Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

117

Gender

Male

Birthday

1909-01-01

Day of Death

1992-12-17 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Covington County, Mississippi, USA

Also Known As

Carver Dana Andrews

Dana Andrews

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.

Known For

Acting

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946

The Best Years of Our Lives

as

Fred Derry

The Ox-Bow Incident

1943

The Ox-Bow Incident

as

Donald Martin

Laura

1944

Laura

as

Det. Lt. Mark McPherson

Daisy Kenyon

1947

Daisy Kenyon

as

Dan O'Mara

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

1956

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

as

Tom Garrett

Crack in the World

1965

Crack in the World

as

Dr. Stephen Sorenson

Night of the Demon

1957

Night of the Demon

as

Dr. John Holden

Fallen Angel

1945

Fallen Angel

as

Eric Stanton

The Iron Curtain

1948

The Iron Curtain

as

Igor Gouzenko

State Fair

1945

State Fair

as

Pat Gilbert

The Satan Bug

1965

The Satan Bug

as

Gen. Williams

The Fearmakers

1958

The Fearmakers

as

Alan Eaton

Airport 1975

1974

Airport 1975

as

Scott Freeman

Battle of the Bulge

1965

Battle of the Bulge

as

Colonel Pritchard

Hot Rods to Hell

1967

Hot Rods to Hell

as

Tom Phillips

Brainstorm

1965

Brainstorm

as

Cort Benson

The Horror of It All

1983

The Horror of It All

as

Self

Deep Waters

1948

Deep Waters

as

Hod Stillwell

Edge of Doom

1950

Edge of Doom

as

Thomas Roth

Ball of Fire

1941

Ball of Fire

as

Joe Lilac

While the City Sleeps

1956

While the City Sleeps

as

Edward Mobley

The Westerner

1940

The Westerner

as

Hod Johnson

Canyon Passage

1946

Canyon Passage

as

Logan Stuart

The Purple Heart

1944

The Purple Heart

as

Capt. Harvey Ross

Elephant Walk

1954

Elephant Walk

as

Dick Carver

A Walk in the Sun

1945

A Walk in the Sun

as

Sgt. Bill Tyne

The Last Tycoon

1976

The Last Tycoon

as

Red Ridingwood

Take a Hard Ride

1975

Take a Hard Ride

as

Morgan

The Frogmen

1951

The Frogmen

as

Jake Flannigan

In Harm's Way

1965

In Harm's Way

as

Admiral Broderick

Swamp Water

1941

Swamp Water

as

Ben Ragan

The Loved One

1965

The Loved One

as

Gen. Buck Brinkman

Where the Sidewalk Ends

1950

Where the Sidewalk Ends

as

Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon

1943

The North Star

as

Kolya Simonov

Tobacco Road

1941

Tobacco Road

as

Capt. Tim Harmon

Boomerang!

1947

Boomerang!

as

State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey

The Cobra

1967

The Cobra

as

Capt. Kelly

Wing and a Prayer

1944

Wing and a Prayer

as

Edward Moulton

Showbiz Goes to War

1982

Showbiz Goes to War

as

(archive footage)

Belle Starr

1941

Belle Starr

as

Thomas Crail

Zero Hour!

1957

Zero Hour!

as

Lt. Ted Stryker

Madison Avenue

1961

Madison Avenue

as

Clint Lorimer

Crash Dive

1943

Crash Dive

as

Lt. Cdr. Dewey Connors

The Pilot

1980

The Pilot

as

Randolph Evers

The Crowded Sky

1960

The Crowded Sky

as

Dick Barnett

Assignment: Paris

1952

Assignment: Paris

as

Jimmy Race

Innocent Bystanders

1972

Innocent Bystanders

as

Blake

December 7th

1943

December 7th

as

Ghost of US sailor killed at Pearl Harbor

Johnny Reno

1966

Johnny Reno

as

Johnny Reno

Comanche

1956

Comanche

as

Jim Read

The Frozen Dead

1966

The Frozen Dead

as

Dr. Norberg

Strange Lady in Town

1955

Strange Lady in Town

as

Dr. Rourke O'Brien

My Foolish Heart

1950

My Foolish Heart

as

Walt Dreiser

Up in Arms

1944

Up in Arms

as

Joe Nelson

The Forbidden Street

1949

The Forbidden Street

as

Henry Lambert / Gilbert Lauderdale

Smoke Signal

1955

Smoke Signal

as

Brett Halliday

Lucky Cisco Kid

1940

Lucky Cisco Kid

as

Sergeant Dunn

Night Song

1948

Night Song

as

Dan Evans

Sealed Cargo

1951

Sealed Cargo

as

Pat Bannon

Spring Reunion

1957

Spring Reunion

as

Fred Davis

Kit Carson

1940

Kit Carson

as

Captain John C. Fremont

Ike

1979

Ike

as

Gen. George C. Marshall

Three Hours to Kill

1954

Three Hours to Kill

as

Jim Guthrie

I Want You

1951

I Want You

as

Martin Greer

Enchanted Island

1958

Enchanted Island

as

Abner "Ab" Bedford

The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant

1975

The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant

as

Dr. Hutchins

The Failing of Raymond

1971

The Failing of Raymond

as

Allan McDonald

No Minor Vices

1948

No Minor Vices

as

Perry Ashwell

Town Tamer

1965

Town Tamer

as

Tom Rosser

Shadow in the Street

1975

Shadow in the Street

as

Len Raeburn

No Diamonds for Ursula

1967

No Diamonds for Ursula

as

Il gioielliere

A Tree, a Rock, a Cloud

1978

A Tree, a Rock, a Cloud

as

The Man

The Ten Million Dollar Grab

1967

The Ten Million Dollar Grab

as

George Kimmins

Spy in Your Eye

1965

Spy in Your Eye

as

Col. Lancaster

Duel in the Jungle

1954

Duel in the Jungle

as

Scott Walters

Sword in the Desert

1949

Sword in the Desert

as

Mike Dillon

Good Guys Wear Black

1978

Good Guys Wear Black

as

Edgar Harolds

Sailor's Lady

1940

Sailor's Lady

as

Scrappy Wilson

Berlin Correspondent

1942

Berlin Correspondent

as

Bill Roberts

Prince Jack

1985

Prince Jack

as

The Cardinal

The Last Hurrah

1977

The Last Hurrah

as

Roger Shanley

Born Again

1978

Born Again

as

Tom Phillips

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

2001

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

as

Self (archive footage)

The Devil's Brigade

1968

The Devil's Brigade

as

Brig. Gen. Walter Naylor

The Art Director

1949

The Art Director

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Armored Attack!

1957

Armored Attack!

as

Kolya Simonov

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

as

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

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

as

Elliot McKay

Family Affair

Family Affair

as

Harv Mullen

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

as

Townley

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

as

Paul Koch (segment "The Different Ones")

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Carl Anderson

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Roger Shanley

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Paul Driscoll

Ironside

Ironside

as

Courtenay Eliot

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

as

Dr. Ernest Farrow

Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen

as

Lewis Marshall

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as

Self

Kraft Mystery Theatre

Kraft Mystery Theatre

as

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

Clint Evans

Bright Promise

Bright Promise

as

Thomas Boswell

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

Ike

Ike

as

Gen. George C. Marshall

Checkmate

Checkmate

as

Judge Leland McIntyre

The Dick Powell Show

The Dick Powell Show

as

Nat Keough

The Dick Powell Show

The Dick Powell Show

as

Paul Oakland

The DuPont Show of the Week

The DuPont Show of the Week

as

Cdr. Jason Vanning

The DuPont Show of the Week

The DuPont Show of the Week

as

Narrator

The American Girls

The American Girls

as

Phillips

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Mr. Paul Gerber

Playhouse 90

Playhouse 90

as

Leo Bass

Playhouse 90

Playhouse 90

as

Mark Bragg

Get Christie Love!

Get Christie Love!

as

Sarge

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as

Douglas Vinson

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

as

Self - Guest

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Panelist

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self

Production

Crew

Directing