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
| Birth Location | Covington County, Mississippi, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1909-01-01 |
| Died | 1992-12-17 |
Movies
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
as Self (archive footage)
2001
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson (archive footage) (uncredited)
1991
Prince Jack
as The Cardinal
1985
The Horror of It All
as Self
1983
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
1982
The Pilot
as Randolph Evers
1980
Ike
as Gen. George C. Marshall
1979
Born Again
as Tom Phillips
1978
Good Guys Wear Black
as Edgar Harolds
1978
A Tree, a Rock, a Cloud
as The Man
1978
The Last Hurrah
as Roger Shanley
1977
The Last Tycoon
as Red Ridingwood
1976
Take a Hard Ride
as Morgan
1975
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
as Dr. Hutchins
1975
Shadow in the Street
as Len Raeburn
1975
Airport 1975
as Scott Freeman
1974
Innocent Bystanders
as Blake
1972
The Failing of Raymond
as Allan McDonald
1971
The Devil's Brigade
as Brig. Gen. Walter Naylor
1968
No Diamonds for Ursula
as Il gioielliere
1967
The Cobra
as Capt. Kelly
1967
The Ten Million Dollar Grab
as George Kimmins
1967
Hot Rods to Hell
as Tom Phillips
1967
The Frozen Dead
as Dr. Norberg
1966
Johnny Reno
as Johnny Reno
1966
Battle of the Bulge
as Colonel Pritchard
1965
The Loved One
as Gen. Buck Brinkman
1965
Spy in Your Eye
as Col. Lancaster
1965
Town Tamer
as Tom Rosser
1965
Brainstorm
as Cort Benson
1965
Crack in the World
as Dr. Stephen Sorenson
1965
In Harm's Way
as Admiral Broderick
1965
The Satan Bug
as Gen. Williams
1965
Madison Avenue
as Clint Lorimer
1961
The Crowded Sky
as Dick Barnett
1960
Enchanted Island
as Abner "Ab" Bedford
1958
The Fearmakers
as Alan Eaton
1958
Zero Hour!
as Lt. Ted Stryker
1957
Night of the Demon
as Dr. John Holden
1957
Spring Reunion
as Fred Davis
1957
Armored Attack!
as Kolya Simonov
1957
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
as Tom Garrett
1956
While the City Sleeps
as Edward Mobley
1956
Comanche
as Jim Read
1956
Strange Lady in Town
as Dr. Rourke O'Brien
1955
Smoke Signal
as Brett Halliday
1955
Three Hours to Kill
as Jim Guthrie
1954
Duel in the Jungle
as Scott Walters
1954
Elephant Walk
as Dick Carver
1954
Assignment: Paris
as Jimmy Race
1952
I Want You
as Martin Greer
1951
Sealed Cargo
as Pat Bannon
1951
The Frogmen
as Jake Flannigan
1951
Edge of Doom
as Thomas Roth
1950
Where the Sidewalk Ends
as Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon
1950
My Foolish Heart
as Walt Dreiser
1950
The Art Director
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1949
Sword in the Desert
as Mike Dillon
1949
The Forbidden Street
as Henry Lambert / Gilbert Lauderdale
1949
No Minor Vices
as Perry Ashwell
1948
Deep Waters
as Hod Stillwell
1948
The Iron Curtain
as Igor Gouzenko
1948
Night Song
as Dan Evans
1948
Daisy Kenyon
as Dan O'Mara
1947
Boomerang!
as State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey
1947
The Best Years of Our Lives
as Fred Derry
1946
Canyon Passage
as Logan Stuart
1946
A Walk in the Sun
as Sgt. Bill Tyne
1945
Fallen Angel
as Eric Stanton
1945
State Fair
as Pat Gilbert
1945
1945
Laura
as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson
1944
The Purple Heart
as Capt. Harvey Ross
1944
Up in Arms
as Joe Nelson
1944
Wing and a Prayer
as Edward Moulton
1944
The North Star
as Kolya Simonov
1943
Crash Dive
as Lt. Cdr. Dewey Connors
1943
The Ox-Bow Incident
as Donald Martin
1943
December 7th
as Ghost of US sailor killed at Pearl Harbor
1943
Berlin Correspondent
as Bill Roberts
1942
Ball of Fire
as Joe Lilac
1941
Swamp Water
as Ben Ragan
1941
Belle Starr
as Thomas Crail
1941
Tobacco Road
as Capt. Tim Harmon
1941
The Westerner
as Hod Johnson
1940
Kit Carson
as Captain John C. Fremont
1940
Sailor's Lady
as Scrappy Wilson
1940
Lucky Cisco Kid
as Sergeant Dunn
1940
Dana Andrews hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows
