Edward Andrews
Biography
Edward Andrews was an American actor who worked on stage, film, and television and became one of the most recognizable character actors of the 1950s through the 1980s. Born in Griffin, Georgia, and raised in Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Wheeling, he won a small walk-on part in a stock theater show at 12, made his stage debut at 21 in 1935, and reached Broadway that same year. His film career took off in his forties, and his white hair and horn-rimmed glasses helped him land officious types, including ornery bosses and cagey businessmen. He appeared in The Phenix City Story (1955), The Harder They Fall (1956), Elmer Gantry (1960), The Absent-Minded Professor (1961), The Thrill of It All (1963), Send Me No Flowers (1964), Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), and Avanti! (1972). On television he guest-starred widely and co-starred on Broadside from 1964 to 1965. Later films included Sixteen Candles (1984) and Gremlins (1984).
70years old at death
- Born Griffin
- Died Santa Monica
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 27
- Career span
- 35 years1949 to 1984
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A role that slipped away
Andrews played George Baxter in the pilot for Hazel, which he had filmed earlier. When the pilot became a series, his part was the only one recast, and Don DeFore took over the role.
First role
Andrews was 21 when he first appeared on stage in 1935, and by that same year he had already progressed to Broadway.
Edward Andrews movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Norman Jewison directed three of these films, Robert Stevenson two. Fred MacMurray appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Fred MacMurray's page
Frank Welker's page
Leon Ames's page
Doris Day's page
Alan Hewitt's page
Elliott Reid's page
All films by Norman Jewison
Robert StevensonDirector, 2 films, 1961 to 1963
All films by Robert Stevenson
Also three films together1 more actor
- Paul LyndeThe Glass Bottom Boat (1966), Send Me No Flowers (1964) and Son of Flubber (1963)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Edward Andrews's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$292 million
13 of the 27 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 27 films: 13 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 12 figure not found.
- 13Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 12Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 94% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$153M52.4% of the total
- 2$37M12.7% of the total
- 3$24M8.1% of the total
- 4$22M7.6% of the total
- 5$10M3.6% of the total
- 6$9.5M3.2% of the total
- 7$9.1M3.1% of the total
- 8$9.1M3.1% of the total
$17.8 millionfrom the other 5 films with a worldwide figure, 6% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.