Dana Andrews

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

January 1, 1909

died

December 17, 1992

place of birth

Covington County, Mississippi, USA

also known as

Carver Dana Andrews

total credits

50 movies

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

Filmography

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The Best Years of Our Lives
7.8

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946as Fred Derry
Airport 1975
5.8

Airport 1975

1974as Scott Freeman
Laura
7.6

Laura

1944as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson
Battle of the Bulge
6.9

Battle of the Bulge

1965as Colonel Pritchard
In Harm's Way
6.6

In Harm's Way

1965as Admiral Broderick
Night of the Demon
7.0

Night of the Demon

1957as Dr. John Holden
Good Guys Wear Black
5.1

Good Guys Wear Black

1978as Edgar Harolds
The Devil's Brigade
6.3

The Devil's Brigade

1968as Brig. Gen. Walter Naylor
Elephant Walk
5.9

Elephant Walk

1954as Dick Carver
Tobacco Road
6.8

Tobacco Road

1941as Capt. Tim Harmon
Ball of Fire
7.4

Ball of Fire

1941as Joe Lilac
Where the Sidewalk Ends
7.2

Where the Sidewalk Ends

1950as Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon
The Loved One
6.2

The Loved One

1965as Gen. Buck Brinkman
The Last Tycoon
6.3

The Last Tycoon

1976as Red Ridingwood
The Frogmen
6.2

The Frogmen

1951as Jake Flannigan
Fallen Angel
6.6

Fallen Angel

1945as Eric Stanton
The Ox-Bow Incident
7.7

The Ox-Bow Incident

1943as Donald Martin
Boomerang!
7.1

Boomerang!

1947as State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
6.9

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

1956as Tom Garrett
The Westerner
7.1

The Westerner

1940as Hod Johnson
The Satan Bug
6.1

The Satan Bug

1965as Gen. Williams
Belle Starr
5.9

Belle Starr

1941as Thomas Crail
While the City Sleeps
6.9

While the City Sleeps

1956as Edward Mobley
Canyon Passage
6.7

Canyon Passage

1946as Logan Stuart
Daisy Kenyon
6.6

Daisy Kenyon

1947as Dan O'Mara
Crash Dive
6.4

Crash Dive

1943as Lt. Cdr. Dewey Connors
Zero Hour!
6.7

Zero Hour!

1957as Lt. Ted Stryker
Take a Hard Ride
5.3

Take a Hard Ride

1975as Morgan
Comanche
5.2

Comanche

1956as Jim Read
The North Star
6.0

The North Star

1943as Kolya Simonov
Swamp Water
6.3

Swamp Water

1941as Ben Ragan
Up in Arms
5.7

Up in Arms

1944as Joe Nelson
Crack in the World
5.8

Crack in the World

1965as Dr. Stephen Sorenson
Kit Carson
6.1

Kit Carson

1940as Captain John C. Fremont
Smoke Signal
6.9

Smoke Signal

1955as Brett Halliday
The Crowded Sky
5.9

The Crowded Sky

1960as Dick Barnett
Showbiz Goes to War
10.0

Showbiz Goes to War

1982as Self (archive footage)
Deep Waters
6.1

Deep Waters

1948as Hod Stillwell
A Walk in the Sun
5.9

A Walk in the Sun

1945as Sgt. Bill Tyne
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
8.0

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson (archive footage) (uncredited)
State Fair
6.6

State Fair

1945as Pat Gilbert
The Pilot
6.9

The Pilot

1980as Randolph Evers
Sealed Cargo
6.5

Sealed Cargo

1951as Pat Bannon
Ike
6.8

Ike

1979as Gen. George C. Marshall
Three Hours to Kill
5.1

Three Hours to Kill

1954as Jim Guthrie
Strange Lady in Town
4.9

Strange Lady in Town

1955as Dr. Rourke O'Brien
Hot Rods to Hell
4.9

Hot Rods to Hell

1967as Tom Phillips
Town Tamer
6.8

Town Tamer

1965as Tom Rosser
Johnny Reno
6.5

Johnny Reno

1966as Johnny Reno
Born Again
9.0

Born Again

1978as Tom Phillips