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
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
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
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
1942 Berlin Correspondent. Eugene Forde 6 380 ft. B&W
1942 The Ox-Bow Incident. William A. Wellman, James Tinling 6776 ft. 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
1940 Kit Carson. George B. Seitz 11 reels. B&W