Dana Andrews

Deceased · Born: Jan 1, 1909 · Died: Dec 17, 1992

Personal Details

Born Jan 1, 1909 Covington County, Mississippi, USA

Spouse

Mary Todd
( Nov 17, 1939 to Dec 17, 1992 )
Janet Murray
( Dec 31, 1932 to Oct 28, 1935 )

Relatives

Steve Forrest (Sibling)

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.

Career

acting

1985

Prince Jack as The Cardinal

1982

Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War as (archive footage)

The Love Boat as Mr. Paul Gerber

1981

Falcon Crest as Elliot McKay

1980

The Pilot as Randolph Evers

1979

Ike: The War Years

Ike: The War Years as Gen. George C. Marshall

1978

Good Guys Wear Black

Good Guys Wear Black as Edgar Harolds

Born Again as Tom Phillips

1977

The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah as Roger Shanley

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Roger Shanley

1976

The Last Tycoon

The Last Tycoon as Red Ridingwood

1975

The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant

The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant as Dr. Hutchins

Take a Hard Ride

Take a Hard Ride as Morgan

1974

Airport 1975 as Scott Freeman

Ironside as Courtenay Eliot

1972

Innocent Bystanders

Innocent Bystanders as Blake

1971

The Failing of Raymond

The Failing of Raymond as Allan McDonald

Night Gallery as Paul Koch (segment "The Different Ones")

1969

Bright Promise as Thomas Boswell

Family Affair as Harv Mullen

1967

Hot Rods to Hell

Hot Rods to Hell as Tom Phillips

1966

Johnny Reno as Johnny Reno

The Frozen Dead

The Frozen Dead as Dr. Norberg

1965

Town Tamer as Tom Rosser

Battle of the Bulge

Battle of the Bulge as Colonel Pritchard

The Loved One as Gen. Buck Brinkman

In Harm's Way as Admiral Broderick

Spy in Your Eye

Spy in Your Eye as Col. Lancaster

The Satan Bug as Gen. Williams

Brainstorm as Cort Benson

Crack in the World

Crack in the World as Dr. Stephen Sorenson

1963

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone as Paul Driscoll

1961

Madison Avenue as Clint Lorimer

Checkmate as Judge Leland McIntyre

1960

The Crowded Sky

The Crowded Sky as Dick Barnett

1958

The Fearmakers as Alan Eaton

Enchanted Island

Enchanted Island as Abner "Ab" Bedford

1957

Spring Reunion as Fred Davis

Zero Hour! as Lt. Ted Stryker

Curse of the Demon

Curse of the Demon as Dr. John Holden

1956

While the City Sleeps

While the City Sleeps as Edward Mobley

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt as Tom Garrett

Comanche as Jim Read

1955

Strange Lady in Town

Strange Lady in Town as Dr. Rourke O'Brien

Smoke Signal as Brett Halliday

1954

Three Hours to Kill

Three Hours to Kill as Jim Guthrie

Elephant Walk as Dick Carver

Duel in the Jungle

Duel in the Jungle as Scott Walters

1952

Assignment: Paris

Assignment: Paris as Jimmy Race

1951

I Want You as Martin Greer

Sealed Cargo as Pat Bannon

The Frogmen as Jake Flannigan

1950

Edge of Doom as Thomas Roth

My Foolish Heart

My Foolish Heart as Walt Dreiser

Where the Sidewalk Ends

Where the Sidewalk Ends as Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon

1949

Sword in the Desert

Sword in the Desert as Mike Dillon

The Forbidden Street

The Forbidden Street as Henry Lambert / Gilbert Lauderdale

1948

Deep Waters as Hod Stillwell

Night Song as Dan Evans

The Iron Curtain

The Iron Curtain as Igor Gouzenko

No Minor Vices as Perry Ashwell

1947

Daisy Kenyon as Dan O'Mara

Boomerang! as State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey

1946

Canyon Passage as Logan Stuart

The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives as Fred Derry

1945

State Fair as Pat Gilbert

Fallen Angel as Eric Stanton

A Walk in the Sun

A Walk in the Sun as Sgt. Bill Tyne

Your Job in Germany

Your Job in Germany

1944

Wing and a Prayer

Wing and a Prayer as Edward Moulton

Up in Arms as Joe Nelson

The Purple Heart

The Purple Heart as Capt. Harvey Ross

Laura as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson

1943

The North Star as Kolya Simonov

December 7th as Ghost of US sailor killed at Pearl Harbor

The Ox-Bow Incident

The Ox-Bow Incident as Donald Martin

Crash Dive as Lt. Cdr. Dewey Connors

1942

Berlin Correspondent

Berlin Correspondent as Bill Roberts

1941

Tobacco Road as Capt. Tim Harmon

Belle Starr as Thomas Crail

Swamp Water as Ben Ragan

1940

Lucky Cisco Kid

Lucky Cisco Kid as Sergeant Dunn

Kit Carson as Captain John C. Fremont

Sailor's Lady as Scrappy Wilson

The Westerner as Hod Johnson

appearances

2013

Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read

Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read

2001

American Masters

American Masters

1983

The Horror of It All

The Horror of It All