Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

116

Gender

Male

Birthday

1909-01-01

Deathday

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).

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Acting

2001

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies as Self (archive footage)

1991

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson (archive footage) (uncredited)

1985

Prince Jack as The Cardinal

1983

The Horror of It All as Self

1982

Showbiz Goes to War as (archive footage)

1981

Falcon Crest as Elliot McKay

1980

The Pilot as Randolph Evers

1979		Ike as Gen. George C. Marshall
1979		Ike as Gen. George C. Marshall

1978		Born Again as Tom Phillips
1978		The American Girls as Phillips
1978		Good Guys Wear Black as Edgar Harolds
1978		A Tree, a Rock, a Cloud as The Man

1977		The Last Hurrah as Roger Shanley
1977		The Love Boat as Mr. Paul Gerber
1977		The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries as Townley

1976

The Last Tycoon as Red Ridingwood

1975		Take a Hard Ride as Morgan
1975		Ellery Queen as Lewis Marshall
1975		The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant as Dr. Hutchins
1975		Shadow in the Street as Len Raeburn

1974		Airport 1975 as Scott Freeman
1974		Get Christie Love! as Sarge

1973

The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self

1972

Innocent Bystanders as Blake

1971

The Failing of Raymond as Allan McDonald

1970

Night Gallery as Paul Koch (segment "The Different Ones")

1969

Bright Promise as Thomas Boswell

1968		The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
1968		The Devil's Brigade as Brig. Gen. Walter Naylor

1967		No Diamonds for Ursula as Il gioielliere
1967		Ironside as Courtenay Eliot
1967		The Cobra as Capt. Kelly
1967		The Ten Million Dollar Grab as George Kimmins
1967		Hot Rods to Hell as Tom Phillips

1966		The Frozen Dead as Dr. Norberg
1966		Family Affair as Harv Mullen
1966		Johnny Reno as Johnny Reno

1965		Battle of the Bulge as Colonel Pritchard
1965		The Loved One as Gen. Buck Brinkman
1965		Spy in Your Eye as Col. Lancaster
1965		Town Tamer as Tom Rosser
1965		Brainstorm as Cort Benson
1965		Crack in the World as Dr. Stephen Sorenson
1965		In Harm's Way as Admiral Broderick
1965		The Satan Bug as Gen. Williams

1963

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Douglas Vinson

1961		Ben Casey as Dr. Ernest Farrow
1961		The Dick Powell Show as Paul Oakland
1961		The Dick Powell Show as Nat Keough
1961		The DuPont Show of the Week as Cdr. Jason Vanning
1961		The DuPont Show of the Week as Narrator
1961		Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961		Madison Avenue as Clint Lorimer

1960		The Barbara Stanwyck Show as Clint Evans
1960		Checkmate as Judge Leland McIntyre
1960		The Crowded Sky as Dick Barnett

1959

The Twilight Zone as Paul Driscoll

1958		Enchanted Island as Abner "Ab" Bedford
1958		The Fearmakers as Alan Eaton

1957		Zero Hour! as Lt. Ted Stryker
1957		Night of the Demon as Dr. John Holden
1957		Spring Reunion as Fred Davis
1957		Armored Attack! as Kolya Simonov

1956		Playhouse 90 as Mark Bragg
1956		Playhouse 90 as Leo Bass
1956		Beyond a Reasonable Doubt as Tom Garrett
1956		While the City Sleeps as Edward Mobley
1956		Comanche as Jim Read

1955		Strange Lady in Town as Dr. Rourke O'Brien
1955		Smoke Signal as Brett Halliday

1954		Three Hours to Kill as Jim Guthrie
1954		Duel in the Jungle as Scott Walters
1954		Elephant Walk as Dick Carver

1953

General Electric Theater as Carl Anderson

1952

Assignment: Paris as Jimmy Race

1951		Hallmark Hall of Fame as Roger Shanley
1951		I Want You as Martin Greer
1951		Sealed Cargo as Pat Bannon
1951		The Frogmen as Jake Flannigan

1950		Edge of Doom as Thomas Roth
1950		Where the Sidewalk Ends as Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon
1950		What's My Line? as Self - Panelist
1950		My Foolish Heart as Walt Dreiser

1949		The Art Director as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1949		Sword in the Desert as Mike Dillon
1949		The Forbidden Street as Henry Lambert / Gilbert Lauderdale

1948		No Minor Vices as Perry Ashwell
1948		Deep Waters as Hod Stillwell
1948		The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
1948		The Iron Curtain as Igor Gouzenko
1948		Night Song as Dan Evans

1947		Daisy Kenyon as Dan O'Mara
1947		Boomerang! as State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey

1946		The Best Years of Our Lives as Fred Derry
1946		Canyon Passage as Logan Stuart

1945		A Walk in the Sun as Sgt. Bill Tyne
1945		Fallen Angel as Eric Stanton
1945		State Fair as Pat Gilbert

1944		Laura as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson
1944		The Purple Heart as Capt. Harvey Ross
1944		Up in Arms as Joe Nelson
1944		Wing and a Prayer as Edward Moulton

1943		The North Star as Kolya Simonov
1943		Crash Dive as Lt. Cdr. Dewey Connors
1943		The Ox-Bow Incident as Donald Martin
1943		December 7th as Ghost of US sailor killed at Pearl Harbor

1942

Berlin Correspondent as Bill Roberts

1941		Ball of Fire as Joe Lilac
1941		Swamp Water as Ben Ragan
1941		Belle Starr as Thomas Crail
1941		Tobacco Road as Capt. Tim Harmon

1940		The Westerner as Hod Johnson
1940		Kit Carson as Captain John C. Fremont
1940		Sailor's Lady as Scrappy Wilson
1940		Lucky Cisco Kid as Sergeant Dunn