How old was Dana Andrews in the movie The Best Years of Our Lives?

Dana Andrews was 37 in The Best Years of Our Lives when he played the character 'Fred Derry'.

That was over 77 years ago in 1946.

In 1992 he died aged 84, starring in 89 films in his career, 65 of those after The Best Years of Our Lives was first released. If he were alive today he would be 115.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

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Did you know?

  • Director William Wyler has worked with Dana Andrews a total of 2 times in his career.
  • Dana Andrews' first movie was as 'Sergeant Dunn' in Lucky Cisco Kid, released in 1940 when he was 30
  • The Best Years of Our Lives scores 7.84 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of The Best Years of Our Lives

Dana Andrews' other movies