Dana Andrews

Dana Andrews

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.

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Known For

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968 • as Self - Guest

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959 • as Paul Driscoll

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977 • as Mr. Paul Gerber

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 • as Self

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950 • as Self - Panelist

Ironside

Ironside

1967 • as Courtenay Eliot

Filmography

2001

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 10/7/2001

1991

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/28/1991

1985

Prince Jack
Prince Jack
as The Cardinal
Movie - Released: 12/1/1985

1983

The Horror of It All
The Horror of It All
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/23/1983

1982

Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 12/31/1982

1981

Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest
as Elliot McKay
TV - Released: 12/4/1981

1980

The Pilot
The Pilot
as Randolph Evers
Movie - Released: 11/26/1980

1979

Ike
Ike
as Gen. George C. Marshall
Movie - Released: 5/3/1979
Ike
Ike
as Gen. George C. Marshall
TV - Released: 5/3/1979

1978

Movie
A Tree, a Rock, a Cloud
as The Man
Movie - Released: 1/1/1978
Good Guys Wear Black
Good Guys Wear Black
as Edgar Harolds
Movie - Released: 6/1/1978
Born Again
Born Again
as Tom Phillips
Movie - Released: 10/1/1978
The American Girls
The American Girls
as Phillips
TV - Released: 9/23/1978

1977

The Last Hurrah
The Last Hurrah
as Roger Shanley
Movie - Released: 11/16/1977
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
as Townley
TV - Released: 1/30/1977
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
as Mr. Paul Gerber
TV - Released: 9/24/1977

1976

The Last Tycoon
The Last Tycoon
as Red Ridingwood
Movie - Released: 11/18/1976

1975

Take a Hard Ride
Take a Hard Ride
as Morgan
Movie - Released: 10/29/1975
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
as Dr. Hutchins
Movie - Released: 5/13/1975
Shadow in the Street
Shadow in the Street
as Len Raeburn
Movie - Released: 1/28/1975
Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen
as Lewis Marshall
TV - Released: 9/11/1975

1974

Airport 1975
Airport 1975
as Scott Freeman
Movie - Released: 10/18/1974
Get Christie Love!
Get Christie Love!
as Sarge
TV - Released: 1/22/1974

1973

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
TV - Released: 4/2/1973

1972

Innocent Bystanders
Innocent Bystanders
as Blake
Movie - Released: 9/1/1972

1971

The Failing of Raymond
The Failing of Raymond
as Allan McDonald
Movie - Released: 9/27/1971

1970

Night Gallery
Night Gallery
as Paul Koch (segment "The Different Ones")
TV - Released: 12/16/1970

1969

Bright Promise
Bright Promise
as Thomas Boswell
TV - Released: 9/29/1969

1968

The Devil's Brigade
The Devil's Brigade
as Brig. Gen. Walter Naylor
Movie - Released: 5/15/1968
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 6/6/1968

1967

Hot Rods to Hell
Hot Rods to Hell
as Tom Phillips
Movie - Released: 1/27/1967
The Cobra
The Cobra
as Capt. Kelly
Movie - Released: 3/25/1967
No Diamonds for Ursula
No Diamonds for Ursula
as Il gioielliere
Movie - Released: 8/6/1967
The Ten Million Dollar Grab
The Ten Million Dollar Grab
as George Kimmins
Movie - Released: 2/9/1967
Ironside
Ironside
as Courtenay Eliot
TV - Released: 3/28/1967

1966

Johnny Reno
Johnny Reno
as Johnny Reno
Movie - Released: 3/9/1966
The Frozen Dead
The Frozen Dead
as Dr. Norberg
Movie - Released: 10/15/1966
Family Affair
Family Affair
as Harv Mullen
TV - Released: 9/12/1966

1965

Crack in the World
Crack in the World
as Dr. Stephen Sorenson
Movie - Released: 4/15/1965
The Satan Bug
The Satan Bug
as Gen. Williams
Movie - Released: 3/26/1965
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge
as Colonel Pritchard
Movie - Released: 12/16/1965
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
as Cort Benson
Movie - Released: 5/5/1965
In Harm's Way
In Harm's Way
as Admiral Broderick
Movie - Released: 4/6/1965
The Loved One
The Loved One
as Gen. Buck Brinkman
Movie - Released: 10/11/1965
Town Tamer
Town Tamer
as Tom Rosser
Movie - Released: 7/7/1965
Spy in Your Eye
Spy in Your Eye
as Col. Lancaster
Movie - Released: 9/17/1965

1963

TV
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Douglas Vinson
TV - Released: 10/4/1963

1961

Madison Avenue
Madison Avenue
as Clint Lorimer
Movie - Released: 4/13/1961
Ben Casey
Ben Casey
as Dr. Ernest Farrow
TV - Released: 10/2/1961
Kraft Mystery Theatre
Kraft Mystery Theatre
TV - Released: 6/14/1961
The DuPont Show of the Week
The DuPont Show of the Week
as Cdr. Jason Vanning
TV - Released: 9/17/1961
The Dick Powell Show
The Dick Powell Show
as Paul Oakland
TV - Released: 9/26/1961
The Dick Powell Show
The Dick Powell Show
as Nat Keough
TV - Released: 9/26/1961
The DuPont Show of the Week
The DuPont Show of the Week
as Narrator
TV - Released: 9/17/1961

1960

The Crowded Sky
The Crowded Sky
as Dick Barnett
Movie - Released: 9/2/1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Clint Evans
TV - Released: 9/19/1960
Checkmate
Checkmate
as Judge Leland McIntyre
TV - Released: 9/17/1960

1959

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Paul Driscoll
TV - Released: 10/2/1959

1958

The Fearmakers
The Fearmakers
as Alan Eaton
Movie - Released: 10/1/1958
Enchanted Island
Enchanted Island
as Abner "Ab" Bedford
Movie - Released: 11/8/1958

1957

Night of the Demon
Night of the Demon
as Dr. John Holden
Movie - Released: 11/9/1957
Zero Hour!
Zero Hour!
as Lt. Ted Stryker
Movie - Released: 11/13/1957
Spring Reunion
Spring Reunion
as Fred Davis
Movie - Released: 3/1/1957
Armored Attack!
Armored Attack!
as Kolya Simonov
Movie - Released: 1/1/1957

1956

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
as Tom Garrett
Movie - Released: 9/13/1956
While the City Sleeps
While the City Sleeps
as Edward Mobley
Movie - Released: 4/19/1956
Comanche
Comanche
as Jim Read
Movie - Released: 3/1/1956
Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90
as Mark Bragg
TV - Released: 10/4/1956
Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90
as Leo Bass
TV - Released: 10/4/1956

1955

Strange Lady in Town
Strange Lady in Town
as Dr. Rourke O'Brien
Movie - Released: 4/12/1955
Smoke Signal
Smoke Signal
as Brett Halliday
Movie - Released: 3/1/1955

1954

Elephant Walk
Elephant Walk
as Dick Carver
Movie - Released: 4/21/1954
Three Hours to Kill
Three Hours to Kill
as Jim Guthrie
Movie - Released: 11/4/1954
Duel in the Jungle
Duel in the Jungle
as Scott Walters
Movie - Released: 6/30/1954

1953

General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Carl Anderson
TV - Released: 2/1/1953

1952

Assignment: Paris
Assignment: Paris
as Jimmy Race
Movie - Released: 9/4/1952

1951

The Frogmen
The Frogmen
as Jake Flannigan
Movie - Released: 1/25/1951
Sealed Cargo
Sealed Cargo
as Pat Bannon
Movie - Released: 5/19/1951
I Want You
I Want You
as Martin Greer
Movie - Released: 12/22/1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Roger Shanley
TV - Released: 12/24/1951

1950

Edge of Doom
Edge of Doom
as Thomas Roth
Movie - Released: 8/3/1950
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Where the Sidewalk Ends
as Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon
Movie - Released: 7/7/1950
My Foolish Heart
My Foolish Heart
as Walt Dreiser
Movie - Released: 1/19/1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist
TV - Released: 2/2/1950

1949

The Forbidden Street
The Forbidden Street
as Henry Lambert / Gilbert Lauderdale
Movie - Released: 3/31/1949
Sword in the Desert
Sword in the Desert
as Mike Dillon
Movie - Released: 8/24/1949
The Art Director
The Art Director
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/12/1949

1948

The Iron Curtain
The Iron Curtain
as Igor Gouzenko
Movie - Released: 6/16/1948
Deep Waters
Deep Waters
as Hod Stillwell
Movie - Released: 7/22/1948
Night Song
Night Song
as Dan Evans
Movie - Released: 1/20/1948
No Minor Vices
No Minor Vices
as Perry Ashwell
Movie - Released: 11/12/1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
TV - Released: 6/20/1948

1947

Daisy Kenyon
Daisy Kenyon
as Dan O'Mara
Movie - Released: 12/25/1947
Boomerang!
Boomerang!
as State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey
Movie - Released: 2/28/1947

1946

The Best Years of Our Lives
The Best Years of Our Lives
as Fred Derry
Movie - Released: 12/25/1946
Canyon Passage
Canyon Passage
as Logan Stuart
Movie - Released: 7/17/1946

1945

Fallen Angel
Fallen Angel
as Eric Stanton
Movie - Released: 11/15/1945
State Fair
State Fair
as Pat Gilbert
Movie - Released: 8/29/1945
A Walk in the Sun
A Walk in the Sun
as Sgt. Bill Tyne
Movie - Released: 12/25/1945

1944

Laura
Laura
as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson
Movie - Released: 10/11/1944
The Purple Heart
The Purple Heart
as Capt. Harvey Ross
Movie - Released: 2/25/1944
Wing and a Prayer
Wing and a Prayer
as Edward Moulton
Movie - Released: 1/1/1944
Up in Arms
Up in Arms
as Joe Nelson
Movie - Released: 2/17/1944

1943

The Ox-Bow Incident
The Ox-Bow Incident
as Donald Martin
Movie - Released: 3/11/1943
The North Star
The North Star
as Kolya Simonov
Movie - Released: 11/4/1943
Crash Dive
Crash Dive
as Lt. Cdr. Dewey Connors
Movie - Released: 4/22/1943
December 7th
December 7th
as Ghost of US sailor killed at Pearl Harbor
Movie - Released: 3/1/1943

1942

Berlin Correspondent
Berlin Correspondent
as Bill Roberts
Movie - Released: 8/17/1942

1941

Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire
as Joe Lilac
Movie - Released: 12/2/1941
Swamp Water
Swamp Water
as Ben Ragan
Movie - Released: 11/16/1941
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
as Capt. Tim Harmon
Movie - Released: 2/20/1941
Belle Starr
Belle Starr
as Thomas Crail
Movie - Released: 9/12/1941

1940

The Westerner
The Westerner
as Hod Johnson
Movie - Released: 9/18/1940
Lucky Cisco Kid
Lucky Cisco Kid
as Sergeant Dunn
Movie - Released: 6/28/1940
Kit Carson
Kit Carson
as Captain John C. Fremont
Movie - Released: 8/30/1940
Sailor's Lady
Sailor's Lady
as Scrappy Wilson
Movie - Released: 7/5/1940