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Dana Andrews

Dana Andrews

Acting

Born: January 1, 1909Covington County, Mississippi, USA

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
Filmography
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

Self (archive footage)

2001
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Det. Lt. Mark McPherson (archive footage) (uncredited)

1991
Prince Jack

Prince Jack

The Cardinal

1985
The Horror of It All

The Horror of It All

Self

1983
Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War

Self (archive footage)

1982
The Pilot

The Pilot

Randolph Evers

1980
Ike

Ike

Gen. George C. Marshall

1979
Born Again

Born Again

Tom Phillips

1978
Good Guys Wear Black

Good Guys Wear Black

Edgar Harolds

1978

A Tree, a Rock, a Cloud

The Man

1978
The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah

Roger Shanley

1977
The Last Tycoon

The Last Tycoon

Red Ridingwood

1976
Take a Hard Ride

Take a Hard Ride

Morgan

1975
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant

The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant

Dr. Hutchins

1975
A Shadow in the Streets

A Shadow in the Streets

Len Raeburn

1975
Airport 1975

Airport 1975

Scott Freeman

1974
Innocent Bystanders

Innocent Bystanders

Blake

1972
The Failing of Raymond

The Failing of Raymond

Allan McDonald

1971
The Devil's Brigade

The Devil's Brigade

Brig. Gen. Walter Naylor

1968
No Diamonds for Ursula

No Diamonds for Ursula

Il gioielliere

1967
The Cobra

The Cobra

Capt. Kelly

1967
The Ten Million Dollar Grab

The Ten Million Dollar Grab

George Kimmins

1967
Hot Rods to Hell

Hot Rods to Hell

Tom Phillips

1967
The Frozen Dead

The Frozen Dead

Dr. Norberg

1966
Johnny Reno

Johnny Reno

Johnny Reno

1966
Battle of the Bulge

Battle of the Bulge

Colonel Pritchard

1965
The Loved One

The Loved One

Gen. Buck Brinkman

1965
Spy in Your Eye

Spy in Your Eye

Col. Lancaster

1965
Town Tamer

Town Tamer

Tom Rosser

1965
Brainstorm

Brainstorm

Cort Benson

1965
Crack in the World

Crack in the World

Dr. Stephen Sorenson

1965
In Harm's Way

In Harm's Way

Admiral Broderick

1965
The Satan Bug

The Satan Bug

Gen. Williams

1965
Madison Avenue

Madison Avenue

Clint Lorimer

1961
The Crowded Sky

The Crowded Sky

Dick Barnett

1960
Enchanted Island

Enchanted Island

Abner "Ab" Bedford

1958
The Fearmakers

The Fearmakers

Alan Eaton

1958
Zero Hour!

Zero Hour!

Lt. Ted Stryker

1957
Night of the Demon

Night of the Demon

Dr. John Holden

1957
Spring Reunion

Spring Reunion

Fred Davis

1957
Armored Attack!

Armored Attack!

Kolya Simonov

1957
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Tom Garrett

1956
While the City Sleeps

While the City Sleeps

Edward Mobley

1956
Comanche

Comanche

Jim Read

1956
Strange Lady in Town

Strange Lady in Town

Dr. Rourke O'Brien

1955
Smoke Signal

Smoke Signal

Brett Halliday

1955
Three Hours to Kill

Three Hours to Kill

Jim Guthrie

1954
Duel in the Jungle

Duel in the Jungle

Scott Walters

1954
Elephant Walk

Elephant Walk

Dick Carver

1954
Assignment: Paris

Assignment: Paris

Jimmy Race

1952
I Want You

I Want You

Martin Greer

1951
Sealed Cargo

Sealed Cargo

Pat Bannon

1951
The Frogmen

The Frogmen

Jake Flannigan

1951
Edge of Doom

Edge of Doom

Thomas Roth

1950
Where the Sidewalk Ends

Where the Sidewalk Ends

Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon

1950
My Foolish Heart

My Foolish Heart

Walt Dreiser

1950
The Art Director

The Art Director

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1949
Sword in the Desert

Sword in the Desert

Mike Dillon

1949
The Forbidden Street

The Forbidden Street

Henry Lambert / Gilbert Lauderdale

1949
No Minor Vices

No Minor Vices

Perry Ashwell

1948
Deep Waters

Deep Waters

Hod Stillwell

1948
The Iron Curtain

The Iron Curtain

Igor Gouzenko

1948
Night Song

Night Song

Dan Evans

1948
Daisy Kenyon

Daisy Kenyon

Dan O'Mara

1947
Boomerang!

Boomerang!

State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey

1947
The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

Fred Derry

1946
Canyon Passage

Canyon Passage

Logan Stuart

1946
A Walk in the Sun

A Walk in the Sun

Sgt. Bill Tyne

1945
Fallen Angel

Fallen Angel

Eric Stanton

1945
State Fair

State Fair

Pat Gilbert

1945
Laura

Laura

Det. Lt. Mark McPherson

1944
The Purple Heart

The Purple Heart

Capt. Harvey Ross

1944
Up in Arms

Up in Arms

Joe Nelson

1944
Wing and a Prayer

Wing and a Prayer

Edward Moulton

1944
The North Star

The North Star

Kolya Simonov

1943
Crash Dive

Crash Dive

Lt. Cdr. Dewey Connors

1943
The Ox-Bow Incident

The Ox-Bow Incident

Donald Martin

1943
December 7th

December 7th

Ghost of US sailor killed at Pearl Harbor

1943
Berlin Correspondent

Berlin Correspondent

Bill Roberts

1942
Ball of Fire

Ball of Fire

Joe Lilac

1941
Swamp Water

Swamp Water

Ben Ragan

1941
Belle Starr

Belle Starr

Thomas Crail

1941
Tobacco Road

Tobacco Road

Capt. Tim Harmon

1941
The Westerner

The Westerner

Hod Johnson

1940
Kit Carson

Kit Carson

Captain John C. Fremont

1940
Sailor's Lady

Sailor's Lady

Scrappy Wilson

1940
Lucky Cisco Kid

Lucky Cisco Kid

Sergeant Dunn

1940