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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Known For
Airport 1975
(1974)
Scott Freeman
Laura
(1944)
Det. Lt. Mark McPherson
Battle of the Bulge
(1965)
Colonel Pritchard
The Best Years of Our Lives
(1946)
Fred Derry
Ball of Fire
(1941)
Joe Lilac
The Ox-Bow Incident
(1943)
Donald Martin
In Harm's Way
(1965)
Admiral Broderick
The Devil's Brigade
(1968)
Brig. Gen. Walter Naylor
Night of the Demon
(1957)
Dr. John Holden
The Satan Bug
(1965)
Gen. Williams
Fallen Angel
(1945)
Eric Stanton
The Last Tycoon
(1976)
Red Ridingwood
Canyon Passage
(1946)
Logan Stuart
Tobacco Road
(1941)
Capt. Tim Harmon
Crash Dive
(1943)
Lt. Cdr. Dewey Connors
While the City Sleeps
(1956)
Edward Mobley
Full Filmography
Acting
The Westerner
(1940)
Hod Johnson
Lucky Cisco Kid
(1940)
Sergeant Dunn
Kit Carson
(1940)
Captain John C. Fremont
Sailor's Lady
(1940)
Scrappy Wilson
Ball of Fire
(1941)
Joe Lilac
Tobacco Road
(1941)
Capt. Tim Harmon
Belle Starr
(1941)
Thomas Crail
Swamp Water
(1941)
Ben Ragan
Berlin Correspondent
(1942)
Bill Roberts
The Ox-Bow Incident
(1943)
Donald Martin
The North Star
(1943)
Kolya Simonov
Crash Dive
(1943)
Lt. Cdr. Dewey Connors
December 7th
(1943)
Ghost of US sailor killed at Pearl Harbor
Laura
(1944)
Det. Lt. Mark McPherson
The Purple Heart
(1944)
Capt. Harvey Ross
Wing and a Prayer
(1944)
Edward Moulton
Up in Arms
(1944)
Joe Nelson
Fallen Angel
(1945)
Eric Stanton
State Fair
(1945)
Pat Gilbert
A Walk in the Sun
(1945)
Sgt. Bill Tyne
Your Job in Germany
(1945)
The Best Years of Our Lives
(1946)
Fred Derry
Canyon Passage
(1946)
Logan Stuart
Daisy Kenyon
(1947)
Dan O'Mara
Boomerang!
(1947)
State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey
The Iron Curtain
(1948)
Igor Gouzenko
Deep Waters
(1948)
Hod Stillwell
Night Song
(1948)
Dan Evans
No Minor Vices
(1948)
Perry Ashwell
The Forbidden Street
(1949)
Henry Lambert / Gilbert Lauderdale
Sword in the Desert
(1949)
Mike Dillon
The Art Director
(1949)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Edge of Doom
(1950)
Thomas Roth
Where the Sidewalk Ends
(1950)
Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon
My Foolish Heart
(1950)
Walt Dreiser
The Frogmen
(1951)
Jake Flannigan
Sealed Cargo
(1951)
Pat Bannon
I Want You
(1951)
Martin Greer
Assignment: Paris
(1952)
Jimmy Race
Elephant Walk
(1954)
Dick Carver
Duel in the Jungle
(1954)
Scott Walters
Three Hours to Kill
(1954)
Jim Guthrie
Strange Lady in Town
(1955)
Dr. Rourke O'Brien
Smoke Signal
(1955)
Brett Halliday
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
(1956)
Tom Garrett
While the City Sleeps
(1956)
Edward Mobley
Comanche
(1956)
Jim Read
Night of the Demon
(1957)
Dr. John Holden
Zero Hour!
(1957)
Lt. Ted Stryker
Spring Reunion
(1957)
Fred Davis
Armored Attack!
(1957)
Kolya Simonov
The Fearmakers
(1958)
Alan Eaton
Enchanted Island
(1958)
Abner "Ab" Bedford
The Crowded Sky
(1960)
Dick Barnett
Madison Avenue
(1961)
Clint Lorimer
Crack in the World
(1965)
Dr. Stephen Sorenson
The Satan Bug
(1965)
Gen. Williams
Battle of the Bulge
(1965)
Colonel Pritchard
Brainstorm
(1965)
Cort Benson
In Harm's Way
(1965)
Admiral Broderick
The Loved One
(1965)
Gen. Buck Brinkman
Spy in Your Eye
(1965)
Col. Lancaster
Town Tamer
(1965)
Tom Rosser
Johnny Reno
(1966)
Johnny Reno
The Frozen Dead
(1966)
Dr. Norberg
Hot Rods to Hell
(1967)
Tom Phillips
The Cobra
(1967)
Capt. Kelly
The Ten Million Dollar Grab
(1967)
George Kimmins
No Diamonds for Ursula
(1967)
Il gioielliere
The Devil's Brigade
(1968)
Brig. Gen. Walter Naylor
The Failing of Raymond
(1971)
Allan McDonald
Innocent Bystanders
(1972)
Blake
Airport 1975
(1974)
Scott Freeman
Take a Hard Ride
(1975)
Morgan
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
(1975)
Dr. Hutchins
Shadow in the Street
(1975)
Len Raeburn
The Last Tycoon
(1976)
Red Ridingwood
The Last Hurrah
(1977)
Roger Shanley
Good Guys Wear Black
(1978)
Edgar Harolds
Born Again
(1978)
Tom Phillips
A Tree, a Rock, a Cloud
(1978)
The Man
Ike
(1979)
Gen. George C. Marshall
The Pilot
(1980)
Randolph Evers
Showbiz Goes to War
(1982)
(archive footage)
The Horror of It All
(1983)
Self
Prince Jack
(1985)
The Cardinal
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
(1991)
Det. Lt. Mark McPherson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
(2001)
Self (archive footage)