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Dana Andrews

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jan 1, 1909 (117 years old)

Place of Birth

Covington County, Mississippi, USA

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.

Known For

Acting
2001Goldwyn: The Man and His MoviesSelf (archive footage)
1991Preminger: Anatomy of a FilmmakerDet. Lt. Mark McPherson (archive footage) (uncredited)
1985Prince JackThe Cardinal
1983The Horror of It AllSelf
1982Showbiz Goes to WarSelf (archive footage)
1981Falcon CrestElliot McKay
1980The PilotRandolph Evers
1979IkeGen. George C. Marshall
1979IkeGen. George C. Marshall
1978A Tree, a Rock, a CloudThe Man
1978Good Guys Wear BlackEdgar Harolds
1978Born AgainTom Phillips
1978The American GirlsPhillips
1977The Last HurrahRoger Shanley
1977The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew MysteriesTownley
1977The Love BoatMr. Paul Gerber
1976The Last TycoonRed Ridingwood
1975Take a Hard RideMorgan
1975The First 36 Hours of Dr. DurantDr. Hutchins
1975A Shadow in the StreetsLen Raeburn
1975Ellery QueenLewis Marshall
1974Airport 1975Scott Freeman
1974Get Christie Love!Sarge
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self
1972Innocent BystandersBlake
1971The Failing of RaymondAllan McDonald
1970Night GalleryPaul Koch (segment "The Different Ones")
1969Bright PromiseThomas Boswell
1968The Devil's BrigadeBrig. Gen. Walter Naylor
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
1967Hot Rods to HellTom Phillips
1967The CobraCapt. Kelly
1967No Diamonds for UrsulaIl gioielliere
1967The Ten Million Dollar GrabGeorge Kimmins
1967IronsideCourtenay Eliot
1966Johnny RenoJohnny Reno
1966The Frozen DeadDr. Norberg
1966Family AffairHarv Mullen
1965Crack in the WorldDr. Stephen Sorenson
1965The Satan BugGen. Williams
1965Battle of the BulgeColonel Pritchard
1965BrainstormCort Benson
1965In Harm's WayAdmiral Broderick
1965The Loved OneGen. Buck Brinkman
1965Town TamerTom Rosser
1965Spy in Your EyeCol. Lancaster
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreDouglas Vinson
1961Madison AvenueClint Lorimer
1961Ben CaseyDr. Ernest Farrow
1961Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961The DuPont Show of the WeekCdr. Jason Vanning
1961The Dick Powell ShowPaul Oakland
1961The Dick Powell ShowNat Keough
1961The DuPont Show of the WeekNarrator
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
1960The Crowded SkyDick Barnett
1960The Barbara Stanwyck ShowClint Evans
1960CheckmateJudge Leland McIntyre
1959The Twilight ZonePaul Driscoll
1958The FearmakersAlan Eaton
1958Enchanted IslandAbner "Ab" Bedford
1957Night of the DemonDr. John Holden
1957Zero Hour!Lt. Ted Stryker
1957Spring ReunionFred Davis
1957Armored Attack!Kolya Simonov
1956Beyond a Reasonable DoubtTom Garrett
1956While the City SleepsEdward Mobley
1956ComancheJim Read
1956Playhouse 90Mark Bragg
1956Playhouse 90Leo Bass
1955Strange Lady in TownDr. Rourke O'Brien
1955Smoke SignalBrett Halliday
1954Elephant WalkDick Carver
1954Three Hours to KillJim Guthrie
1954Duel in the JungleScott Walters
1953General Electric TheaterCarl Anderson
1952Assignment: ParisJimmy Race
1951The FrogmenJake Flannigan
1951Sealed CargoPat Bannon
1951I Want YouMartin Greer
1951Hallmark Hall of FameRoger Shanley
1950Edge of DoomThomas Roth
1950Where the Sidewalk EndsDet. Sgt. Mark Dixon
1950My Foolish HeartWalt Dreiser
1950What's My Line?Self
1949The Forbidden StreetHenry Lambert / Gilbert Lauderdale
1949Sword in the DesertMike Dillon
1949The Art DirectorSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
1948The Iron CurtainIgor Gouzenko
1948Deep WatersHod Stillwell
1948Night SongDan Evans
1948No Minor VicesPerry Ashwell
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
1947Daisy KenyonDan O'Mara
1947Boomerang!State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey
1946The Best Years of Our LivesFred Derry
1946Canyon PassageLogan Stuart
1945Fallen AngelEric Stanton
1945State FairPat Gilbert
1945A Walk in the SunSgt. Bill Tyne
1944LauraDet. Lt. Mark McPherson
1944The Purple HeartCapt. Harvey Ross
1944Wing and a PrayerEdward Moulton
1944Up in ArmsJoe Nelson
1943The Ox-Bow IncidentDonald Martin
1943The North StarKolya Simonov
1943Crash DiveLt. Cdr. Dewey Connors
1943December 7thGhost of US sailor killed at Pearl Harbor
1942Berlin CorrespondentBill Roberts
1941Ball of FireJoe Lilac
1941Swamp WaterBen Ragan
1941Tobacco RoadCapt. Tim Harmon
1941Belle StarrThomas Crail
1940The WesternerHod Johnson
1940Lucky Cisco KidSergeant Dunn
1940Kit CarsonCaptain John C. Fremont
1940Sailor's LadyScrappy Wilson