Dana Andrews

American actor (1909–1992)

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. 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).

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Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 69 films (1940–1978) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 11 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲	Title	Creator	Length	Format	Color	Sound
1940	Kit Carson.	George B. Seitz	11 reels.		B&W
1941	Swamp Water	Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation	1:28:00	16mm	B&W	sound
1941	Swamp Water.	Jean Renoir, Irving Pichel	7935 ft.		B&W
1941	Tobacco Road	McGraw-Hill Films	84 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1941	Tobacco Road.	John Ford	7 594 ft.		B&W
1942	Berlin Correspondent.	Eugene Forde	6 380 ft.		B&W
1942	The Ox-Bow Incident.	William A. Wellman, James Tinling	6776 ft.		B&W
1943	Crash Dive.	Archie Mayo	9 552 ft.		Color
1943	December 7th	John Ford, Gregg Toland	12:00		B&W
1943	The North Star	Crescent Productions Inc	1:45:00	16mm	B&W	sound
1943	The North Star.	Lewis Milestone	106 min		B&W
1943	The Ox - Bow Incident	Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp	77 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1944	Laura.	Otto Preminger	7 820 ft.		B&W
1944	The Purple Heart.	Lewis Milestone	8962 ft.		B&W
1944	Up In Arms.	Elliott Nugent	105 min		Color & B&W	sound
1944	Wing And A Prayer.	Henry Hathaway	9 223 ft.		B&W
1945	A walk in the sun.	Lewis Milestone	4000	16mm	B&W	sound
1945	Fallen Angel	Otto Preminger
1945	STATE FAIR	Films, Inc	105min	16mm	Color	Sound
1945	State fair.	Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.	104 min	16mm	Color	sound
1945	State Fair.	Walter Lang	8 975 ft.		Color
1946	Canyon passage.	Jacques Tourneur	2500	16mm	Color	sound
1946	The Best Years Of Our Lives.	William Wyler	172 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1947	Boomerang	Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.: Publisher	1:27:00	16mm	B&W	sound
1947	Night Song.	John Cromwell	102 min	35mm	B&W	sound
1948	Deep Waters.	Henry King	85 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1948	No Minor Vices.	Enterprise Productions Inc. and Niagara Enterprises Inc.	96 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1948	The Iron Curtain	William A. Wellman	12:00		B&W
1948	The Iron Curtain.	William A. Wellman	87 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1949	My Foolish Heart.	Samuel Goldwyn Productions Inc.	98 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1949	Sword In The Desert.	George Sherman	100 min	35mm	B&W	sound
1949	The Forbidden Street.	Jean Negulesco	91 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1950	Edge Of Doom.	Samuel Goldwyn Productions Inc.	99 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1950	Where The Sidewalk Ends.	Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp	95 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1951	I Want You.	Samuel Goldwyn Productions Inc.	101 min	35mm	B&W	sound
1951	Sealed Cargo.	RKO Radio Pictures Inc.	90 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1951	The Frogmen.	Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp	96 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1952	Assignment Paris.	Columbia Pictures Corp.	9 reels	35mm	B&W	sound
1954	Duel in the jungle.	Moulin Productions Inc.	102 min	35mm	Color	sound
1954	Elephant Walk.	Paramount Pictures Corp.	103 min	35mm	Color	sound
1954	Three Hours To Kill.	Columbia Pictures Corp.	8 reels	35mm	Color	sound
1955	Smoke signal	Jerry Hopper	88 min		Color
1955	Smoke Signal.	Universal Pictures Co. Inc.	88 min.	35mm	Color	sound
1955	Strange lady in town.	Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.	112 min	35mm	Color	sound
1956	Beyond a Reasonable Doubt	Fritz Lang	80 min		B&W
1956	Comanche	George Sherman
1956	WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS.	RKO Teleradio Pictures Inc.	100 min	35mm	B&W	sound
1957	Night of the Demon	Jacques Tourneur	95 min		B&W
1957	Spring Reunion.	Bryna Productions Inc.	79 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1957	Zero Hour.	Paramount Pictures Corp. Carmel Enterprises Inc. & Delta Enterprises Inc.	81 min.	35mm	B&W	sound