Dana Andrews

Acting · Born 1909-01-01 in Covington County, Mississippi, USA

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.

Filmography

• The Best Years of Our Lives as Fred Derry
• The Ox-Bow Incident as Donald Martin
• Laura as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson
• Night of the Demon as Dr. John Holden
• Ball of Fire as Joe Lilac
• Where the Sidewalk Ends as Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon
• Daisy Kenyon as Dan O'Mara
• Beyond a Reasonable Doubt as Tom Garrett
• Crack in the World as Dr. Stephen Sorenson
• Fallen Angel as Eric Stanton

TV

• Night Gallery as Paul Koch (segment "The Different Ones")
• The Twilight Zone as Paul Driscoll
• Falcon Crest as Elliot McKay
• Family Affair as Harv Mullen
• The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries as Townley
• General Electric Theater as Carl Anderson
• Hallmark Hall of Fame as Roger Shanley
• Ironside as Courtenay Eliot
• Ben Casey as Dr. Ernest Farrow
• Ellery Queen as Lewis Marshall