Dana Andrews
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1909-01-01
Day of Death
1992-12-17 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
Covington County, Mississippi, USA
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
Acting
(2001)
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
as Self (archive footage)
(1991)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1985)
Prince Jack
as The Cardinal
(1983)
The Horror of It All
as Self
(1982)
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
(1980)
The Pilot
as Randolph Evers
(1979)
Ike
as Gen. George C. Marshall
(1978)
Good Guys Wear Black
as Edgar Harolds
(1978)
Born Again
as Tom Phillips
(1978)
A Tree, a Rock, a Cloud
as The Man
(1977)
The Last Hurrah
as Roger Shanley
(1976)
The Last Tycoon
as Red Ridingwood
(1975)
Take a Hard Ride
as Morgan
(1975)
Shadow in the Street
as Len Raeburn
(1975)
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
as Dr. Hutchins
(1974)
Airport 1975
as Scott Freeman
(1972)
Innocent Bystanders
as Blake
(1971)
The Failing of Raymond
as Allan McDonald
(1968)
The Devil's Brigade
as Brig. Gen. Walter Naylor
(1967)
The Cobra
as Capt. Kelly
(1967)
Hot Rods to Hell
as Tom Phillips
(1967)
The Ten Million Dollar Grab
as George Kimmins
(1967)
No Diamonds for Ursula
as Il gioielliere
(1966)
Johnny Reno
as Johnny Reno
(1966)
The Frozen Dead
as Dr. Norberg
(1965)
Crack in the World
as Dr. Stephen Sorenson
(1965)
Battle of the Bulge
as Colonel Pritchard
(1965)
In Harm's Way
as Admiral Broderick
(1965)
The Satan Bug
as Gen. Williams
(1965)
The Loved One
as Gen. Buck Brinkman
(1965)
Town Tamer
as Tom Rosser
(1965)
Brainstorm
as Cort Benson
(1965)
Spy in Your Eye
as Col. Lancaster
(1961)
Madison Avenue
as Clint Lorimer
(1960)
The Crowded Sky
as Dick Barnett
(1958)
The Fearmakers
as Alan Eaton
(1958)
Enchanted Island
as Abner "Ab" Bedford
(1957)
Night of the Demon
as Dr. John Holden
(1957)
Zero Hour!
as Lt. Ted Stryker
(1957)
Armored Attack!
as Kolya Simonov
(1957)
Spring Reunion
as Fred Davis
(1956)
While the City Sleeps
as Edward Mobley
(1956)
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
as Tom Garrett
(1956)
Comanche
as Jim Read
(1955)
Smoke Signal
as Brett Halliday
(1955)
Strange Lady in Town
as Dr. Rourke O'Brien
(1954)
Elephant Walk
as Dick Carver
(1954)
Three Hours to Kill
as Jim Guthrie
(1954)
Duel in the Jungle
as Scott Walters
(1952)
Assignment: Paris
as Jimmy Race
(1951)
The Frogmen
as Jake Flannigan
(1951)
Sealed Cargo
as Pat Bannon
(1951)
I Want You
as Martin Greer
(1950)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
as Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon
(1950)
My Foolish Heart
as Walt Dreiser
(1950)
Edge of Doom
as Thomas Roth
(1949)
The Forbidden Street
as Henry Lambert / Gilbert Lauderdale
(1949)
Sword in the Desert
as Mike Dillon
(1949)
The Art Director
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1948)
The Iron Curtain
as Igor Gouzenko
(1948)
Deep Waters
as Hod Stillwell
(1948)
Night Song
as Dan Evans
(1948)
No Minor Vices
as Perry Ashwell
(1947)
Boomerang!
as State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey
(1947)
Daisy Kenyon
as Dan O'Mara
(1946)
The Best Years of Our Lives
as Fred Derry
(1946)
Canyon Passage
as Logan Stuart
(1945)
Fallen Angel
as Eric Stanton
(1945)
A Walk in the Sun
as Sgt. Bill Tyne
(1945)
State Fair
as Pat Gilbert
(1944)
Up in Arms
as Joe Nelson
(1944)
Laura
as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson
(1944)
The Purple Heart
as Capt. Harvey Ross
(1944)
Wing and a Prayer
as Edward Moulton
(1943)
The Ox-Bow Incident
as Donald Martin
(1943)
The North Star
as Kolya Simonov
(1943)
December 7th
as Ghost of US sailor killed at Pearl Harbor
(1943)
Crash Dive
as Lt. Cdr. Dewey Connors
(1942)
Berlin Correspondent
as Bill Roberts
(1941)
Ball of Fire
as Joe Lilac
(1941)
Belle Starr
as Thomas Crail
(1941)
Swamp Water
as Ben Ragan
(1941)
Tobacco Road
as Capt. Tim Harmon
(1940)
The Westerner
as Hod Johnson
(1940)
Kit Carson
as Captain John C. Fremont
(1940)
Lucky Cisco Kid
as Sergeant Dunn
(1940)
Sailor's Lady
as Scrappy Wilson