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)
A Shadow in the Streets
as Len Raeburn
(1975)
Take a Hard Ride
as Morgan
(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 Ten Million Dollar Grab
as George Kimmins
(1967)
The Cobra
as Capt. Kelly
(1967)
Hot Rods to Hell
as Tom Phillips
(1967)
No Diamonds for Ursula
as Il gioielliere
(1966)
Johnny Reno
as Johnny Reno
(1966)
The Frozen Dead
as Dr. Norberg
(1965)
The Loved One
as Gen. Buck Brinkman
(1965)
Brainstorm
as Cort Benson
(1965)
The Satan Bug
as Gen. Williams
(1965)
In Harm's Way
as Admiral Broderick
(1965)
Town Tamer
as Tom Rosser
(1965)
Battle of the Bulge
as Colonel Pritchard
(1965)
Crack in the World
as Dr. Stephen Sorenson
(1965)
Spy in Your Eye
as Col. Lancaster
(1961)
Madison Avenue
as Clint Lorimer
(1960)
The Crowded Sky
as Dick Barnett
(1958)
Enchanted Island
as Abner "Ab" Bedford
(1958)
The Fearmakers
as Alan Eaton
(1957)
Zero Hour!
as Lt. Ted Stryker
(1957)
Night of the Demon
as Dr. John Holden
(1957)
Armored Attack!
as Kolya Simonov
(1957)
Spring Reunion
as Fred Davis
(1956)
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
as Tom Garrett
(1956)
Comanche
as Jim Read
(1956)
While the City Sleeps
as Edward Mobley
(1955)
Strange Lady in Town
as Dr. Rourke O'Brien
(1955)
Smoke Signal
as Brett Halliday
(1954)
Three Hours to Kill
as Jim Guthrie
(1954)
Duel in the Jungle
as Scott Walters
(1954)
Elephant Walk
as Dick Carver
(1952)
Assignment: Paris
as Jimmy Race
(1951)
The Frogmen
as Jake Flannigan
(1951)
I Want You
as Martin Greer
(1951)
Sealed Cargo
as Pat Bannon
(1950)
Where the Sidewalk Ends
as Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon
(1950)
Edge of Doom
as Thomas Roth
(1950)
My Foolish Heart
as Walt Dreiser
(1949)
Sword in the Desert
as Mike Dillon
(1949)
The Forbidden Street
as Henry Lambert / Gilbert Lauderdale
(1949)
The Art Director
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1948)
Night Song
as Dan Evans
(1948)
Deep Waters
as Hod Stillwell
(1948)
The Iron Curtain
as Igor Gouzenko
(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)
A Walk in the Sun
as Sgt. Bill Tyne
(1945)
State Fair
as Pat Gilbert
(1945)
Fallen Angel
as Eric Stanton
(1944)
Up in Arms
as Joe Nelson
(1944)
Wing and a Prayer
as Edward Moulton
(1944)
The Purple Heart
as Capt. Harvey Ross
(1944)
Laura
as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson
(1943)
The Ox-Bow Incident
as Donald Martin
(1943)
Crash Dive
as Lt. Cdr. Dewey Connors
(1943)
The North Star
as Kolya Simonov
(1943)
December 7th
as Ghost of US sailor killed at Pearl Harbor
(1942)
Berlin Correspondent
as Bill Roberts
(1941)
Ball of Fire
as Joe Lilac
(1941)
Tobacco Road
as Capt. Tim Harmon
(1941)
Swamp Water
as Ben Ragan
(1941)
Belle Starr
as Thomas Crail
(1940)
The Westerner
as Hod Johnson
(1940)
Kit Carson
as Captain John C. Fremont
(1940)
Sailor's Lady
as Scrappy Wilson
(1940)
Lucky Cisco Kid
as Sergeant Dunn