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Dana Andrews (I) (1909–1992)


American leading man of the 1940s and 1950s. The son of a Baptist minister (and one of 13 children), Andrews studied business administration at Sam Houston State Teachers College in Texas, but took a bookkeeping job with Gulf Oil in 1929 prior to graduating. In 1931 he hitchhiked to California, hoping to get work as an actor... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1985 Prince Jack
The Cardinal
 
1982-1983 Falcon Crest (TV series)
Elliot McKay
The Candidate (1982) … Elliot McKay
 
1982 The Love Boat (TV series)
Mr. Paul Gerber
Command Performance/Hyde and Seek/Sketchy Love (1982) … Mr. Paul Gerber
 
1980 The Pilot
Randolph Evers
 
1980 Ike: The War Years (TV movie)
General George C. Marshall
 
1979 Ike: The War Years (TV mini-series)
Gen. George C. Marshall
 
1978 Born Again
Tom Phillips
 
1978 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV series)
Townley
Assault on the Tower (1978) … Townley
 
1978 The American Girls (TV series)
Phillips
The Cancelled Czech (1978) … Phillips
 
1978 A Tree, a Rock, a Cloud (short)
 
1977 The Last Hurrah (TV movie)
Roger Shanley
 
1976 The Last Tycoon
Red Ridingwood
 
1976 Ellery Queen (TV series)
Lewis Marshall
The Adventure of the Judas Tree (1976) … Lewis Marshall
 
1975 Take a Hard Ride
Morgan
 
1975 The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant (TV movie)
Dr. Hutchins
 
1975 A Shadow in the Streets (TV movie)
Len Raeburn
 
1974 Ironside (TV series)
Courtenay Eliot
The Lost Cotillion (1974) … Courtenay Eliot
 
1972 Innocent Bystanders
Blake
 
1971 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
Paul Koch
 
1971 The Failing of Raymond (TV movie)
Allan McDonald
 
1970 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Marvin Taylor
The Time Is Now (1970) … Marvin Taylor
 
1969 Bright Promise (TV series)
Thomas Boswell (1969-1970)
 
1969 Family Affair (TV series)
Harv Mullen
The Wings of an Angel (1969) … Harv Mullen
 
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 Johnny Reno
Johnny Reno
 
1965 Town Tamer
Tom Rosser
 
1965 Brainstorm
Cort Benson
 
1965 Crack in the World
Dr. Stephen Sorenson
 
1965 In Harm's Way
Admiral 'Blackjack' Broderick
 
1965 The Satan Bug
Gen. Williams
 
1964 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Douglas Vinson
A Wind of Hurricane Force (1964) … Douglas Vinson
 
1964 Ben Casey (TV series)
Dr. Ernest Farrow
The Light That Loses, the Night That Wins (1964) … Dr. Ernest Farrow
 
1962-1963 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
Adam Stark / Pat Barrat
The Town That Died (1963) … Adam Stark
The Boy Who Wasn't Wanted (1962) … Pat Barrat
 
1962-1963 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Nat Keough / Paul Oakland
The Last of the Big Spenders (1963) … Paul Oakland
Crazy Sunday (1962) … Nat Keough
 
1963 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Paul Driscoll
No Time Like the Past (1963) … Paul Driscoll
 
1962 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
Commander Jason Vanning / Narrator
Mutiny (1962) … Commander Jason Vanning
Emergency Ward (1962) … Narrator
 
1962 Checkmate (TV series)
Judge Leland McIntyre
Trial by Midnight (1962) … Judge Leland McIntyre
 
1962 Madison Avenue
Clint Lorimer
 
1961 The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV series)
Clint Evans
Yanqui Go Home (1961) … Clint Evans
 
1960 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Carl Anderson
The Playoff (1960) … Carl Anderson
 
1960 The Crowded Sky
Dick Barnett
 
1958-1960 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Leo Bass / Mark Bragg
Alas, Babylon (1960) … Mark Bragg
The Right Hand Man (1958) … Leo Bass
 
1958 Enchanted Island
Abner 'Ab' Bedford
 
1958 The Fearmakers
Alan Eaton
 
1957 Curse of the Demon
Dr. John Holden
 
1957 Spring Reunion
Fred Davis
 
1956 Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Tom Garrett
 
1956 Comanche
Jim Read
 
1955 Strange Lady in Town
Dr. Rourke O'Brien
 
1955 Smoke Signal
Brett Halliday
 
1954 Three Hours to Kill
Jim Guthrie
 
1954 Duel in the Jungle
Scott Walters
 
1954 Elephant Walk
Dick Carver
 
1952 Assignment: Paris
Jimmy Race
 
1951 I Want You
Martin Greer
 
1951 The Frogmen
Jake Flannigan
 
1951 Sealed Cargo
Pat Bannon
 
1950 Edge of Doom
Father Thomas Roth
 
1950 Where the Sidewalk Ends
Det. Mark Dixon
 
1949 My Foolish Heart
Walt Dreiser
 
1949 Sword in the Desert
Mike Dillon
 
1949 The Forbidden Street
Henry Lambert/Gilbert Lauderdale
 
1948 No Minor Vices
Perry Ashwell
 
1948 Deep Waters
Hod Stillwell
 
1947 Daisy Kenyon
Dan O'Mara
 
1947 Night Song
Dan Evans
 
1945 Fallen Angel
Eric Stanton
 
1944 Wing and a Prayer
Lt. Cmdr. Edward Moulton
 
1944 Up in Arms
Joe
 
1943 The North Star
Kolya Simonov
 
1943 December 7th
Ghost of US sailor killed at Pearl Harbor
 
1942 Berlin Correspondent
Bill Roberts
 
1941 Ball of Fire
Joe Lilac
 
1941 Swamp Water
Ben
 
1941 Belle Starr
Maj. Thomas Crail
 
1941 Tobacco Road
Capt. Tim Harmon
 
1940 The Westerner
Hod Johnson
 
1940 Kit Carson
Captain John C. Fremont
 
1940 Sailor's Lady
Scrappy Wilson
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1945 State Fair (performer: "IT'S A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING")
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2009 The New Bike (short) (acknowledgment)
 
Show ShowSelf (22 titles)
1996 100 Years of Horror: Demons (video documentary short)
Himself - Star - 'Curse of the Demon'
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Sorcerers (video documentary)
Himself - Star, 'Curse of the Demon'
 
1987 The 4th Annual American Cinema Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1985 All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (TV movie)
Himself
 
1983 The Horror of It All (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1981 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 29 December 1981 (1981) … Himself
 
1978 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1973 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
Dana Andrews (1973) … Himself
 
1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.153 (1972) … Himself
 
1972 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
Dana Andrews (1972) … Himself
 
1971 Mantrap (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 26 July 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1971 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 24 June 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1964 The Presidency: A Splendid Misery (TV documentary)
 
1958-1962 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist
Episode dated 14 January 1962 (1962) … Himself - Guest Panelist
Episode dated 10 January 1960 (1960) … Himself - Guest Panelist
Episode dated 12 October 1958 (1958) … Himself - Guest Panelist
Episode dated 6 July 1958 (1958) … Himself - Guest Panelist
 
1961 The National Sports Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1961 The Annual National Sports Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1960 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode #7.26 (1960) … Himself
 
1960 To Tell the Truth (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist
Episode dated 14 January 1960 (1960) … Himself - Guest Panelist
 
1960 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Himself - Celebrity Contestant
Episode dated 6 January 1960 (1960) … Himself - Celebrity Contestant
 
1959 The 13th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1952-1958 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #11.47 (1958) … Himself
Episode #6.13 (1952) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (9 titles)
2010 A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (TV series documentary)
 
2009 Clandestine (short)
Spy - commercial
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Witchcraft and Demons (video documentary)
Himself
 
1992 Fonda on Fonda (TV documentary)
Donald Martin (uncredited)
 
1982 Showbiz Goes to War (TV movie)
 
1982 Henry Fonda: The Man and His Movies (TV documentary)
Actor in 'The Ox-Bow Incident (uncredited)
 
1974 Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals (TV movie)
Himself
 
1959 The Story on Page One
Det. Lt. Mark McPherson (voice)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1964) Unsold pilot: Appeared in an unaired pilot for an adventure series called "Calhoun" starring Jackie Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies  | 1 Article  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[regarding his alcoholism:] Finally, I said to myself, 'You're a miserable man. Whether or not you want to remain miserable is up to you.' So I quit. See more »

Trivia:

Trained as an opera singer, but was rarely, e.g. in The North Star, allowed to use his fine singing voice in the movies. In the one musical he did make, State Fair, his voice was dubbed because the studio was unaware he was a trained singer. He later explained that he didn't correct their mistake because he felt the singer dubbing him probably needed the money. See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn