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Carver Dana Andrews was an American film actor and a major Hollywood star during the 1940s. He continued acting in less prestigious roles into the 1980s. He is remembered for his roles as a police detective-lieutenant in the film noir Laura (1944) and as war veteran Fred Derry in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), the latter being the role for which he received the most critical praise.
Birth Name
Carver Dana Andrews
Born
Friday, 01 January 1909
Died
Thursday, 17 December 1992
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read | Self | 2013 |
| These Amazing Shadows | Fred Derry | 2011 |
| A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss | Dr. John Holden | 2010 |
| John Wayne: Behind the Scenes | Self | 2007 |
| 100 Years of Horror | Self - Star, 'Curse of the Demon' | 1996 |
| 100 Years of Horror: Witchcraft and Demons | Self | 1996 |
| Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | Det. Lt. Mark McPherson | 1991 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan | Self | 1985 |
| Prince Jack | The Cardinal | 1984 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read | Self | 2013 |
| These Amazing Shadows | Fred Derry | 2011 |
| A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss | Dr. John Holden | 2010 |
| John Wayne: Behind the Scenes | Self | 2007 |
| 100 Years of Horror | Self - Star, 'Curse of the Demon' | 1996 |
| 100 Years of Horror: Witchcraft and Demons | Self | 1996 |
| Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | Det. Lt. Mark McPherson | 1991 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan | Self | 1985 |
| Prince Jack | The Cardinal | 1984 |
| The Horror of It All | Himself / Self | 1983 |
| Showbiz Goes to War | (archive footage) | 1982 |
| Falcon Crest | Elliot McKay | 1981 |
| The Pilot | Randolph Evers | 1980 |
| Ike: The War Years | General George C. Marshall | 1980 |
| Ike: The War Years | Gen. George C. Marshall | 1979 |
| Born Again | Tom Phillips | 1978 |
| The American Girls | Phillips | 1978 |
| Good Guys Wear Black | Edgar Harolds | 1978 |
| The Last Hurrah | Roger Shanley | 1977 |
| The Love Boat | Mr. Paul Gerber | 1977 |
| The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Townley | 1977 |
| The Last Tycoon | Red Ridingwood | 1976 |
| Take a Hard Ride | Morgan | 1975 |
| The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant | Dr. Hutchins | 1975 |
| Ellery Queen | Lewis Marshall | 1975 |
| Airport 1975 | Scott Freeman | 1974 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| Get Christie Love! | 1974 | |
| Get Christie Love! | Sarge | 1974 |
| Innocent Bystanders | Blake | 1972 |
| The Failing of Raymond | Allan McDonald | 1971 |
| Night Gallery | Paul Koch (segment "The Different Ones") | 1969 |
| Bright Promise | Thomas Boswell | 1969 |
| The David Frost Show | Self - Guest | 1969 |
| The Name of the Game | Marvin Taylor | 1968 |
| The Devil's Brigade | Brig. Gen. Walter Naylor | 1968 |
| Ironside | Courtenay Eliot | 1967 |
| No Diamonds for Ursula | Il gioielliere | 1967 |
| The Cobra | Capt. Kelly | 1967 |
| The Ten Million Dollar Grab | George Kimmins | 1967 |
| Hot Rods to Hell | Tom Phillips | 1966 |
| The Frozen Dead | Dr. Norberg | 1966 |
| Family Affair | Harv Mullen | 1966 |
| Johnny Reno | Johnny Reno / Marshal Johnny Reno | 1966 |
| Battle of the Bulge | Col. Pritchard / Colonel Pritchard | 1965 |
| The Loved One | Gen. Brinkman / Gen. Buck Brinkman | 1965 |
| Spy in Your Eye | Col. Lancaster | 1965 |
| Town Tamer | Tom Rosser | 1965 |
| Brainstorm | Cort Benson | 1965 |
| Crack in the World | Dr. Stephen Sorenson | 1965 |
| In Harm's Way | Admiral Broderick | 1965 |
| The Satan Bug | Gen. Williams | 1965 |
| ABC's Nightlife | Self | 1964 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Douglas Vinson | 1963 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Actor | 1961 |
| Alcoa Premiere | Adam Stark / Pat Barrat | 1961 |
| Ben Casey | Dr. Ernest Farrow | 1961 |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | Paul Oakland / Nat Keough | 1961 |
| The DuPont Show of the Week | Cdr. Jason Vanning / Narrator | 1961 |
| Kraft Mystery Theater | Pat Barrat | 1961 |
| Madison Avenue | Clint Lorimer | 1961 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| The Barbara Stanwyck Show | Clint Evans | 1960 |
| Checkmate | Judge Leland McIntyre | 1960 |
| The Crowded Sky | Dick Barnett | 1960 |
| The Story on Page One | Det. Lt. Mark McPherson (voice) (archive footage) / Det. Lt. Mark McPherson | 1959 |
| The Twilight Zone | Paul Driscoll | 1959 |
| Enchanted Island | Abner 'Ab' Bedford / Abner "Ab" Bedford | 1958 |
| The Fearmakers | Alan Eaton | 1958 |
| Zero Hour! | Lt. Ted Stryker | 1957 |
| Curse of the Demon | Dr. John Holden / John Holden | 1957 |
| The Mike Wallace Interview | Self - Guest | 1957 |
| Spring Reunion | Fred Davis | 1957 |
| To Tell the Truth | Self - Panelist | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Leo Bass / Mark Bragg | 1956 |
| Beyond a Reasonable Doubt | Tom Garrett | 1956 |
| While the City Sleeps | Edward Mobley | 1956 |
| Comanche | Jim Read | 1956 |
| Strange Lady in Town | Dr. Rourke O'Brien | 1955 |
| Smoke Signal | Brett Halliday | 1955 |
| Three Hours to Kill | Jim Guthrie | 1954 |
| Duel in the Jungle | Scott Walters | 1954 |
| Person to Person | Self | 1953 |
| Elephant Walk | Dick Carver | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Carl Anderson | 1953 |
| Assignment: Paris | Jimmy Race | 1952 |
| I Want You | Martin Greer | 1951 |
| Sealed Cargo | Pat Bannon / Pat Banyon | 1951 |
| The Frogmen | Jake Flannigan | 1951 |
| Life with Linkletter | Self - Actor / Self | 1950 |
| Edge of Doom | Father Thomas Roth / Thomas Roth | 1950 |
| Where the Sidewalk Ends | Det. Mark Dixon / Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Panelist | 1950 |
| My Foolish Heart | Walt Dreiser | 1949 |
| The Art Director | Self | 1949 |
| Sword in the Desert | Mike Dillon | 1949 |
| The Forbidden Street | Gilbert Lauderdale / Henry Lambert | 1949 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Himself | 1948 |
| No Minor Vices | Perry Ashwell / Perry Aswell | 1948 |
| Deep Waters | Hod Stillwell | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| The Iron Curtain | Igor Gouzenko | 1948 |
| Daisy Kenyon | Dan O'Mara | 1947 |
| Night Song | Dan / Dan Evans | 1947 |
| Boomerang! | Henry L. Harvey / State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey | 1947 |
| The Best Years of Our Lives | Fred Derry | 1946 |
| Canyon Passage | Logan Stuart | 1946 |
| A Walk in the Sun | Sgt. Bill Tyne | 1945 |
| Fallen Angel | Eric Stanton | 1945 |
| State Fair | Pat Gilbert | 1945 |
| Your Job in Germany | 1945 | |
| Wing and a Prayer | Lt. Cmdr. Edward Moulton / Edward Moulton | 1945 |
| Laura | Det. Lt. Mark McPherson | 1944 |
| Up in Arms | Joe Nelson | 1944 |
| The Purple Heart | Capt. Harvey Ross | 1944 |
| The North Star | Kolya Simonov | 1943 |
| Crash Dive | Lt. Cmdr. Dewey Connors / Lt. Cdr. Dewey Connors | 1943 |
| December 7th | 1943 | |
| The Ox-Bow Incident | Donald Martin | 1942 |
| Berlin Correspondent | Bill Roberts | 1942 |
| Ball of Fire | Joe Lilac | 1942 |
| Swamp Water | Ben / Ben Ragan | 1941 |
| Belle Starr | Maj. Thomas Crail / Thomas Crail | 1941 |
| Tobacco Road | Capt. Tim / Capt. Tim Harmon | 1941 |
| The Westerner | Hod Johnson | 1940 |
| Kit Carson | Captain John C. Fremont / Capt. John C. Fremont | 1940 |
| Sailor's Lady | Scrappy Wilson | 1940 |
| Lucky Cisco Kid | Sgt. Dunn / Sergeant Dunn | 1940 |
