Dana Andrews
American actor (1909-1992) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 83
Carver Dana Andrews was an American film actor who became a major star in what is now known as film noir and later in Western films. A leading man during the 1940s, he continued acting in less prestigious roles and character parts into the 1980s.
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Falcon CrestSeries, Elliot McKay1978
Good Guys Wear BlackFilm, Edgar Harolds1976
The Last TycoonFilm, Red Ridingwood1975
Ellery QueenSeries, Lewis Marshall1974
Airport 1975Film, Scott Freeman1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...Series1969
Bright PromiseSeries, Thomas Boswell1968
The Devil's BrigadeFilm, Brig. Gen. Walter Naylor1967
IronsideSeries, Courtenay Eliot1965
Battle of the BulgeFilm, Colonel Pritchard1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries, Douglas Vinson1960
CheckmateSeries, Judge Leland McIntyre1957
Night of the DemonFilm, Dr. John Holden1956
Playhouse 90Series, Mark Bragg1954
Elephant WalkFilm, Dick Carver1952
Assignment: ParisFilm, Jimmy Race1951
Hallmark Hall of FameSeries, Roger Shanley1950
Edge of DoomFilm, Father Thomas Roth1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries1947
Boomerang!Film, State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey1945
A Walk in the SunFilm, Sgt. Bill Tyne1944
LauraFilm, Det. Lt. Mark McPherson1941
Ball of FireFilm, Joe Lilac1940
The WesternerFilm, Hod Johnson1909Born1 January 1909People around Dana
Samuel Goldwyn Produced The Best Years of Our Lives (1947)
Lewis Milestone Directed A Walk in the Sun and The North Star
Otto Preminger Directed Laura, Fallen Angel and Daisy Kenyon- Jacques Tourneur Directed Night of the Demon and Canyon Passage
Mark Robson Directed My Foolish Heart and Edge of Doom
Elia Kazan Directed The Last Tycoon and Boomerang
Henry Fonda Also in In Harm's Way and Daisy Kenyon
Fritz Lang Directed Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)
William Wyler Directed The Best Years of Our Lives (1947)
Darryl F. Zanuck Produced Tobacco Road and The Purple Heart
William A. Wellman Directed The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
Allan Dwan Directed Enchanted Island and Sailor's Lady
H. Bruce Humberstone Directed Lucky Cisco Kid and Madison Avenue
Alfred L. Werker Directed Three Hours to Kill and Sealed Cargo
George Sherman Directed Comanche and Sword in the Desert
Dorothy Adams Also in Laura, Tobacco Road and Fallen Angel
William Perlberg Produced State Fair and The Forbidden Street
A. C. Lyles Produced Town Tamer and Johnny Reno- Milton Sperling Produced Battle of the Bulge and Crash Dive
Samuel G. Engel Produced The Frogmen and Deep Waters
Mae Marsh Also in Tobacco Road and Daisy Kenyon- Philip Yordan Produced Battle of the Bulge (1965)
Walter Brennan Also in The Westerner and Swamp Water
Paul Hurst Also in The Westerner and December 7th
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The Best Years of Our Lives 1946
The Ox-Bow Incident 1943
Laura 1944
Ball of Fire 1941
Where the Sidewalk Ends 1950
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
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Television 24
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He is best known for his portrayal of obsessed police detective Mark McPherson in the noir mystery Laura (1944) and his critically acclaimed performance as World War II veteran Fred Derry returning home in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946).
