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Dana Andrews

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedJan 1, 1909 (Died at 83)
Zodiac Sign♑Capricorn
Place of BirthCovington County, Mississippi, USA
Career Span1940 – 1992
Known Credits112 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1.6

Dana Andrews

Also known as:Carver Dana Andrews
Total Works

112

86 movies • 26 shows

Avg Rating

6.4 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#2

TMDB star index

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Dana Andrews, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Twilight Zone
8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959•series
as Paul Driscoll
Laura
7.6
Laura
1944•movie
as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson
The Best Years of Our Lives
7.7
as Fred Derry
The Ox-Bow Incident
7.7
as Donald Martin

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 112 titles featuring Dana Andrews

The Twilight Zone
8.5
1 eps
The Twilight Zone
1959•series

as Paul Driscoll

Laura
7.6
Laura
1944•movie

as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson

The Best Years of Our Lives
7.7

as Fred Derry

The Ox-Bow Incident
7.7

as Donald Martin

Night of the Demon
7.0
Night of the Demon
1957•movie

as Dr. John Holden

Airport 1975
5.8
Airport 1975
1974•movie

as Scott Freeman

Battle of the Bulge
6.9

as Colonel Pritchard

Ball of Fire
7.4
Ball of Fire
1941•movie

as Joe Lilac

Where the Sidewalk Ends
7.2

as Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon

The Love Boat
6.2
1 eps
The Love Boat
1977•series

as Mr. Paul Gerber

The Last Tycoon
6.3
The Last Tycoon
1976•movie

as Red Ridingwood

In Harm's Way
6.6
In Harm's Way
1965•movie

as Admiral Broderick

While the City Sleeps
6.9

as Edward Mobley

The Westerner
7.1
The Westerner
1940•movie

as Hod Johnson

Fallen Angel
6.6
Fallen Angel
1945•movie

as Eric Stanton

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
6.8

as Tom Garrett

Night Gallery
7.8
1 eps
Night Gallery
1970•series

as Paul Koch (segment "The Different Ones")

Good Guys Wear Black
5.1

as Edgar Harolds

The Devil's Brigade
6.3

as Brig. Gen. Walter Naylor

Boomerang!
7.0
Boomerang!
1947•movie

as State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey

Crack in the World
5.8
Crack in the World
1965•movie

as Dr. Stephen Sorenson

State Fair
6.6
State Fair
1945•movie

as Pat Gilbert

Canyon Passage
6.8
Canyon Passage
1946•movie

as Logan Stuart

Ironside
6.8
1 eps
Ironside
1967•series

as Courtenay Eliot

Falcon Crest
5.6
2 eps
Falcon Crest
1981•series

as Elliot McKay

A Walk in the Sun
5.9
A Walk in the Sun
1945•movie

as Sgt. Bill Tyne

Tobacco Road
6.8
Tobacco Road
1941•movie

as Capt. Tim Harmon

The Satan Bug
6.1
The Satan Bug
1965•movie

as Gen. Williams

Zero Hour!
6.6
Zero Hour!
1957•movie

as Lt. Ted Stryker

Daisy Kenyon
6.6
Daisy Kenyon
1947•movie

as Dan O'Mara

The Loved One
6.2
The Loved One
1965•movie

as Gen. Buck Brinkman

Swamp Water
6.4
Swamp Water
1941•movie

as Ben Ragan

Take a Hard Ride
5.3
Take a Hard Ride
1975•movie

as Morgan

Family Affair
6.7
1 eps
Family Affair
1966•series

as Harv Mullen

Ellery Queen
7.5
1 eps
Ellery Queen
1975•series

as Lewis Marshall

Elephant Walk
5.9
Elephant Walk
1954•movie

as Dick Carver

The Frozen Dead
5.2
The Frozen Dead
1966•movie

as Dr. Norberg

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
7.1
1 eps
Brainstorm
6.1
Brainstorm
1965•movie

as Cort Benson

The North Star
6.0
The North Star
1943•movie

as Kolya Simonov

What's My Line?
7.0
3 eps
What's My Line?
1950•series

as Self

The Frogmen
6.2
The Frogmen
1951•movie

as Jake Flannigan

December 7th
5.8
December 7th
1943•movie

as Ghost of US sailor killed at Pearl Harbor

The Iron Curtain
6.0
The Iron Curtain
1948•movie

as Igor Gouzenko

Crash Dive
6.4
Crash Dive
1943•movie

as Lt. Cdr. Dewey Connors

Johnny Reno
6.5
Johnny Reno
1966•movie

as Johnny Reno

Sealed Cargo
6.5
Sealed Cargo
1951•movie

as Pat Bannon

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
2 eps

as Self

Edge of Doom
6.1
Edge of Doom
1950•movie

as Father Thomas Roth

Comanche
5.2
Comanche
1956•movie

as Jim Read

The Dick Cavett Show
6.8
1 eps

as Self - Guest

My Foolish Heart
6.6
My Foolish Heart
1950•movie

as Walt Dreiser

Hot Rods to Hell
4.7
Hot Rods to Hell
1967•movie

as Tom Phillips

Assignment: Paris
5.9
Assignment: Paris
1952•movie

as Jimmy Race

Belle Starr
5.9
Belle Starr
1941•movie

as Thomas Crail

Three Hours to Kill
5.1

as Jim Guthrie

The Fearmakers
6.2
The Fearmakers
1958•movie

as Alan Eaton

Smoke Signal
6.9
Smoke Signal
1955•movie

as Brett Halliday

The Crowded Sky
5.9
The Crowded Sky
1960•movie

as Dick Barnett

Ben Casey
5.9
1 eps
Ben Casey
1961•series

as Dr. Ernest Farrow

The Purple Heart
6.1
The Purple Heart
1944•movie

as Capt. Harvey Ross

Wing and a Prayer
6.7
Wing and a Prayer
1944•movie

as Edward Moulton

Kit Carson
6.1
Kit Carson
1940•movie

as Captain John C. Fremont

Up in Arms
5.8
Up in Arms
1944•movie

as Joe Nelson

Enchanted Island
4.9
Enchanted Island
1958•movie

as Abner "Ab" Bedford

Town Tamer
6.8
Town Tamer
1965•movie

as Tom Rosser

The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
1 eps

as Self

Berlin Correspondent
6.0

as Bill Roberts

Playhouse 90
7.5
1 eps
Playhouse 90
1956•series

as Mark Bragg

Strange Lady in Town
4.9

as Dr. Rourke O'Brien

I Want You
5.2
I Want You
1951•movie

as Martin Greer

Deep Waters
6.1
Deep Waters
1948•movie

as Hod Stillwell

No Minor Vices
7.1
No Minor Vices
1948•movie

as Perry Ashwell

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
1 eps

as Roger Shanley

Checkmate
4.8
1 eps
Checkmate
1960•series

as Judge Leland McIntyre

The Forbidden Street
6.9

as Henry Lambert / Gilbert Lauderdale

Duel in the Jungle
6.4
Duel in the Jungle
1954•movie

as Scott Walters

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
8.0

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

The Dick Powell Show
5.7
1 eps

as Paul Oakland

The Horror of It All
8.3

as Self

The Pilot
6.9
The Pilot
1980•movie

as Randolph Evers

Lucky Cisco Kid
6.0
Lucky Cisco Kid
1940•movie

as Sergeant Dunn

General Electric Theater
6.8
1 eps

as Carl Anderson

Get Christie Love!
8.4
1 eps
Get Christie Love!
1974•series

as Sarge

Madison Avenue
6.6
Madison Avenue
1961•movie

as Clint Lorimer

Innocent Bystanders
7.8

as Blake

Night Song
6.4
Night Song
1948•movie

as Dan Evans

Spring Reunion
6.2
Spring Reunion
1957•movie

as Fred Davis

The Failing of Raymond
6.2

as Allan McDonald

Spy in Your Eye
5.6
Spy in Your Eye
1965•movie

as Col. Lancaster

The Barbara Stanwyck Show
6.4
1 eps

as Clint Evans

The Cobra
7.5
The Cobra
1967•movie

as Capt. Kelly

No Diamonds for Ursula
6.0

as Il gioielliere

Sword in the Desert
7.5

as Mike Dillon

Kraft Mystery Theatre
7.2
1 eps
Bright Promise
5.2
321 eps
Bright Promise
1969•series

as Thomas Boswell

Ike
6.8
Ike
1979•movie

as Gen. George C. Marshall

The Art Director
6.7
The Art Director
1949•movie

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
6.3
1 eps
Ike
7.3
3 eps
Ike
1979•series

as Gen. George C. Marshall

The American Girls
4.7
1 eps
The American Girls
1978•series

as Phillips

A Shadow in the Streets
6.0

as Len Raeburn

Sailor's Lady
6.5
Sailor's Lady
1940•movie

as Scrappy Wilson

Born Again
9.0
Born Again
1978•movie

as Tom Phillips

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
8.5

as Self (archive footage)

Armored Attack!
6.2
Armored Attack!
1957•movie

as Kolya Simonov

The DuPont Show of the Week
7.0
1 eps

as Cdr. Jason Vanning

Showbiz Goes to War
10.0

as Self (archive footage)

The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
8.0

as Dr. Hutchins

Prince Jack
9.0
Prince Jack
1985•movie

as The Cardinal

The Ten Million Dollar Grab
10.0

as George Kimmins

The Last Hurrah
The Last Hurrah
1977•movie

as Roger Shanley