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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 1, 1909
Place of Birth:
Covington County, Mississippi, USA
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies | Self (archive footage) |
| 1991 | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | Det. Lt. Mark McPherson (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1985 | Prince Jack | The Cardinal |
| 1983 | The Horror of It All | Self |
| 1982 | Showbiz Goes to War | (archive footage) |
| 1980 | The Pilot | Randolph Evers |
| 1979 | Ike | Gen. George C. Marshall |
| 1978 | A Tree, a Rock, a Cloud | The Man |
| 1978 | Good Guys Wear Black | Edgar Harolds |
| 1978 | Born Again | Tom Phillips |
| 1977 | The Last Hurrah | Roger Shanley |
| 1976 | The Last Tycoon | Red Ridingwood |
| 1975 | Take a Hard Ride | Morgan |
| 1975 | The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant | Dr. Hutchins |
| 1975 | Shadow in the Street | Len Raeburn |
| 1974 | Airport 1975 | Scott Freeman |
| 1972 | Innocent Bystanders | Blake |
| 1971 | The Failing of Raymond | Allan McDonald |
| 1968 | The Devil's Brigade | Brig. Gen. Walter Naylor |
| 1967 | Hot Rods to Hell | Tom Phillips |
| 1967 | The Cobra | Capt. Kelly |
| 1967 | No Diamonds for Ursula | Il gioielliere |
| 1967 | The Ten Million Dollar Grab | George Kimmins |
| 1966 | Johnny Reno | Johnny Reno |
| 1966 | The Frozen Dead | Dr. Norberg |
| 1965 | Crack in the World | Dr. Stephen Sorenson |
| 1965 | The Satan Bug | Gen. Williams |
| 1965 | Battle of the Bulge | Colonel Pritchard |
| 1965 | Brainstorm | Cort Benson |
| 1965 | In Harm's Way | Admiral Broderick |
| 1965 | The Loved One | Gen. Buck Brinkman |
| 1965 | Town Tamer | Tom Rosser |
| 1965 | Spy in Your Eye | Col. Lancaster |
| 1961 | Madison Avenue | Clint Lorimer |
| 1960 | The Crowded Sky | Dick Barnett |
| 1958 | The Fearmakers | Alan Eaton |
| 1958 | Enchanted Island | Abner "Ab" Bedford |
| 1957 | Night of the Demon | Dr. John Holden |
| 1957 | Zero Hour! | Lt. Ted Stryker |
| 1957 | Spring Reunion | Fred Davis |
| 1957 | Armored Attack! | Kolya Simonov |
| 1956 | Beyond a Reasonable Doubt | Tom Garrett |
| 1956 | While the City Sleeps | Edward Mobley |
| 1956 | Comanche | Jim Read |
| 1955 | Strange Lady in Town | Dr. Rourke O'Brien |
| 1955 | Smoke Signal | Brett Halliday |
| 1954 | Elephant Walk | Dick Carver |
| 1954 | Three Hours to Kill | Jim Guthrie |
| 1954 | Duel in the Jungle | Scott Walters |
| 1952 | Assignment: Paris | Jimmy Race |
| 1951 | The Frogmen | Jake Flannigan |
| 1951 | Sealed Cargo | Pat Bannon |
| 1951 | I Want You | Martin Greer |
| 1950 | Edge of Doom | Thomas Roth |
| 1950 | Where the Sidewalk Ends | Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon |
| 1950 | My Foolish Heart | Walt Dreiser |
| 1949 | The Forbidden Street | Henry Lambert / Gilbert Lauderdale |
| 1949 | Sword in the Desert | Mike Dillon |
| 1949 | The Art Director | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1948 | The Iron Curtain | Igor Gouzenko |
| 1948 | Deep Waters | Hod Stillwell |
| 1948 | Night Song | Dan Evans |
| 1948 | No Minor Vices | Perry Ashwell |
| 1947 | Daisy Kenyon | Dan O'Mara |
| 1947 | Boomerang! | State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey |
| 1946 | The Best Years of Our Lives | Fred Derry |
| 1946 | Canyon Passage | Logan Stuart |
| 1945 | Fallen Angel | Eric Stanton |
| 1945 | State Fair | Pat Gilbert |
| 1945 | A Walk in the Sun | Sgt. Bill Tyne |
| 1944 | Laura | Det. Lt. Mark McPherson |
| 1944 | The Purple Heart | Capt. Harvey Ross |
| 1944 | Wing and a Prayer | Edward Moulton |
| 1944 | Up in Arms | Joe Nelson |
| 1943 | The Ox-Bow Incident | Donald Martin |
| 1943 | The North Star | Kolya Simonov |
| 1943 | Crash Dive | Lt. Cdr. Dewey Connors |
| 1943 | December 7th | Ghost of US sailor killed at Pearl Harbor |
| 1942 | Berlin Correspondent | Bill Roberts |
| 1941 | Ball of Fire | Joe Lilac |
| 1941 | Swamp Water | Ben Ragan |
| 1941 | Tobacco Road | Capt. Tim Harmon |
| 1941 | Belle Starr | Thomas Crail |
| 1940 | The Westerner | Hod Johnson |
| 1940 | Lucky Cisco Kid | Sergeant Dunn |
| 1940 | Kit Carson | Captain John C. Fremont |
| 1940 | Sailor's Lady | Scrappy Wilson |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Falcon Crest | Elliot McKay |
| 1979 | Ike | Gen. George C. Marshall |
| 1978 | The American Girls | Phillips |
| 1977 | The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries | Townley |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Mr. Paul Gerber |
| 1975 | Ellery Queen | Lewis Marshall |
| 1974 | Get Christie Love! | Sarge |
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ... | Self |
| 1970 | Night Gallery | Paul Koch (segment "The Different Ones") |
| 1969 | Bright Promise | Thomas Boswell |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest |
| 1967 | Ironside | Courtenay Eliot |
| 1966 | Family Affair | Harv Mullen |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Douglas Vinson |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | Dr. Ernest Farrow |
| 1961 | Kraft Mystery Theatre | |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show | Nat Keough |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show | Paul Oakland |
| 1961 | The DuPont Show of the Week | Cdr. Jason Vanning |
| 1961 | The DuPont Show of the Week | Narrator |
| 1960 | The Barbara Stanwyck Show | Clint Evans |
| 1960 | Checkmate | Judge Leland McIntyre |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone | Paul Driscoll |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 | Leo Bass |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 | Mark Bragg |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Carl Anderson |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Roger Shanley |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Panelist |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self |