Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 83

Also known asCarver Dana AndrewsGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn01/01/1909Born inCovington County, Mississippi, USADied17/12/1992Died inLos AlamitosCauseheart failure, pneumoniaWikidataQ365633 ↗TMDb#13578 ↗

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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Filmography68 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2001	Goldwyn: The Man and His MoviesMovie	Self (archive footage)	92
1983	The Horror of It AllMovie	Self	74
1982	Showbiz Goes to WarMovie	Self (archive footage)	73
1981	Falcon CrestSeries	Elliot McKay	72
1978	Good Guys Wear BlackMovie	Edgar Harolds	69
1977	The Love BoatSeries	Mr. Paul Gerber	68
1977	The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew MysteriesSeries	Townley	68
1976	The Last TycoonMovie	Red Ridingwood	67
1975	Ellery QueenSeries	Lewis Marshall	66
1975	Take a Hard RideMovie	Morgan	66
1975	The First 36 Hours of Dr. DurantMovie	Dr. Hutchins	66
1974	Airport 1975Movie	Scott Freeman	65
1973	The American Film Institute Salute to ...Series	Self	64
1970	Night GallerySeries	Paul Koch (segment "The Different Ones")	61
1968	The Dick Cavett ShowSeries	Self - Guest	59
1968	The Devil's BrigadeMovie	Brig. Gen. Walter Naylor	59
1967	IronsideSeries	Courtenay Eliot	58
1967	The CobraMovie	Capt. Kelly	58
1966	Family AffairSeries	Harv Mullen	57
1966	Johnny RenoMovie	Johnny Reno	57
1965	Crack in the WorldMovie	Dr. Stephen Sorenson	56
1965	Town TamerMovie	Tom Rosser	56
1965	The Loved OneMovie	Gen. Buck Brinkman	56
1965	Battle of the BulgeMovie	Colonel Pritchard	56
1965	In Harm's WayMovie	Admiral Broderick	56
1965	The Satan BugMovie	Gen. Williams	56
1965	BrainstormMovie	Cort Benson	56
1963	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries	Douglas Vinson	54
1961	Ben CaseySeries	Dr. Ernest Farrow	52
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	52
1961	The Dick Powell ShowSeries	Nat Keough	52
1961	The DuPont Show of the WeekSeries	Narrator	52
1961	Kraft Mystery TheatreSeries	—	52
1960	The Barbara Stanwyck ShowSeries	Clint Evans	51
1960	CheckmateSeries	Judge Leland McIntyre	51
1960	The Crowded SkyMovie	Dick Barnett	51
1959	The Twilight ZoneSeries	Paul Driscoll	50
1958	Enchanted IslandMovie	Abner "Ab" Bedford	49
1957	Zero Hour!Movie	Lt. Ted Stryker	48
1956	While the City SleepsMovie	Edward Mobley	47
1956	Playhouse 90Series	Leo Bass	47
1956	Beyond a Reasonable DoubtMovie	Tom Garrett	47
1955	Strange Lady in TownMovie	Dr. Rourke O'Brien	46
1953	General Electric TheaterSeries	Carl Anderson	44
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Roger Shanley	42
1951	I Want YouMovie	Martin Greer	42
1950	Where the Sidewalk EndsMovie	Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon	41
1950	What's My Line?Series	Self	41
1950	My Foolish HeartMovie	Walt Dreiser	41
1949	Sword in the DesertMovie	Mike Dillon	40
1948	The Iron CurtainMovie	Igor Gouzenko	39
1948	Night SongMovie	Dan Evans	39
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	39
1948	No Minor VicesMovie	Perry Ashwell	39
1948	Deep WatersMovie	Hod Stillwell	39
1947	Boomerang!Movie	State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey	38
1947	Daisy KenyonMovie	Dan O'Mara	38
1946	The Best Years of Our LivesMovie	Fred Derry	37
1945	A Walk in the SunMovie	Sgt. Bill Tyne	36
1945	State FairMovie	Pat Gilbert	36
1945	Fallen AngelMovie	Eric Stanton	36
1944	LauraMovie	Det. Lt. Mark McPherson	35
1944	Up in ArmsMovie	Joe Nelson	35
1944	Wing and a PrayerMovie	Edward Moulton	35
1943	The Ox-Bow IncidentMovie	Donald Martin	34
1941	Ball of FireMovie	Joe Lilac	32
1941	Belle StarrMovie	Thomas Crail	32
1940	Kit CarsonMovie	Captain John C. Fremont	31