Person
Dana Andrews
Born 1 January 1909 Died 17 December 1992, aged 83 Covington County, Mississippi, USA TMDB ↗
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).
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The numbers
31age in their first credit on record (1940)
51years on screen and counting
8credits in 1965, their busiest year
107dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Age: 82 Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age: 76 Prince Jack
1985as The Cardinal
Age: 71 The Pilot
1980as Randolph Evers
Age: 70 Ike
1979as Gen. George C. Marshall
Age: 69 Born Again
1978as Tom Phillips
Age: 69 Good Guys Wear Black
1978as Edgar Harolds
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Age: 69 A Tree, a Rock, a Cloud
1978as The Man
Age: 68 The Last Hurrah
1977as Roger Shanley
Age: 67 The Last Tycoon
1976as Red Ridingwood
Age: 66 Take a Hard Ride
1975as Morgan
Age: 66 The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
1975as Dr. Hutchins
Age: 66 A Shadow in the Streets
1975as Len Raeburn
Age: 65 Airport 1975
1974as Scott Freeman
Age: 63 Innocent Bystanders
1972as Blake
Age: 62 The Failing of Raymond
1971as Allan McDonald
Age: 59 The Devil's Brigade
1968as Brig. Gen. Walter Naylor
Age: 58 No Diamonds for Ursula
1967as Il gioielliere
Age: 58 The Cobra
1967as Capt. Kelly
Age: 58 The Ten Million Dollar Grab
1967as George Kimmins
Age: 58 Hot Rods to Hell
1967as Tom Phillips
Age: 57 The Frozen Dead
1966as Dr. Norberg
Age: 57 Johnny Reno
1966as Johnny Reno
Age: 56 Battle of the Bulge
1965as Colonel Pritchard
Age: 56 The Loved One
1965as Gen. Buck Brinkman
Age: 56 Spy in Your Eye
1965as Col. Lancaster
Age: 56 Town Tamer
1965as Tom Rosser
Age: 56 Brainstorm
1965as Cort Benson
Age: 56 Crack in the World
1965as Dr. Stephen Sorenson
Age: 56 In Harm's Way
1965as Admiral Broderick
Age: 56 The Satan Bug
1965as Gen. Williams
Age: 52 Madison Avenue
1961as Clint Lorimer
Age: 51 The Crowded Sky
1960as Dick Barnett
Age: 49 Enchanted Island
1958as Abner "Ab" Bedford
Age: 49 The Fearmakers
1958as Alan Eaton
Age: 48 Zero Hour!
1957as Lt. Ted Stryker
Age: 48 Night of the Demon
1957as Dr. John Holden
Age: 48 Spring Reunion
1957as Fred Davis
Age: 48 Armored Attack!
1957as Kolya Simonov
Age: 47 Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
1956as Tom Garrett
Age: 47 While the City Sleeps
1956as Edward Mobley
Age: 47 Comanche
1956as Jim Read
Age: 46 Strange Lady in Town
1955as Dr. Rourke O'Brien
Age: 46 Smoke Signal
1955as Brett Halliday
Age: 45 Three Hours to Kill
1954as Jim Guthrie
Age: 45 Duel in the Jungle
1954as Scott Walters
Age: 45 Elephant Walk
1954as Dick Carver
Age: 43 Assignment: Paris
1952as Jimmy Race
Age: 42 I Want You
1951as Martin Greer
Age: 42 Sealed Cargo
1951as Pat Bannon
Age: 42 The Frogmen
1951as Jake Flannigan
Age: 41 Edge of Doom
1950as Thomas Roth
Age: 41 Where the Sidewalk Ends
1950as Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon
Age: 41 My Foolish Heart
1950as Walt Dreiser
Age: 40 Sword in the Desert
1949as Mike Dillon
Age: 40 The Forbidden Street
1949as Henry Lambert / Gilbert Lauderdale
Age: 39 No Minor Vices
1948as Perry Ashwell
Age: 39 Deep Waters
1948as Hod Stillwell
Age: 39 The Iron Curtain
1948as Igor Gouzenko
Age: 39 Night Song
1948as Dan Evans
Age: 38 Daisy Kenyon
1947as Dan O'Mara
Age: 38 Boomerang!
1947as State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey
Age: 37 The Best Years of Our Lives
1946as Fred Derry
Age: 37 Canyon Passage
1946as Logan Stuart
Age: 36 A Walk in the Sun
1945as Sgt. Bill Tyne
Age: 36 Fallen Angel
1945as Eric Stanton
Age: 36 State Fair
1945as Pat Gilbert
Age: 35 Laura
1944as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson
Age: 35 The Purple Heart
1944as Capt. Harvey Ross
Age: 35 Up in Arms
1944as Joe Nelson
Age: 35 Wing and a Prayer
1944as Edward Moulton
Age: 34 The North Star
1943as Kolya Simonov
Age: 34 Crash Dive
1943as Lt. Cdr. Dewey Connors
Age: 34 The Ox-Bow Incident
1943as Donald Martin
Age: 34 December 7th
1943as Ghost of US sailor killed at Pearl Harbor
Age: 33 Berlin Correspondent
1942as Bill Roberts
Age: 32 Ball of Fire
1941as Joe Lilac
Age: 32 Swamp Water
1941as Ben Ragan
Age: 32 Belle Starr
1941as Thomas Crail
Age: 32 Tobacco Road
1941as Capt. Tim Harmon
Age: 31 The Westerner
1940as Hod Johnson
Age: 31 Kit Carson
1940as Captain John C. Fremont
Age: 31 Sailor's Lady
1940as Scrappy Wilson
Age: 31 Lucky Cisco Kid
1940as Sergeant Dunn
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TV credits
Age: 72 Falcon Crest
1981as Elliot McKay
Age: 70 Ike
1979as Gen. George C. Marshall
Age: 69 The American Girls
1978as Phillips
Age: 68 The Love Boat
1977as Mr. Paul Gerber
Age: 68 The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977as Townley
Age: 66 Ellery Queen
1975as Lewis Marshall
Age: 65 Get Christie Love!
1974as Sarge
Age: 61 Night Gallery
1970as Paul Koch (segment "The Different Ones")
Age: 60 Bright Promise
1969as Thomas Boswell
Age: 58 Ironside
1967as Courtenay Eliot
Age: 57 Family Affair
1966as Harv Mullen
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Age: 54 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963as Douglas Vinson
Age: 52 Ben Casey
1961as Dr. Ernest Farrow
Age: 52 The Dick Powell Show
1961as Nat Keough
Age: 52 The Dick Powell Show
1961as Paul Oakland
Age: 52 The DuPont Show of the Week
1961as Cdr. Jason Vanning
Age: 52 Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961
Age: 51 The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960as Clint Evans
Age: 51 Checkmate
1960as Judge Leland McIntyre
Age: 50 The Twilight Zone
1959as Paul Driscoll
Age: 47 Playhouse 90
1956as Mark Bragg
Age: 47 Playhouse 90
1956as Leo Bass
Age: 44 General Electric Theater
1953as Carl Anderson
Age: 42 Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951as Roger Shanley