Dana Andrews

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).

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 CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1958 Enchanted Island Ideal Pictures Inc 93 min 16mm Color sound
1958 Enchanted Island. Waverly Productions Inc. 93 min 35mm Color sound
1958 The Fearmakers. Pacemaker Productions Inc. 83 min. 35mm B&W sound
1959 The story on page one. Company of Artists Inc. & Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. 4420 35mm B&W sound
1960 The Crowded Sky. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 104 min 35mm Color sound
1961 Madison Avenue. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 35mm B&W sound
1964 Crack In The World. Paramount Pictures Corp. & Security Pictures Inc. 96 min 35mm Color sound
1965 BRAINSTORM. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 2 reels 35mm B&W sound
1965 In Harm's Way. Sigma Productions Inc. 165 min 35mm B&W sound
1965 JOHNNY RENO R. G. Springsteen 83 min 16mm sound
1965 Johnny Reno. Paramount Pictures Corp. & A. C. Lyles Productions Inc. 83 min 35mm Color sound
1965 Town tamer. Paramount Pictures Corp. & A. C. Lyles Productions Inc. 89 min 35mm Color sound
1966 Battle Of The Bulge. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. & United States Pictures Inc. 9 min 35mm Color sound
1966 Hot Rods To Hell. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. & Four Leaf Productions Inc. 92 min 35mm Color sound
1967 The Cobra. American International Pictures 98 min 35mm Color sound
1974 Airport 1975 Universal Pictures 107 min Color sound
1976 The Last Tycoon Academy Pictures, A.G 123 min Color sound
1978 Born Again Irving Rapper
1978 Good Guys Wear Black Mar Vista Productions 100 min Color sound