Dana Andrews

With big, dark soulful eyes and a gentle voice, Dana Andrews displays a certain type of masculinity common to many noir protagonists. His best event seems to be his depiction of moral ambiguity. Master directors Otto Preminger and Fritz Lang each directed him in more than one picture.

Though he played in other genres as well, Andrews' film noir roles include:

• Mark McPherson, a lovesick cop in "Laura" (1944)


• Eric Stanton, drifter in a small town in "Fallen Angel" (1946)


• Father Roth, a pastor in "Edge Of Doom" (1950)


• Mark Dixon, a violent cop in "Where The Sidewalk Ends" (1950)


• Tom Garrett, a novelist in "Beyond A Reasonable Doubt" (1956)


• Edward Mobley, a reporter in "While The City Sleeps" (1956)

Alcoholism plagued his career in the 50's, but he sobered up and became a spokesperson for the National Council on Alcoholism.

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