Dana Andrews

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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

The Twilight Zone

Paul Driscoll

Laura

Det. Lt. Mark McPherson

The Best Years of Our Lives

Fred Derry

The Ox-Bow Incident

Donald Martin

Night of the Demon

Dr. John Holden

Airport 1975

Scott Freeman

Battle of the Bulge

Colonel Pritchard

Ball of Fire

Joe Lilac

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2001	Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
1991	Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker MOVIE	Det. Lt. Mark McPherson (archive footage) (uncredited)
1985	Prince Jack MOVIE	The Cardinal
1983	The Horror of It All MOVIE	Self
1982	Showbiz Goes to War MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
1981	Falcon Crest TV	Elliot McKay
1980	The Pilot MOVIE	Randolph Evers
1979	Ike MOVIE	Gen. George C. Marshall
1979	Ike TV	Gen. George C. Marshall
1978	Born Again MOVIE	Tom Phillips
1978	The American Girls TV	Phillips
1978	Good Guys Wear Black MOVIE	Edgar Harolds
1978	A Tree, a Rock, a Cloud MOVIE	The Man
1977	The Last Hurrah MOVIE	Roger Shanley
1977	The Love Boat TV	Mr. Paul Gerber
1977	The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries TV	Townley
1976	The Last Tycoon MOVIE	Red Ridingwood
1975	Take a Hard Ride MOVIE	Morgan
1975	Ellery Queen TV	Lewis Marshall
1975	The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant MOVIE	Dr. Hutchins
1975	A Shadow in the Streets MOVIE	Len Raeburn
1974	Airport 1975 MOVIE	Scott Freeman
1974	Get Christie Love! TV	Sarge
1973	The American Film Institute Salute to ... TV	Self
1972	Innocent Bystanders MOVIE	Blake
1971	The Failing of Raymond MOVIE	Allan McDonald
1970	Night Gallery TV	Paul Koch (segment "The Different Ones")
1969	Bright Promise TV	Thomas Boswell
1968	The Dick Cavett Show TV	Self - Guest
1968	The Devil's Brigade MOVIE	Brig. Gen. Walter Naylor
1967	No Diamonds for Ursula MOVIE	Il gioielliere
1967	Ironside TV	Courtenay Eliot
1967	The Cobra MOVIE	Capt. Kelly
1967	The Ten Million Dollar Grab MOVIE	George Kimmins
1967	Hot Rods to Hell MOVIE	Tom Phillips
1966	The Frozen Dead MOVIE	Dr. Norberg
1966	Family Affair TV	Harv Mullen
1966	Johnny Reno MOVIE	Johnny Reno
1965	Battle of the Bulge MOVIE	Colonel Pritchard
1965	The Loved One MOVIE	Gen. Buck Brinkman
1965	Spy in Your Eye MOVIE	Col. Lancaster
1965	Town Tamer MOVIE	Tom Rosser
1965	Brainstorm MOVIE	Cort Benson
1965	Crack in the World MOVIE	Dr. Stephen Sorenson
1965	In Harm's Way MOVIE	Admiral Broderick
1965	The Satan Bug MOVIE	Gen. Williams
1963	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre TV	Douglas Vinson
1961	The Mike Douglas Show TV	Self
1961	Ben Casey TV	Dr. Ernest Farrow
1961	The Dick Powell Show TV	Paul Oakland
1961	The Dick Powell Show TV	Nat Keough
1961	The DuPont Show of the Week TV	Cdr. Jason Vanning
1961	The DuPont Show of the Week TV	Narrator
1961	Kraft Mystery Theatre TV	Self
1961	Madison Avenue MOVIE	Clint Lorimer
1960	The Barbara Stanwyck Show TV	Clint Evans
1960	Checkmate TV	Judge Leland McIntyre
1960	The Crowded Sky MOVIE	Dick Barnett
1959	The Twilight Zone TV	Paul Driscoll
1958	Enchanted Island MOVIE	Abner "Ab" Bedford
1958	The Fearmakers MOVIE	Alan Eaton
1957	Zero Hour! MOVIE	Lt. Ted Stryker
1957	Night of the Demon MOVIE	Dr. John Holden
1957	Spring Reunion MOVIE	Fred Davis
1957	Armored Attack! MOVIE	Kolya Simonov
1956	Playhouse 90 TV	Mark Bragg
1956	Playhouse 90 TV	Leo Bass
1956	Beyond a Reasonable Doubt MOVIE	Tom Garrett
1956	While the City Sleeps MOVIE	Edward Mobley
1956	Comanche MOVIE	Jim Read
1955	Strange Lady in Town MOVIE	Dr. Rourke O'Brien
1955	Smoke Signal MOVIE	Brett Halliday
1954	Three Hours to Kill MOVIE	Jim Guthrie
1954	Duel in the Jungle MOVIE	Scott Walters
1954	Elephant Walk MOVIE	Dick Carver
1953	General Electric Theater TV	Carl Anderson
1952	Assignment: Paris MOVIE	Jimmy Race
1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame TV	Roger Shanley
1951	I Want You MOVIE	Martin Greer
1951	Sealed Cargo MOVIE	Pat Bannon
1951	The Frogmen MOVIE	Jake Flannigan
1950	Edge of Doom MOVIE	Thomas Roth
1950	Where the Sidewalk Ends MOVIE	Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon
1950	What's My Line? TV	Self
1950	My Foolish Heart MOVIE	Walt Dreiser
1949	The Art Director MOVIE	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1949	Sword in the Desert MOVIE	Mike Dillon
1949	The Forbidden Street MOVIE	Henry Lambert / Gilbert Lauderdale
1948	No Minor Vices MOVIE	Perry Ashwell
1948	Deep Waters MOVIE	Hod Stillwell
1948	The Ed Sullivan Show TV	Self
1948	The Iron Curtain MOVIE	Igor Gouzenko
1948	Night Song MOVIE	Dan Evans
1947	Daisy Kenyon MOVIE	Dan O'Mara
1947	Boomerang! MOVIE	State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey
1946	The Best Years of Our Lives MOVIE	Fred Derry
1946	Canyon Passage MOVIE	Logan Stuart
1945	A Walk in the Sun MOVIE	Sgt. Bill Tyne
1945	Fallen Angel MOVIE	Eric Stanton
1945	State Fair MOVIE	Pat Gilbert
1944	Laura MOVIE	Det. Lt. Mark McPherson
1944	The Purple Heart MOVIE	Capt. Harvey Ross
1944	Up in Arms MOVIE	Joe Nelson
1944	Wing and a Prayer MOVIE	Edward Moulton
1943	The North Star MOVIE	Kolya Simonov
1943	Crash Dive MOVIE	Lt. Cdr. Dewey Connors
1943	The Ox-Bow Incident MOVIE	Donald Martin
1943	December 7th MOVIE	Ghost of US sailor killed at Pearl Harbor
1942	Berlin Correspondent MOVIE	Bill Roberts
1941	Ball of Fire MOVIE	Joe Lilac
1941	Swamp Water MOVIE	Ben Ragan
1941	Belle Starr MOVIE	Thomas Crail
1941	Tobacco Road MOVIE	Capt. Tim Harmon
1940	The Westerner MOVIE	Hod Johnson
1940	Kit Carson MOVIE	Captain John C. Fremont
1940	Sailor's Lady MOVIE	Scrappy Wilson
1940	Lucky Cisco Kid MOVIE	Sergeant Dunn

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