Actor

Dana Andrews

65 credited titles on WatchWise

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Dana Andrews, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Dana Andrews in one minute

Strongest genre

Drama

$65M · 33% hit rate

Biggest hit

The Best Years of Our Lives

$24M

Standout efficiency

11.3x

The Best Years of Our Lives · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

$89M

Combined reported budget

$38M

Gross / budget

2.3x

Bankability Index

33 / 100

All figures are associated, not attributed — box-office numbers are sourced from TMDB and Wikipedia (reused under CC BY-SA), shown in US$, and weighted by billing prominence. Coverage varies by title; figures are estimates, not audited trade data.