Portrait of Dana Andrews

Dana Andrews

Acting

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.

Born: January 1, 1909

Place of Birth: Covington County, Mississippi, USA

Filmography

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

1982
Showbiz Goes to War

as (archive footage)

1981
Falcon Crest

as Elliot McKay

1980
The Pilot

as Randolph Evers

1979
Ike

as Gen. George C. Marshall

1979
Ike

as Gen. George C. Marshall

1978
Born Again

as Tom Phillips

1978
1978
Good Guys Wear Black

as Edgar Harolds

1977
The Last Hurrah

as Roger Shanley

1977
The Love Boat

as Mr. Paul Gerber

1976
The Last Tycoon

as Red Ridingwood

1975
1975
Ellery Queen

as Lewis Marshall

1975
1974
Airport 1975

as Scott Freeman

1974
1971
The Failing of Raymond

as Allan McDonald

1970
Night Gallery

as Paul Koch (segment "The Different Ones")

1969
Bright Promise

as Thomas Boswell

1968
The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1968
The Devil's Brigade

as Brig. Gen. Walter Naylor

1967
No Diamonds for Ursula

as Il gioielliere

1967
Ironside

as Courtenay Eliot

1967
The Cobra

as Capt. Kelly

1967
1967
Hot Rods to Hell

as Tom Phillips

1966
The Frozen Dead

as Dr. Norberg

1966
Family Affair

as Harv Mullen

1966
Johnny Reno

as Johnny Reno

1965
Battle of the Bulge

as Colonel Pritchard

1965
The Loved One

as Gen. Buck Brinkman

1965
Spy in Your Eye

as Col. Lancaster

1965
Town Tamer

as Tom Rosser

1965
Brainstorm

as Cort Benson

1965
Crack in the World

as Dr. Stephen Sorenson

1965
In Harm's Way

as Admiral Broderick

1965
The Satan Bug

as Gen. Williams

1961
Ben Casey

as Dr. Ernest Farrow

1961
The Dick Powell Show

as Paul Oakland

1961
1961
The DuPont Show of the Week

as Cdr. Jason Vanning

1961
Madison Avenue

as Clint Lorimer

1960
1960
Checkmate

as Judge Leland McIntyre

1960
The Crowded Sky

as Dick Barnett

1959
The Twilight Zone

as Paul Driscoll

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
Spring Reunion

as Fred Davis

1957
Armored Attack!

as Kolya Simonov

1956
Playhouse 90

as Mark Bragg

1956
Playhouse 90

as Leo Bass

1956
1956
While the City Sleeps

as Edward Mobley

1956
Comanche

as Jim Read

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

1953
General Electric Theater

as Carl Anderson

1952
Assignment: Paris

as Jimmy Race

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Roger Shanley

1951
I Want You

as Martin Greer

1951
Sealed Cargo

as Pat Bannon

1951
The Frogmen

as Jake Flannigan

1950
Edge of Doom

as Thomas Roth

1950
Where the Sidewalk Ends

as Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon

1950
1950
My Foolish Heart

as Walt Dreiser

1949
The Art Director

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1949
Sword in the Desert

as Mike Dillon

1949
The Forbidden Street

as Henry Lambert / Gilbert Lauderdale

1948
No Minor Vices

as Perry Ashwell

1948
Deep Waters

as Hod Stillwell

1948
The Iron Curtain

as Igor Gouzenko

1948
Night Song

as Dan Evans

1947
Daisy Kenyon

as Dan O'Mara

1947
Boomerang!

as State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey

1946
Canyon Passage

as Logan Stuart

1945
A Walk in the Sun

as Sgt. Bill Tyne

1945
Fallen Angel

as Eric Stanton

1945
State Fair

as Pat Gilbert

1944
Laura

as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson

1944
The Purple Heart

as Capt. Harvey Ross

1944
Up in Arms

as Joe Nelson

1944
Wing and a Prayer

as Edward Moulton

1943
The North Star

as Kolya Simonov

1943
Crash Dive

as Lt. Cdr. Dewey Connors

1943
The Ox-Bow Incident

as Donald Martin

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
Swamp Water

as Ben Ragan

1941
Belle Starr

as Thomas Crail

1941
Tobacco Road

as Capt. Tim Harmon

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