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Dana Andrews

Dana Andrews

Known for: Acting

Born 01/01/1909
Died 1992-12-17
Place of birth 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

The Mike Douglas Show Series ★ 5,8

The Mike Douglas Show

Self

1961

Falcon Crest Series ★ 5,7

Falcon Crest

Elliot McKay

1981

The Love Boat Series ★ 6,3

The Love Boat

Mr. Paul Gerber

1977

Ironside Series ★ 6,9

Ironside

Courtenay Eliot

1967

The Twilight Zone Series ★ 8,5

The Twilight Zone

Paul Driscoll

1959

What's My Line? Series ★ 7,0

What's My Line?

Self

1950

Ben Casey Series ★ 5,9

Ben Casey

Dr. Ernest Farrow

1961

Series ★ 5,9

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Douglas Vinson

1963

The Dick Cavett Show Series ★ 6,8

The Dick Cavett Show

Self - Guest

1968

The Ed Sullivan Show Series ★ 6,8

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

1948

Night Gallery Series ★ 7,8

Night Gallery

Paul Koch (segment "The Different Ones")

1970

Family Affair Series ★ 6,7

Family Affair

Harv Mullen

1966

Playhouse 90 Series ★ 7,6

Playhouse 90

Mark Bragg

1956

Playhouse 90 Series ★ 7,6

Playhouse 90

Leo Bass

1956

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries Series ★ 7,1

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

Townley

1977

Checkmate Series ★ 4,8

Checkmate

Judge Leland McIntyre

1960

Ellery Queen Series ★ 7,5

Ellery Queen

Lewis Marshall

1975

The Barbara Stanwyck Show Series ★ 6,4

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

Clint Evans

1960

The Dick Powell Show Series ★ 5,7

The Dick Powell Show

Paul Oakland

1961

The Dick Powell Show Series ★ 5,7

The Dick Powell Show

Nat Keough

1961

Bright Promise Series ★ 5,3

Bright Promise

Thomas Boswell

1969

The American Film Institute Salute to ... Series ★ 6,3

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

Self

1973

Laura Film ★ 7,6

Laura

Det. Lt. Mark McPherson

1944

Hallmark Hall of Fame Series ★ 8,8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Roger Shanley

1951

Kraft Mystery Theatre Series ★ 7,3

Kraft Mystery Theatre

1961

Airport 1975 Film ★ 5,8

Airport 1975

Scott Freeman

1974

General Electric Theater Series ★ 6,8

General Electric Theater

Carl Anderson

1953

Ike Series ★ 7,3

Ike

Gen. George C. Marshall

1979

The Best Years of Our Lives Film ★ 7,8

The Best Years of Our Lives

Fred Derry

1946

Battle of the Bulge Film ★ 6,9

Battle of the Bulge

Colonel Pritchard

1965

Get Christie Love! Series ★ 8,1

Get Christie Love!

Sarge

1974

In Harm's Way Film ★ 6,6

In Harm's Way

Admiral Broderick

1965

The DuPont Show of the Week Series ★ 7,0

The DuPont Show of the Week

Cdr. Jason Vanning

1961

The DuPont Show of the Week Series ★ 7,0

The DuPont Show of the Week

Narrator

1961

Kit Carson Film ★ 6,1

Kit Carson

Captain John C. Fremont

1940

Tobacco Road Film ★ 6,8

Tobacco Road

Capt. Tim Harmon

1941

Canyon Passage Film ★ 6,7

Canyon Passage

Logan Stuart

1946

Fallen Angel Film ★ 6,6

Fallen Angel

Eric Stanton

1945

Swamp Water Film ★ 6,3

Swamp Water

Ben Ragan

1941

The Ox-Bow Incident Film ★ 7,7

The Ox-Bow Incident

Donald Martin

1943

Elephant Walk Film ★ 5,9

Elephant Walk

Dick Carver

1954

Night of the Demon Film ★ 7,0

Night of the Demon

Dr. John Holden

1957

Belle Starr Film ★ 5,9

Belle Starr

Thomas Crail

1941

Zero Hour! Film ★ 6,7

Zero Hour!

Lt. Ted Stryker

1957

Assignment: Paris Film ★ 5,9

Assignment: Paris

Jimmy Race

1952

The Devil's Brigade Film ★ 6,3

The Devil's Brigade

Brig. Gen. Walter Naylor

1968

Deep Waters Film ★ 6,1

Deep Waters

Hod Stillwell

1948

Crash Dive Film ★ 6,4

Crash Dive

Lt. Cdr. Dewey Connors

1943

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Film ★ 6,9

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Tom Garrett

1956

The American Girls Series ★ 4,7

The American Girls

Phillips

1978

Where the Sidewalk Ends Film ★ 7,2

Where the Sidewalk Ends

Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon

1950

Good Guys Wear Black Film ★ 5,2

Good Guys Wear Black

Edgar Harolds

1978

Boomerang! Film ★ 7,1

Boomerang!

State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey

1947

The Satan Bug Film ★ 6,1

The Satan Bug

Gen. Williams

1965

Sealed Cargo Film ★ 6,5

Sealed Cargo

Pat Bannon

1951

The North Star Film ★ 6,0

The North Star

Kolya Simonov

1943

Ball of Fire Film ★ 7,4

Ball of Fire

Joe Lilac

1941

The Westerner Film ★ 7,1

The Westerner

Hod Johnson

1940

Ike Film ★ 6,8

Ike

Gen. George C. Marshall

1979

Madison Avenue Film ★ 6,6

Madison Avenue

Clint Lorimer

1961

While the City Sleeps Film ★ 6,9

While the City Sleeps

Edward Mobley

1956

The Last Tycoon Film ★ 6,3

The Last Tycoon

Red Ridingwood

1976

Spring Reunion Film ★ 6,2

Spring Reunion

Fred Davis

1957

A Walk in the Sun Film ★ 5,9

A Walk in the Sun

Sgt. Bill Tyne

1945

State Fair Film ★ 6,6

State Fair

Pat Gilbert

1945

December 7th Film ★ 5,8

December 7th

Ghost of US sailor killed at Pearl Harbor

1943

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker Film ★ 8,0

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

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

1991

The Fearmakers Film ★ 6,2

The Fearmakers

Alan Eaton

1958

A Shadow in the Streets Film ★ 6,0

A Shadow in the Streets

Len Raeburn

1975

Crack in the World Film ★ 5,8

Crack in the World

Dr. Stephen Sorenson

1965

The Loved One Film ★ 6,2

The Loved One

Gen. Buck Brinkman

1965

Comanche Film ★ 5,2

Comanche

Jim Read

1956

The Crowded Sky Film ★ 5,9

The Crowded Sky

Dick Barnett

1960

Strange Lady in Town Film ★ 4,9

Strange Lady in Town

Dr. Rourke O'Brien

1955

Take a Hard Ride Film ★ 5,3

Take a Hard Ride

Morgan

1975

Showbiz Goes to War Film ★ 10,0

Showbiz Goes to War

Self (archive footage)

1982

Daisy Kenyon Film ★ 6,6

Daisy Kenyon

Dan O'Mara

1947

Brainstorm Film ★ 6,1

Brainstorm

Cort Benson

1965

Smoke Signal Film ★ 6,9

Smoke Signal

Brett Halliday

1955

Hot Rods to Hell Film ★ 4,9

Hot Rods to Hell

Tom Phillips

1967

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies Film ★ 8,5

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

Self (archive footage)

2001

Wing and a Prayer Film ★ 6,7

Wing and a Prayer

Edward Moulton

1944

Johnny Reno Film ★ 6,5

Johnny Reno

Johnny Reno

1966

The Frogmen Film ★ 6,2

The Frogmen

Jake Flannigan

1951

Duel in the Jungle Film ★ 6,4

Duel in the Jungle

Scott Walters

1954

Prince Jack Film ★ 9,0

Prince Jack

The Cardinal

1985

Up in Arms Film ★ 5,7

Up in Arms

Joe Nelson

1944

Town Tamer Film ★ 6,8

Town Tamer

Tom Rosser

1965

My Foolish Heart Film ★ 6,6

My Foolish Heart

Walt Dreiser

1950

Innocent Bystanders Film ★ 7,8

Innocent Bystanders

Blake

1972

The Horror of It All Film ★ 8,3

The Horror of It All

Self

1983

The Last Hurrah Film

The Last Hurrah

Roger Shanley

1977

The Pilot Film ★ 6,9

The Pilot

Randolph Evers

1980

The Frozen Dead Film ★ 5,2

The Frozen Dead

Dr. Norberg

1966

The Purple Heart Film ★ 6,1

The Purple Heart

Capt. Harvey Ross

1944

The Ten Million Dollar Grab Film ★ 10,0

The Ten Million Dollar Grab

George Kimmins

1967

I Want You Film ★ 5,3

I Want You

Martin Greer

1951

Berlin Correspondent Film ★ 6,0

Berlin Correspondent

Bill Roberts

1942

Edge of Doom Film ★ 6,1

Edge of Doom

Thomas Roth

1950

The Iron Curtain Film ★ 6,0

The Iron Curtain

Igor Gouzenko

1948

Sailor's Lady Film ★ 6,5

Sailor's Lady

Scrappy Wilson

1940

Three Hours to Kill Film ★ 5,1

Three Hours to Kill

Jim Guthrie

1954

Lucky Cisco Kid Film ★ 6,0

Lucky Cisco Kid

Sergeant Dunn

1940

The Failing of Raymond Film ★ 6,2

The Failing of Raymond

Allan McDonald

1971

The Forbidden Street Film ★ 6,9

The Forbidden Street

Henry Lambert / Gilbert Lauderdale

1949

Armored Attack! Film ★ 6,2

Armored Attack!

Kolya Simonov

1957

The Art Director Film ★ 7,0

The Art Director

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1949

Born Again Film ★ 9,0

Born Again

Tom Phillips

1978

Night Song Film ★ 6,4

Night Song

Dan Evans

1948

Enchanted Island Film ★ 4,9

Enchanted Island

Abner "Ab" Bedford

1958

The Cobra Film ★ 8,0

The Cobra

Capt. Kelly

1967

No Diamonds for Ursula Film ★ 6,0

No Diamonds for Ursula

Il gioielliere

1967

Spy in Your Eye Film ★ 5,6

Spy in Your Eye

Col. Lancaster

1965

Sword in the Desert Film ★ 7,5

Sword in the Desert

Mike Dillon

1949

The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant Film ★ 8,0

The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant

Dr. Hutchins

1975

No Minor Vices Film ★ 7,1

No Minor Vices

Perry Ashwell

1948

Film ★ 7,0

A Tree, a Rock, a Cloud

The Man

1978