    5.7
    The DuPont Show of the Week

    The DuPont Show of the Week

    1961

    as Cdr. Jason Vanning

    7
    The DuPont Show of the Week

    The DuPont Show of the Week

    1961

    as Narrator

    7
    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    1961

    as Self

    5.8
    The Crowded Sky

    The Crowded Sky

    1960

    as Dick Barnett

    5.9
    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    1960

    as Clint Evans

    6.4
    Checkmate

    Checkmate

    1960

    as Judge Leland McIntyre

    4.8
    The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

    1959

    as Paul Driscoll

    8.5
    The Fearmakers

    The Fearmakers

    1958

    as Alan Eaton

    6.2
    Enchanted Island

    Enchanted Island

    1958

    as Abner "Ab" Bedford

    4.9
    Night of the Demon

    Night of the Demon

    1957

    as Dr. John Holden

    7
    Zero Hour!

    Zero Hour!

    1957

    as Lt. Ted Stryker

    6.6
    Spring Reunion

    Spring Reunion

    1957

    as Fred Davis

    6.2
    Armored Attack!

    Armored Attack!

    1957

    as Kolya Simonov

    6.2
    Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

    Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

    1956

    as Tom Garrett

    6.8
    While the City Sleeps

    While the City Sleeps

    1956

    as Edward Mobley

    6.9
    Comanche

    Comanche

    1956

    as Jim Read

    5.2
    Playhouse 90

    Playhouse 90

    1956

    as Leo Bass

    7.5
    Playhouse 90

    Playhouse 90

    1956

    as Mark Bragg

    7.5
    Strange Lady in Town

    Strange Lady in Town

    1955

    as Dr. Rourke O'Brien

    4.9
    Smoke Signal

    Smoke Signal

    1955

    as Brett Halliday

    6.9
    Elephant Walk

    Elephant Walk

    1954

    as Dick Carver

    5.9
    Three Hours to Kill

    Three Hours to Kill

    1954

    as Jim Guthrie

    5.1
    Duel in the Jungle

    Duel in the Jungle

    1954

    as Scott Walters

    6.4
    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    1953

    as Carl Anderson

    6.8
    Assignment: Paris

    Assignment: Paris

    1952

    as Jimmy Race

    5.9
    The Frogmen

    The Frogmen

    1951

    as Jake Flannigan

    6.2
    Sealed Cargo

    Sealed Cargo

    1951

    as Pat Bannon

    6.5
    I Want You

    I Want You

    1951

    as Martin Greer

    5.2
    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    1951

    as Roger Shanley

    8.8
    Edge of Doom

    Edge of Doom

    1950

    as Father Thomas Roth

    6.1
    Where the Sidewalk Ends

    Where the Sidewalk Ends

    1950

    as Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon

    7.2
    My Foolish Heart

    My Foolish Heart

    1950

    as Walt Dreiser

    6.6
    What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

    1950

    as Self

    7
    The Forbidden Street

    The Forbidden Street

    1949

    as Henry Lambert / Gilbert Lauderdale

    6.9
    Sword in the Desert

    Sword in the Desert

    1949

    as Mike Dillon

    7.5
    The Art Director

    The Art Director

    1949

    as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

    6.7
    The Iron Curtain

    The Iron Curtain

    1948

    as Igor Gouzenko

    6
    Deep Waters

    Deep Waters

    1948

    as Hod Stillwell

    6.1
    Night Song

    Night Song

    1948

    as Dan Evans

    6.4
    No Minor Vices

    No Minor Vices

    1948

    as Perry Ashwell

    7.1
    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    1948

    as Self

    6.8
    Daisy Kenyon

    Daisy Kenyon

    1947

    as Dan O'Mara

    6.6
    Boomerang!

    Boomerang!

    1947

    as State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey

    7
    The Best Years of Our Lives

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946

    as Fred Derry

    7.7
    Canyon Passage

    Canyon Passage

    1946

    as Logan Stuart

    6.7
    Fallen Angel

    Fallen Angel

    1945

    as Eric Stanton

    6.6
    State Fair

    State Fair

    1945

    as Pat Gilbert

    6.6
    A Walk in the Sun

    A Walk in the Sun

    1945

    as Sgt. Bill Tyne

    5.9
    Laura

    Laura

    1944

    as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson

    7.6
    The Purple Heart

    The Purple Heart

    1944

    as Capt. Harvey Ross

    6.1
    Wing and a Prayer

    Wing and a Prayer

    1944

    as Edward Moulton

    6.7
    Up in Arms

    Up in Arms

    1944

    as Joe Nelson

    5.7
    The Ox-Bow Incident

    The Ox-Bow Incident

    1943

    as Donald Martin

    7.7
    The North Star

    The North Star

    1943

    as Kolya Simonov

    6
    Crash Dive

    Crash Dive

    1943

    as Lt. Cdr. Dewey Connors

    6.4
    December 7th

    December 7th

    1943

    as Ghost of US sailor killed at Pearl Harbor

    5.8
    Berlin Correspondent

    Berlin Correspondent

    1942

    as Bill Roberts

    6
    Ball of Fire

    Ball of Fire

    1941

    as Joe Lilac

    7.4
    Swamp Water

    Swamp Water

    1941

    as Ben Ragan

    6.4
    Tobacco Road

    Tobacco Road

    1941

    as Capt. Tim Harmon

    6.8
    Belle Starr

    Belle Starr

    1941

    as Thomas Crail

    5.9
    The Westerner

    The Westerner

    1940

    as Hod Johnson

    7.1
    Lucky Cisco Kid

    Lucky Cisco Kid

    1940

    as Sergeant Dunn

    6
    Kit Carson

    Kit Carson

    1940

    as Captain John C. Fremont

    6.1
    Sailor's Lady

    Sailor's Lady

    1940

    as Scrappy Wilson

    6.5