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Dana Andrews

Dana Andrews

Actor · 1909–1992 · Covington County, Mississippi, USA

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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.

Acted in 103

1990s

  1. 1991

    Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

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

1980s

  1. 1985

    Prince Jack

    The Cardinal

  2. 1981
  3. 1980

    The Pilot

    Randolph Evers

1970s

  1. 1979

    Ike

    Gen. George C. Marshall

  2. Ike

    Gen. George C. Marshall · 3 episodes

  3. 1978

    Born Again

    Tom Phillips

  4. The American Girls

    Phillips · 1 episode

  5. 1977

    The Last Hurrah

    Roger Shanley

  6. 1976

    The Last Tycoon

    Red Ridingwood

  7. 1975

    Take a Hard Ride

    Morgan

  8. The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant

    Dr. Hutchins

  9. A Shadow in the Streets

    Len Raeburn

  10. 1974
  11. Get Christie Love!

    Sarge · 1 episode

  12. 1972
  13. 1971

    The Failing of Raymond

    Allan McDonald

  14. 1970

1960s

  1. 1969
  2. 1968
  3. 1967

    No Diamonds for Ursula

    Il gioielliere

  4. The Cobra

    Capt. Kelly

  5. The Ten Million Dollar Grab

    George Kimmins

  6. Hot Rods to Hell

    Tom Phillips

  7. 1966
  8. Johnny Reno

    Johnny Reno

  9. 1965
  10. The Loved One

    Gen. Buck Brinkman

  11. Spy in Your Eye

    Col. Lancaster

  12. Town Tamer

    Tom Rosser

  13. 1961
  14. The DuPont Show of the Week

    Cdr. Jason Vanning, Narrator · 1 episode

  15. Madison Avenue

    Clint Lorimer

  16. 1960
  17. The Crowded Sky

    Dick Barnett

1950s

  1. 1959
  2. 1958

    Enchanted Island

    Abner "Ab" Bedford

  3. The Fearmakers

    Alan Eaton

  4. 1957

    Zero Hour!

    Lt. Ted Stryker

  5. Armored Attack!

    Kolya Simonov

  6. 1956
  7. While the City Sleeps

    Edward Mobley

  8. 1955

    Strange Lady in Town

    Dr. Rourke O'Brien

  9. Smoke Signal

    Brett Halliday

  10. 1954
  11. Duel in the Jungle

    Scott Walters

  12. 1953

    General Electric Theater

    Carl Anderson · 1 episode

  13. 1952

    Assignment: Paris

    Jimmy Race

  14. 1951

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Roger Shanley · 1 episode

  15. Sealed Cargo

    Pat Bannon

  16. The Frogmen

    Jake Flannigan

  17. 1950

1940s

  1. 1949

    Sword in the Desert

    Mike Dillon

  2. The Forbidden Street

    Henry Lambert / Gilbert Lauderdale

  3. 1948

    No Minor Vices

    Perry Ashwell

  4. Deep Waters

    Hod Stillwell

  5. The Iron Curtain

    Igor Gouzenko

  6. Night Song

    Dan Evans

  7. 1947

    Daisy Kenyon

    Dan O'Mara

  8. Boomerang!

    State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey

  9. 1946
  10. 1945
  11. State Fair

    Pat Gilbert

  12. 1944
  13. The Purple Heart

    Capt. Harvey Ross

  14. Wing and a Prayer

    Edward Moulton

  15. 1943
  16. Crash Dive

    Lt. Cdr. Dewey Connors

  17. The Ox-Bow Incident

    Donald Martin

  18. 1942

    Berlin Correspondent

    Bill Roberts

  19. 1941
  20. Swamp Water

    Ben Ragan

  21. 1940
  22. Sailor's Lady

    Scrappy Wilson

  23. Lucky Cisco Kid

    Sergeant Dunn

Appearances9

2000s

  1. 2001

    Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

    Self (archive footage)

1980s

  1. 1983
  2. 1982

    Showbiz Goes to War

    Self (archive footage)

1940s

  1. 1949

    The Art Director

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  2. 1948