Acting
Dana Andrews
Born 1909-01-01
Covington County, Mississippi, USA
Department: 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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Dana Andrews
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The Twilight Zone
1959
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Laura
1944
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The Love Boat
1977
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The Mike Douglas Show
1961
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The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
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Ironside
1967
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What's My Line?
1950
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Falcon Crest
1981
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The Ox-Bow Incident
1943
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The Dick Cavett Show
1968
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (117 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2001 |
 | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | Det. Lt. Mark McPherson (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 1991 |
 | Prince Jack | The Cardinal | Movie | 1985 |
 | The Horror of It All | Self | Movie | 1983 |
 | Showbiz Goes to War | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1982 |
 | Falcon Crest | Elliot McKay | TV Series | 1981 |
 | The Pilot | Randolph Evers | Movie | 1980 |
 | Ike | Gen. George C. Marshall | Movie | 1979 |
| Ike | Gen. George C. Marshall | TV Series | 1979 |
 | Born Again | Tom Phillips | Movie | 1978 |
 | The American Girls | Phillips | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Good Guys Wear Black | Edgar Harolds | Movie | 1978 |
| A Tree, a Rock, a Cloud | The Man | Movie | 1978 | |
 | The Last Hurrah | Roger Shanley | Movie | 1977 |
 | The Love Boat | Mr. Paul Gerber | TV Series | 1977 |
 | The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries | Townley | TV Series | 1977 |
 | The Last Tycoon | Red Ridingwood | Movie | 1976 |
 | Take a Hard Ride | Morgan | Movie | 1975 |
 | Ellery Queen | Lewis Marshall | TV Series | 1975 |
 | The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant | Dr. Hutchins | Movie | 1975 |
 | A Shadow in the Streets | Len Raeburn | Movie | 1975 |
 | Airport 1975 | Scott Freeman | Movie | 1974 |
 | Get Christie Love! | Sarge | TV Series | 1974 |
 | The American Film Institute Salute to ... | Self | TV Series | 1973 |
 | Innocent Bystanders | Blake | Movie | 1972 |
 | The Failing of Raymond | Allan McDonald | Movie | 1971 |
 | Night Gallery | Paul Koch (segment "The Different Ones") | TV Series | 1970 |
 | Bright Promise | Thomas Boswell | TV Series | 1969 |
 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1968 |
 | The Devil's Brigade | Brig. Gen. Walter Naylor | Movie | 1968 |
 | No Diamonds for Ursula | Il gioielliere | Movie | 1967 |
 | Ironside | Courtenay Eliot | TV Series | 1967 |
 | The Cobra | Capt. Kelly | Movie | 1967 |
 | The Ten Million Dollar Grab | George Kimmins | Movie | 1967 |
 | Hot Rods to Hell | Tom Phillips | Movie | 1967 |
 | The Frozen Dead | Dr. Norberg | Movie | 1966 |
 | Family Affair | Harv Mullen | TV Series | 1966 |
 | Johnny Reno | Johnny Reno | Movie | 1966 |
 | Battle of the Bulge | Colonel Pritchard | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Loved One | Gen. Buck Brinkman | Movie | 1965 |
 | Spy in Your Eye | Col. Lancaster | Movie | 1965 |
 | Town Tamer | Tom Rosser | Movie | 1965 |
 | Brainstorm | Cort Benson | Movie | 1965 |
 | Crack in the World | Dr. Stephen Sorenson | Movie | 1965 |
 | In Harm's Way | Admiral Broderick | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Satan Bug | Gen. Williams | Movie | 1965 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Douglas Vinson | TV Series | 1963 | |
 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Ben Casey | Dr. Ernest Farrow | TV Series | 1961 |
 | The Dick Powell Show | Paul Oakland | TV Series | 1961 |
| The Dick Powell Show | Nat Keough | TV Series | 1961 |
 | The DuPont Show of the Week | Cdr. Jason Vanning | TV Series | 1961 |
| The DuPont Show of the Week | Narrator | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Kraft Mystery Theatre | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Madison Avenue | Clint Lorimer | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Barbara Stanwyck Show | Clint Evans | TV Series | 1960 |
 | Checkmate | Judge Leland McIntyre | TV Series | 1960 |
 | The Crowded Sky | Dick Barnett | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Twilight Zone | Paul Driscoll | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Enchanted Island | Abner "Ab" Bedford | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Fearmakers | Alan Eaton | Movie | 1958 |
 | Zero Hour! | Lt. Ted Stryker | Movie | 1957 |
 | Night of the Demon | Dr. John Holden | Movie | 1957 |
 | Spring Reunion | Fred Davis | Movie | 1957 |
 | Armored Attack! | Kolya Simonov | Movie | 1957 |
 | Playhouse 90 | Mark Bragg | TV Series | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Leo Bass | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Beyond a Reasonable Doubt | Tom Garrett | Movie | 1956 |
 | While the City Sleeps | Edward Mobley | Movie | 1956 |
 | Comanche | Jim Read | Movie | 1956 |
 | Strange Lady in Town | Dr. Rourke O'Brien | Movie | 1955 |
 | Smoke Signal | Brett Halliday | Movie | 1955 |
 | Three Hours to Kill | Jim Guthrie | Movie | 1954 |
 | Duel in the Jungle | Scott Walters | Movie | 1954 |
 | Elephant Walk | Dick Carver | Movie | 1954 |
 | General Electric Theater | Carl Anderson | TV Series | 1953 |
 | Assignment: Paris | Jimmy Race | Movie | 1952 |
 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Roger Shanley | TV Series | 1951 |
 | I Want You | Martin Greer | Movie | 1951 |
 | Sealed Cargo | Pat Bannon | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Frogmen | Jake Flannigan | Movie | 1951 |
 | Edge of Doom | Father Thomas Roth | Movie | 1950 |
 | Where the Sidewalk Ends | Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon | Movie | 1950 |
 | What's My Line? | Self | TV Series | 1950 |
 | My Foolish Heart | Walt Dreiser | Movie | 1950 |
 | The Art Director | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 1949 |
 | Sword in the Desert | Mike Dillon | Movie | 1949 |
 | The Forbidden Street | Henry Lambert / Gilbert Lauderdale | Movie | 1949 |
 | No Minor Vices | Perry Ashwell | Movie | 1948 |
 | Deep Waters | Hod Stillwell | Movie | 1948 |
 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV Series | 1948 |
 | The Iron Curtain | Igor Gouzenko | Movie | 1948 |
 | Night Song | Dan Evans | Movie | 1948 |
 | Daisy Kenyon | Dan O'Mara | Movie | 1947 |
 | Boomerang! | State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey | Movie | 1947 |
 | The Best Years of Our Lives | Fred Derry | Movie | 1946 |
 | Canyon Passage | Logan Stuart | Movie | 1946 |
 | A Walk in the Sun | Sgt. Bill Tyne | Movie | 1945 |
 | Fallen Angel | Eric Stanton | Movie | 1945 |
 | State Fair | Pat Gilbert | Movie | 1945 |
 | Laura | Det. Lt. Mark McPherson | Movie | 1944 |
 | The Purple Heart | Capt. Harvey Ross | Movie | 1944 |
 | Up in Arms | Joe Nelson | Movie | 1944 |
 | Wing and a Prayer | Edward Moulton | Movie | 1944 |
 | The North Star | Kolya Simonov | Movie | 1943 |
 | Crash Dive | Lt. Cdr. Dewey Connors | Movie | 1943 |
 | The Ox-Bow Incident | Donald Martin | Movie | 1943 |
 | December 7th | Ghost of US sailor killed at Pearl Harbor | Movie | 1943 |
 | Berlin Correspondent | Bill Roberts | Movie | 1942 |
 | Ball of Fire | Joe Lilac | Movie | 1941 |
 | Swamp Water | Ben Ragan | Movie | 1941 |
 | Belle Starr | Thomas Crail | Movie | 1941 |
 | Tobacco Road | Capt. Tim Harmon | Movie | 1941 |
 | The Westerner | Hod Johnson | Movie | 1940 |
 | Kit Carson | Captain John C. Fremont | Movie | 1940 |
 | Sailor's Lady | Scrappy Wilson | Movie | 1940 |
 | Lucky Cisco Kid | Sergeant Dunn | Movie | 1940 |