Dana Andrews
Acting1909Covington 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).
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Known For
Acting History
2001
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
as Self (archive footage)
1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson (archive footage) (uncredited)
1985
Prince Jack
as The Cardinal
1983
The Horror of It All
as Self
1982
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
Falcon Crest
TVas Elliot McKay• 2 eps
The Love Boat
TVas Mr. Paul Gerber• 1 eps
1980
The Pilot
as Randolph Evers
1978
Born Again
as Tom Phillips
Black Tigers
as Edgar Harolds
A Tree, a Rock, a Cloud
as The Man
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
TVas Townley• 1 eps
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TVas Self• 1 eps
The American Girls
TVas Phillips
1977
The Last Hurrah
as Roger Shanley
1976
The Last Tycoon
as Red Ridingwood
Ellery Queen
TVas Lewis Marshall• 1 eps
1975
Take a Hard Ride
as Morgan
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
as Dr. Hutchins
A Shadow in the Streets
as Len Raeburn
1974
1972
Innocent Bystanders
as Blake
1971
The Failing of Raymond
as Allan McDonald
Night Gallery
TVas Paul Koch (segment "The Different Ones")• 1 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
TVas Self - Guest• 1 eps
1969
Family Affair
TVas Harv Mullen• 1 eps
Bright Promise
TVas Thomas Boswell
1968
The Devil's Brigade
as Brig. Gen. Walter Naylor
1967
The Ten Million Dollar Grab
as George Kimmins
Hot Rods to Hell
as Tom Phillips
The Cobra
as Capt. Kelly
No Diamonds for Ursula
as Il gioielliere
1966
The Frozen Dead
as Dr. Norberg
Johnny Reno
as Johnny Reno
1965
The Loved One
as Gen. Buck Brinkman
Town Tamer
as Tom Rosser
Brainstorm
as Cort Benson
Battle of the Bulge
as Colonel Pritchard
In Harm's Way
as Admiral Broderick
Crack in the World
as Dr. Stephen Sorenson
Spy in Your Eye
as Col. Lancaster
The Satan Bug
as Gen. Williams
1964
Ben Casey
TVas Dr. Ernest Farrow• 1 eps
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TVas Douglas Vinson• 1 eps
1963
The Dick Powell Show
TVas Paul Oakland• 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
TVas Paul Driscoll• 1 eps
1962
Checkmate
TVas Judge Leland McIntyre• 1 eps
1961
Madison Avenue
as Clint Lorimer
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
TVas Clint Evans• 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TVas Self
The DuPont Show of the Week
TVas Narrator / Cdr. Jason Vanning
1960
The Crowded Sky
as Dick Barnett
Playhouse 90
TVas Mark Bragg• 1 eps
1959
Tony Awards
TVas Self - Presenter• 1 eps
1958
1957
Spring Reunion
as Fred Davis
Armored Attack!
as Kolya Simonov
Zero Hour!
as Lt. Ted Stryker
Night of the Demon
as Dr. John Holden
1956
1955
Strange Lady in Town
as Dr. Rourke O'Brien
Smoke Signal
as Brett Halliday
1954
1953
General Electric Theater
TVas Carl Anderson
1952
Assignment: Paris
as Jimmy Race
1951
The Frogmen
as Jake Flannigan
Sealed Cargo
as Pat Bannon
I Want You
as Martin Greer
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TVas Roger Shanley
1950
My Foolish Heart
as Walt Dreiser
Where the Sidewalk Ends
as Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon
Edge of Doom
as Thomas Roth
1949
Sword in the Desert
as Mike Dillon
The Forbidden Street
as Henry Lambert / Gilbert Lauderdale
The Art Director
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1948
The Iron Curtain
as Igor Gouzenko
No Minor Vices
as Perry Ashwell
Deep Waters
as Hod Stillwell
Night Song
as Dan Evans
The Ed Sullivan Show
TVas Self
1947
Boomerang!
as State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey
Daisy Kenyon
as Dan O'Mara
1946
The Best Years of Our Lives
as Fred Derry
Canyon Passage
as Logan Stuart
1945
1944
Wing and a Prayer
as Edward Moulton
Up in Arms
as Joe Nelson
The Purple Heart
as Capt. Harvey Ross
Laura
as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson
1943
The North Star
as Kolya Simonov
The Ox-Bow Incident
as Donald Martin
Crash Dive
as Lt. Cdr. Dewey Connors
December 7th
as Ghost of US sailor killed at Pearl Harbor
1942
Berlin Correspondent
as Bill Roberts
1941
Tobacco Road
as Capt. Tim Harmon
Swamp Water
as Ben Ragan
Belle Starr
as Thomas Crail
Ball of Fire
as Joe Lilac
1940
Lucky Cisco Kid
as Sergeant Dunn
Kit Carson
as Captain John C. Fremont
Sailor's Lady
as Scrappy Wilson
The Westerner
as Hod Johnson