Dana Andrews

Dana Andrews

Acting

Birthday

1909/01/01

Day of death

1992/12/17 (84 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Covington County, Mississippi, USA

Also know 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Dana Andrews, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting
The Best Years of Our Lives
7.8

(1946) The Best Years of Our Lives

as Fred Derry

The Ox-Bow Incident
7.7

(1942) The Ox-Bow Incident

as Donald Martin

Laura
7.6

(1944) Laura

as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson

Daisy Kenyon
6.7

(1947) Daisy Kenyon

as Dan O'Mara

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
6.9

(1956) Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

as Tom Garrett

Crack in the World
5.7

(1965) Crack in the World

as Dr. Stephen Sorenson

Night of the Demon
7.0

(1957) Night of the Demon

as Dr. John Holden

Fallen Angel
6.4

(1945) Fallen Angel

as Eric Stanton

The Iron Curtain
5.8

(1948) The Iron Curtain

as Igor Gouzenko

State Fair
6.6

(1945) State Fair

as Pat Gilbert

The Satan Bug
6.2

(1965) The Satan Bug

as Gen. Williams

The Fearmakers
6.2

(1958) The Fearmakers

as Alan Eaton

Airport 1975
5.7

(1974) Airport 1975

as Scott Freeman

Battle of the Bulge
6.9

(1965) Battle of the Bulge

as Colonel Pritchard

Hot Rods to Hell
5.0

(1967) Hot Rods to Hell

as Tom Phillips

Brainstorm
6.2

(1965) Brainstorm

as Cort Benson

The Horror of It All
8.0

(1983) The Horror of It All

as Self

Deep Waters
6.0

(1948) Deep Waters

as Hod Stillwell

Edge of Doom
5.9

(1950) Edge of Doom

as Thomas Roth

Ball of Fire
7.4

(1941) Ball of Fire

as Joe Lilac

While the City Sleeps
6.9

(1956) While the City Sleeps

as Edward Mobley

The Westerner
7.0

(1940) The Westerner

as Hod Johnson

Canyon Passage
6.6

(1946) Canyon Passage

as Logan Stuart

Elephant Walk
5.8

(1954) Elephant Walk

as Dick Carver

The Purple Heart
6.0

(1944) The Purple Heart

as Capt. Harvey Ross

A Walk in the Sun
5.7

(1945) A Walk in the Sun

as Sgt. Bill Tyne

The Last Tycoon
6.4

(1976) The Last Tycoon

as Red Ridingwood

Take a Hard Ride
5.3

(1975) Take a Hard Ride

as Morgan

The Frogmen
5.9

(1951) The Frogmen

as Jake Flannigan

In Harm's Way
6.6

(1965) In Harm's Way

as Admiral Broderick

Swamp Water
6.3

(1941) Swamp Water

as Ben Ragan

The Loved One
6.3

(1965) The Loved One

as Gen. Buck Brinkman

Where the Sidewalk Ends
7.1

(1950) Where the Sidewalk Ends

as Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon

The North Star
6.1

(1943) The North Star

as Kolya Simonov

Tobacco Road
6.6

(1941) Tobacco Road

as Capt. Tim Harmon

Boomerang!
6.9

(1947) Boomerang!

as State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey

Il cobra
7.5

(1967) The Cobra

as Capt. Kelly

Wing and a Prayer
6.5

(1944) Wing and a Prayer

as Edward Moulton

Showbiz Goes to War
10.0

(1982) Showbiz Goes to War

as (archive footage)

Belle Starr
5.6

(1941) Belle Starr

as Thomas Crail

Zero Hour!
6.7

(1957) Zero Hour!

as Lt. Ted Stryker

Madison Avenue
6.0

(1961) Madison Avenue

as Clint Lorimer

Crash Dive
6.2

(1943) Crash Dive

as Lt. Cdr. Dewey Connors

The Pilot
6.7

(1980) The Pilot

as Randolph Evers

The Crowded Sky
5.6

(1960) The Crowded Sky

as Dick Barnett

Assignment: Paris
5.5

(1952) Assignment: Paris

as Jimmy Race

Innocent Bystanders
7.2

(1972) Innocent Bystanders

as Blake

December 7th
5.7

(1943) December 7th

as Ghost of US sailor killed at Pearl Harbor

Johnny Reno
6.4

(1966) Johnny Reno

as Johnny Reno

Comanche
5.0

(1956) Comanche

as Jim Read

The Frozen Dead
5.0

(1966) The Frozen Dead

as Dr. Norberg

Strange Lady in Town
4.5

(1955) Strange Lady in Town

as Dr. Rourke O'Brien

My Foolish Heart
6.7

(1950) My Foolish Heart

as Walt Dreiser

Up in Arms
5.9

(1944) Up in Arms

as Joe Nelson

Britannia Mews
6.7

(1949) The Forbidden Street

as Henry Lambert / Gilbert Lauderdale

Smoke Signal
6.5

(1955) Smoke Signal

as Brett Halliday

Lucky Cisco Kid
5.6

(1940) Lucky Cisco Kid

as Sergeant Dunn

Sealed Cargo
6.4

(1951) Sealed Cargo

as Pat Bannon

Night Song
6.2

(1948) Night Song

as Dan Evans

Spring Reunion
5.8

(1957) Spring Reunion

as Fred Davis

Kit Carson
6.1

(1940) Kit Carson

as Captain John C. Fremont

Ike
6.2

(1979) Ike

as Gen. George C. Marshall

Three Hours to Kill
4.9

(1954) Three Hours to Kill

as Jim Guthrie

I Want You
5.2

(1951) I Want You

as Martin Greer

Enchanted Island
4.5

(1958) Enchanted Island

as Abner "Ab" Bedford

The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
0.0

(1975) The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant

as Dr. Hutchins

The Failing of Raymond
6.0

(1971) The Failing of Raymond

as Allan McDonald

No Minor Vices
6.8

(1948) No Minor Vices

as Perry Ashwell

Town Tamer
6.4

(1965) Town Tamer

as Tom Rosser

Shadow in the Street
2.0

(1975) Shadow in the Street

as Len Raeburn

I diamanti che nessuno voleva rubare
5.7

(1967) No Diamonds for Ursula

as Il gioielliere

0.0

(1978) A Tree, a Rock, a Cloud

as The Man

Supercolpo da 7 miliardi
0.0

(1967) The Ten Million Dollar Grab

as George Kimmins

Berlino - Appuntamento per le spie
4.8

(1965) Spy in Your Eye

as Col. Lancaster

Duel in the Jungle
5.9

(1954) Duel in the Jungle

as Scott Walters

Sword in the Desert
7.3

(1949) Sword in the Desert

as Mike Dillon

Good Guys Wear Black
5.2

(1978) Good Guys Wear Black

as Edgar Harolds

Sailor's Lady
4.0

(1940) Sailor's Lady

as Scrappy Wilson

Berlin Correspondent
5.9

(1942) Berlin Correspondent

as Bill Roberts

Prince Jack
0.0

(1985) Prince Jack

as The Cardinal

The Last Hurrah
0.0

(1977) The Last Hurrah

as Roger Shanley

Born Again
0.0

(1978) Born Again

as Tom Phillips

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
8.0

(2001) Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

as Self (archive footage)

The Devil's Brigade
6.3

(1968) The Devil's Brigade

as Brig. Gen. Walter Naylor

The Art Director
0.0

(1949) The Art Director

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Armored Attack!
6.2

(1957) Armored Attack!

as Kolya Simonov

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
7.7

(1991) Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

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

Falcon Crest
5.6

(1981) Falcon Crest

as Elliot McKay

Family Affair
6.6

(1966) Family Affair

as Harv Mullen

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
7.0

(1977) The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

as Townley

Night Gallery
7.8

(1970) Night Gallery

as Paul Koch (segment "The Different Ones")

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Carl Anderson

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Roger Shanley

The Twilight Zone
8.4

(1959) The Twilight Zone

as Paul Driscoll

Ironside
6.9

(1967) Ironside

as Courtenay Eliot

Ben Casey
5.7

(1961) Ben Casey

as Dr. Ernest Farrow

Ellery Queen
7.4

(1975) Ellery Queen

as Lewis Marshall

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
6.3

(1973) The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

6.0

(1961) Kraft Mystery Theatre

as ---

The Barbara Stanwyck Show
6.2

(1960) The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as Clint Evans

Bright Promise
3.7

(1969) Bright Promise

as Thomas Boswell

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.6

(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Ike
6.5

(1979) Ike

as Gen. George C. Marshall

Checkmate
4.1

(1960) Checkmate

as Judge Leland McIntyre

The Dick Powell Show
5.0

(1961) The Dick Powell Show

as Nat Keough

The Dick Powell Show
5.0

(1961) The Dick Powell Show

as Paul Oakland

The DuPont Show of the Week
6.0

(1961) The DuPont Show of the Week

as Cdr. Jason Vanning

The DuPont Show of the Week
6.0

(1961) The DuPont Show of the Week

as Narrator

The American Girls
3.5

(1978) The American Girls

as Phillips

The Love Boat
6.3

(1977) The Love Boat

as Mr. Paul Gerber

Playhouse 90
7.5

(1956) Playhouse 90

as Leo Bass

Playhouse 90
7.5

(1956) Playhouse 90

as Mark Bragg

Get Christie Love!
7.3

(1974) Get Christie Love!

as Sarge

5.5

(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Douglas Vinson

The Dick Cavett Show
6.7

(1968) The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

What's My Line?
6.9

(1950) What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist