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Dana Andrews

Dana Andrews

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.

Known for

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001 • Self (archive footage)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991 • Det. Lt. Mark McPherson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Prince Jack
Prince Jack
1985 • The Cardinal
The Horror of It All
The Horror of It All
1983 • Self
Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War
1982 • Self (archive footage)
The Pilot
The Pilot
1980 • Randolph Evers
Ike
Ike
1979 • Gen. George C. Marshall
Born Again
Born Again
1978 • Tom Phillips

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Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001 • Self (archive footage)
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Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991 • Det. Lt. Mark McPherson (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Prince Jack
Prince Jack
1985 • The Cardinal
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Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War
1982 • Self (archive footage)
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The Pilot
The Pilot
1980 • Randolph Evers
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Ike
Ike
1979 • Gen. George C. Marshall
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Born Again
Born Again
1978 • Tom Phillips
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Good Guys Wear Black
Good Guys Wear Black
1978 • Edgar Harolds
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The Last Hurrah
The Last Hurrah
1977 • Roger Shanley
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The Last Tycoon
The Last Tycoon
1976 • Red Ridingwood
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Airport 1975
Airport 1975
1974 • Scott Freeman
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The Failing of Raymond
The Failing of Raymond
1971 • Allan McDonald
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The Devil's Brigade
The Devil's Brigade
1968 • Brig. Gen. Walter Naylor
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No Diamonds for Ursula
No Diamonds for Ursula
1967 • Il gioielliere
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The Cobra
The Cobra
1967 • Capt. Kelly
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Hot Rods to Hell
Hot Rods to Hell
1967 • Tom Phillips
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The Frozen Dead
The Frozen Dead
1966 • Dr. Norberg
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Johnny Reno
Johnny Reno
1966 • Johnny Reno
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Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge
1965 • Colonel Pritchard
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The Loved One
The Loved One
1965 • Gen. Buck Brinkman
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Spy in Your Eye
Spy in Your Eye
1965 • Col. Lancaster
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Town Tamer
Town Tamer
1965 • Tom Rosser
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Brainstorm
Brainstorm
1965 • Cort Benson
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Crack in the World
Crack in the World
1965 • Dr. Stephen Sorenson
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In Harm's Way
In Harm's Way
1965 • Admiral Broderick
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The Satan Bug
The Satan Bug
1965 • Gen. Williams
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Madison Avenue
Madison Avenue
1961 • Clint Lorimer
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The Crowded Sky
The Crowded Sky
1960 • Dick Barnett
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Enchanted Island
Enchanted Island
1958 • Abner "Ab" Bedford
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The Fearmakers
The Fearmakers
1958 • Alan Eaton
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Zero Hour!
Zero Hour!
1957 • Lt. Ted Stryker
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Night of the Demon
Night of the Demon
1957 • Dr. John Holden
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Spring Reunion
Spring Reunion
1957 • Fred Davis
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Armored Attack!
Armored Attack!
1957 • Kolya Simonov
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While the City Sleeps
While the City Sleeps
1956 • Edward Mobley
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Comanche
Comanche
1956 • Jim Read
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Strange Lady in Town
Strange Lady in Town
1955 • Dr. Rourke O'Brien
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Smoke Signal
Smoke Signal
1955 • Brett Halliday
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Three Hours to Kill
Three Hours to Kill
1954 • Jim Guthrie
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Duel in the Jungle
Duel in the Jungle
1954 • Scott Walters
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Elephant Walk
Elephant Walk
1954 • Dick Carver
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Assignment: Paris
Assignment: Paris
1952 • Jimmy Race
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I Want You
I Want You
1951 • Martin Greer
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Sealed Cargo
Sealed Cargo
1951 • Pat Bannon
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The Frogmen
The Frogmen
1951 • Jake Flannigan
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Edge of Doom
Edge of Doom
1950 • Thomas Roth
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Where the Sidewalk Ends
Where the Sidewalk Ends
1950 • Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon
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My Foolish Heart
My Foolish Heart
1950 • Walt Dreiser
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The Art Director
The Art Director
1949 • Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Sword in the Desert
Sword in the Desert
1949 • Mike Dillon
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The Forbidden Street
The Forbidden Street
1949 • Henry Lambert / Gilbert Lauderdale
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No Minor Vices
No Minor Vices
1948 • Perry Ashwell
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Deep Waters
Deep Waters
1948 • Hod Stillwell
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The Iron Curtain
The Iron Curtain
1948 • Igor Gouzenko
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Night Song
Night Song
1948 • Dan Evans
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Daisy Kenyon
Daisy Kenyon
1947 • Dan O'Mara
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Boomerang!
Boomerang!
1947 • State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey
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Canyon Passage
Canyon Passage
1946 • Logan Stuart
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A Walk in the Sun
A Walk in the Sun
1945 • Sgt. Bill Tyne
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Fallen Angel
Fallen Angel
1945 • Eric Stanton
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State Fair
State Fair
1945 • Pat Gilbert
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Laura
Laura
1944 • Det. Lt. Mark McPherson
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The Purple Heart
The Purple Heart
1944 • Capt. Harvey Ross
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Up in Arms
Up in Arms
1944 • Joe Nelson
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Wing and a Prayer
Wing and a Prayer
1944 • Edward Moulton
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The North Star
The North Star
1943 • Kolya Simonov
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Crash Dive
Crash Dive
1943 • Lt. Cdr. Dewey Connors
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The Ox-Bow Incident
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943 • Donald Martin
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December 7th
December 7th
1943 • Ghost of US sailor killed at Pearl Harbor
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Berlin Correspondent
Berlin Correspondent
1942 • Bill Roberts
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Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire
1941 • Joe Lilac
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Swamp Water
Swamp Water
1941 • Ben Ragan
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Belle Starr
Belle Starr
1941 • Thomas Crail
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Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
1941 • Capt. Tim Harmon
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The Westerner
The Westerner
1940 • Hod Johnson
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Kit Carson
Kit Carson
1940 • Captain John C. Fremont
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Sailor's Lady
Sailor's Lady
1940 • Scrappy Wilson
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Lucky Cisco Kid
Lucky Cisco Kid
1940 • Sergeant Dunn
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