Dana Andrews

Known for: Acting

Born: 1909-01-01 – 1992-12-17 (aged 83)

From: Covington County, Mississippi, USA

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.

Filmography (114)

MOVIE★ 8.5
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 9.0
Prince Jack
1985
as The Cardinal
MOVIE★ 8.3
The Horror of It All
1983
as Self
MOVIE★ 10.0
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 5.6
Falcon Crest
1981
as Elliot McKay
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Pilot
1980
as Randolph Evers
MOVIE★ 6.8
Ike
1979
as Gen. George C. Marshall
TV★ 7.3
Ike
1979
as Gen. George C. Marshall
MOVIE★ 9.0
Born Again
1978
as Tom Phillips
TV★ 4.7
The American Girls
1978
as Phillips
MOVIE★ 5.1
Good Guys Wear Black
1978
as Edgar Harolds
MOVIE★ 7.0
A Tree, a Rock, a Cloud
1978
as The Man
MOVIE
The Last Hurrah
1977
as Roger Shanley
TV★ 6.3
The Love Boat
1977
as Mr. Paul Gerber
TV★ 7.1
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
as Townley
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Last Tycoon
1976
as Red Ridingwood
MOVIE★ 5.3
Take a Hard Ride
1975
as Morgan
TV★ 7.5
Ellery Queen
1975
as Lewis Marshall
MOVIE★ 8.0
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
1975
as Dr. Hutchins
MOVIE★ 6.0
A Shadow in the Streets
1975
as Len Raeburn
MOVIE★ 5.8
Airport 1975
1974
as Scott Freeman
TV★ 8.1
Get Christie Love!
1974
as Sarge
TV★ 6.3
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.8
Innocent Bystanders
1972
as Blake
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Failing of Raymond
1971
as Allan McDonald
TV★ 7.8
Night Gallery
1970
as Paul Koch (segment "The Different Ones")
TV★ 5.3
Bright Promise
1969
as Thomas Boswell
TV★ 6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Devil's Brigade
1968
as Brig. Gen. Walter Naylor
MOVIE★ 6.0
No Diamonds for Ursula
1967
as Il gioielliere
TV★ 6.9
Ironside
1967
as Courtenay Eliot
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Cobra
1967
as Capt. Kelly
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Ten Million Dollar Grab
1967
as George Kimmins
MOVIE★ 4.9
Hot Rods to Hell
1967
as Tom Phillips
MOVIE★ 5.2
The Frozen Dead
1966
as Dr. Norberg
TV★ 6.7
Family Affair
1966
as Harv Mullen
MOVIE★ 6.5
Johnny Reno
1966
as Johnny Reno
MOVIE★ 6.9
Battle of the Bulge
1965
as Colonel Pritchard
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Loved One
1965
as Gen. Buck Brinkman
MOVIE★ 5.6
Spy in Your Eye
1965
as Col. Lancaster
MOVIE★ 6.8
Town Tamer
1965
as Tom Rosser
MOVIE★ 6.1
Brainstorm
1965
as Cort Benson
MOVIE★ 5.8
Crack in the World
1965
as Dr. Stephen Sorenson
MOVIE★ 6.6
In Harm's Way
1965
as Admiral Broderick
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Satan Bug
1965
as Gen. Williams
TV★ 5.9
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Douglas Vinson
TV★ 5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
TV★ 5.9
Ben Casey
1961
as Dr. Ernest Farrow
TV★ 5.7
The Dick Powell Show
1961
as Nat Keough
TV★ 7.0
The DuPont Show of the Week
1961
as Cdr. Jason Vanning
TV★ 7.3
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961
MOVIE★ 6.6
Madison Avenue
1961
as Clint Lorimer
TV★ 6.4
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Clint Evans
TV★ 4.8
Checkmate
1960
as Judge Leland McIntyre
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Crowded Sky
1960
as Dick Barnett
TV★ 8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Paul Driscoll
MOVIE★ 4.9
Enchanted Island
1958
as Abner "Ab" Bedford
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Fearmakers
1958
as Alan Eaton
MOVIE★ 6.7
Zero Hour!
1957
as Lt. Ted Stryker
MOVIE★ 7.0
Night of the Demon
1957
as Dr. John Holden
MOVIE★ 6.2
Spring Reunion
1957
as Fred Davis
MOVIE★ 6.2
Armored Attack!
1957
as Kolya Simonov
TV★ 7.6
Playhouse 90
1956
as Leo Bass
MOVIE★ 6.9
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
1956
as Tom Garrett
MOVIE★ 6.9
While the City Sleeps
1956
as Edward Mobley
MOVIE★ 5.2
Comanche
1956
as Jim Read
MOVIE★ 4.9
Strange Lady in Town
1955
as Dr. Rourke O'Brien
MOVIE★ 6.9
Smoke Signal
1955
as Brett Halliday
MOVIE★ 5.1
Three Hours to Kill
1954
as Jim Guthrie
MOVIE★ 6.4
Duel in the Jungle
1954
as Scott Walters
MOVIE★ 5.9
Elephant Walk
1954
as Dick Carver
TV★ 6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
as Carl Anderson
MOVIE★ 5.9
Assignment: Paris
1952
as Jimmy Race
TV★ 8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Roger Shanley
MOVIE★ 5.3
I Want You
1951
as Martin Greer
MOVIE★ 6.5
Sealed Cargo
1951
as Pat Bannon
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Frogmen
1951
as Jake Flannigan
MOVIE★ 6.1
Edge of Doom
1950
as Thomas Roth
MOVIE★ 7.2
Where the Sidewalk Ends
1950
as Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon
TV★ 7.0
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.6
My Foolish Heart
1950
as Walt Dreiser
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Art Director
1949
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.5
Sword in the Desert
1949
as Mike Dillon
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Forbidden Street
1949
as Henry Lambert / Gilbert Lauderdale
MOVIE★ 7.1
No Minor Vices
1948
as Perry Ashwell
MOVIE★ 6.1
Deep Waters
1948
as Hod Stillwell
TV★ 6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Iron Curtain
1948
as Igor Gouzenko
MOVIE★ 6.4
Night Song
1948
as Dan Evans
MOVIE★ 6.6
Daisy Kenyon
1947
as Dan O'Mara
MOVIE★ 7.0
Boomerang!
1947
as State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey
MOVIE★ 7.7
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
as Fred Derry
MOVIE★ 6.7
Canyon Passage
1946
as Logan Stuart
MOVIE★ 5.9
A Walk in the Sun
1945
as Sgt. Bill Tyne
MOVIE★ 6.6
Fallen Angel
1945
as Eric Stanton
MOVIE★ 6.6
State Fair
1945
as Pat Gilbert
MOVIE★ 7.6
Laura
1944
as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Purple Heart
1944
as Capt. Harvey Ross
MOVIE★ 5.7
Up in Arms
1944
as Joe Nelson
MOVIE★ 6.7
Wing and a Prayer
1944
as Edward Moulton
MOVIE★ 6.0
The North Star
1943
as Kolya Simonov
MOVIE★ 6.4
Crash Dive
1943
as Lt. Cdr. Dewey Connors
MOVIE★ 7.7
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943
as Donald Martin
MOVIE★ 5.8
December 7th
1943
as Ghost of US sailor killed at Pearl Harbor
MOVIE★ 6.0
Berlin Correspondent
1942
as Bill Roberts
MOVIE★ 7.4
Ball of Fire
1941
as Joe Lilac
MOVIE★ 6.3
Swamp Water
1941
as Ben Ragan
MOVIE★ 5.9
Belle Starr
1941
as Thomas Crail
MOVIE★ 6.8
Tobacco Road
1941
as Capt. Tim Harmon
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Westerner
1940
as Hod Johnson
MOVIE★ 6.1
Kit Carson
1940
as Captain John C. Fremont
MOVIE★ 6.5
Sailor's Lady
1940
as Scrappy Wilson
MOVIE★ 6.0
Lucky Cisco Kid
1940
as Sergeant Dunn