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Edward Andrews
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Edward Andrews

1914 – 1985 · Griffin, Georgia, USA · Active 1936–2001

Edward Andrews, born in 1914, carved a niche for himself as a character actor in American cinema, particularly from the 1950s to the 1980s. Known for his stark white hair and horn-rimmed glasses, he often portrayed stern figures, such as in The Fiend Who Walked The West (1958), where he embodies the archetypal authority figure. His versatility shines in The Photographer (1974), where he navigates the complexities of human relationships. Andrews' performances in these films highlight the nuances of character-driven narratives that define cult cinema.

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The Over the Hill Gang

The Over the Hill Gang

1969 ★ 5.6
as Mayor Nard Lundy

A retired Texas Ranger and three aged pals help to clean up a town run by a crooked mayor, a drunken judge and a trigger-happy sheriff.

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Filmography

165 credits
2000s 1 credit
1990s 1 credit
1998
Movie
1980s 3 credits
1984
Gremlins as Mr. Corben
Movie ★ 7.1
1984
Sixteen Candles as Howard Baker
Movie ★ 6.8
1980
The Final Countdown as USS Nimitz Crew Doctor
Movie ★ 6.6
1970s 47 credits
1979
Movie ★ 5.2
1979
Express to Terror as Harry Flood
Movie ★ 9.0
1979
Supertrain as Harry Flood
TV ★ 5.6
1979
TV ★ 5.7
1979
TV ★ 6.6
1978
The Seniors as The Banker
Movie ★ 4.7
1978
Movie ★ 4.0
1978
Diff'rent Strokes as Mr. Sloan
TV ★ 7.1
1978
TV ★ 6.5
1977
Movie ★ 9.0
1977
The Love Boat as Senior Group Leader
TV ★ 6.3
1977
Three's Company as Grandpa Tripper
TV ★ 7.6
1977
Grizzly Adams as Marvin the Magnificent
TV ★ 7.0
1976
Movie ★ 10.0
1976
Charlie's Angels as Mason Fairchild
TV ★ 6.7
1976
Monster Squad as Mayor Goldwyn
TV ★ 5.8
1976
Quincy, M.E. as Mayor Ed Joyner
TV ★ 7.5
1975
Barbary Coast as Frank Grimes
TV ★ 8.3
1975
TV ★ 7.0
1975
Ellery Queen as Spencer Lockridge
TV ★ 7.5
1974
The Photographer as Sgt. Sid Collins
Movie ★ 7.0
1974
Movie ★ 10.0
1974
TV ★ 6.4
1973
Movie ★ 5.6
1973
Movie
1973
TV ★ 7.0
1973
TV
1973
The Starlost as Linus Farthing
TV ★ 8.2
1972
Movie ★ 6.3
1972
Avanti! as J.J. Blodgett
Movie ★ 6.9
1972
The Man Who Came to Dinner as Ernest W. Stanley
Movie ★ 7.0
1972
TV ★ 6.9
1972
TV ★ 7.5
1972
TV ★ 7.5
1971
How to Frame a Figg as Mayor Robert Chisholm
Movie ★ 6.6
1971
Inside O.U.T. as Director of Finance
Movie ★ 8.0
1971
Travis Logan, D.A. as Judge Rose
Movie ★ 7.3
1971
Movie ★ 5.9
1971
TV ★ 7.0
1971
TV ★ 6.5
1971
McMillan & Wife as Isreal Black
TV ★ 7.0
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora! as Admiral Harold R. Stark
Movie ★ 7.2
1970
The Intruders as Elton Dykstra
Movie ★ 5.0
1960s 63 credits
1969
Movie ★ 4.8
1969
The Over the Hill Gang as Mayor Nard Lundy
Movie ★ 5.8
1969
TV ★ 9.0
1969
TV ★ 6.1
1969
TV ★ 6.1
1969
TV ★ 6.1
1969
TV ★ 4.8
1968
The Young Loner as Bert Shannon
Movie
1968
Hawaii Five-O as Roswell Borden
TV ★ 7.2
1968
TV ★ 6.1
1968
The Name of the Game as Milton Spencer
TV ★ 7.0
1968
The Doris Day Show as Colonel Fairburn
TV ★ 6.2
1968
Blondie as H.H. Hilton
TV ★ 7.0
1967
Movie ★ 6.3
1967
TV ★ 6.9
1967
TV ★ 6.5
1967
TV ★ 6.8
1966
The Glass Bottom Boat as Gen. Wallace Bleecker
Movie ★ 6.3
1966
Movie ★ 6.4
1966
Birds Do It as General Smithburn
Movie ★ 5.5
1966
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. as Conrad Rossano
TV ★ 6.9
1965
Fluffy as Griswald
Movie ★ 7.0
1965
The F.B.I. as Ray Lang
TV ★ 5.6
1965
TV ★ 7.8
1965
Run for Your Life as Andrew Dawson
TV ★ 7.1
1965
The F.B.I. as Victor Russell
TV ★ 5.6
1965
The F.B.I. as Frank Merrick
TV ★ 5.6
1964
Good Neighbor Sam as Mr. Burke
Movie ★ 6.6
1964
A Tiger Walks as Governor Robbins
Movie ★ 5.8
1964
Youngblood Hawke as Quentin Judd
Movie ★ 6.3
1964
Kisses for My President as Senator Walsh
Movie ★ 7.6
1964
The Brass Bottle as Anthony Kenton
Movie ★ 6.3
1964
Send Me No Flowers as Dr. Ralph Morrissey
Movie ★ 6.8
1964
TV ★ 7.9
1964
Bewitched as J. Earl Rockeford
TV ★ 7.9
1964
Broadside as Cmdr. Roger Adrian
TV ★ 7.0
1963
The Thrill of It All as Gardiner Fraleigh
Movie ★ 7.1
1963
Movie ★ 5.6
1963
Son of Flubber as Defense Secretary
Movie ★ 6.1
1963
The Great Adventure as Mayor William March 'Boss' Tweed
TV ★ 10.0
1963
Mr. Novak as Whittier
TV ★ 7.3
1962
Advise & Consent as Senator Orrin Knox
Movie ★ 7.2
1962
Movie ★ 5.4
1962
Saints and Sinners as Arnold Foss
TV ★ 7.0
1962
TV ★ 7.8
1961
The Absent-Minded Professor as Defense Secretary
Movie ★ 6.5
1961
The Young Savages as R. Daniel Cole
Movie ★ 6.5
1961
The Young Doctors as Jim Bannister
Movie ★ 5.8
1961
Love in a Goldfish Bowl as Sen. Clyde Holloway
Movie ★ 5.5
1961
Cain's Hundred as Herman Combes
TV ★ 5.3
1961
TV ★ 5.9
1961
The New Breed as Hutch Hutchins
TV ★ 7.7
1961
Dr. Kildare as Arthur Penmore
TV ★ 5.7
1960
Elmer Gantry as George F. Babbitt
Movie ★ 7.3
1960
The Andy Griffith Show as Professor Hubert St. John
TV ★ 7.6
1960
TV ★ 6.7
1960
TV ★ 6.7
1960
Thriller as Frank Logan
TV ★ 6.7
1960
Hong Kong as Ted Carson
TV
1960
Thriller as Maynard Thispin
TV ★ 6.7
1960
Thriller as Miles Tundifer
TV ★ 6.7
1950s 39 credits
1959
The Twilight Zone as Oliver Pope
TV ★ 8.5
1959
TV ★ 8.5
1959
Rawhide as Ben Andrews
TV ★ 7.2
1959
Adventures in Paradise as Theodore Kramer
TV ★ 6.1
1959
Rawhide as Lije Crowning
TV ★ 7.2
1959
Bonanza as Bert
TV ★ 7.5
1959
The Untouchables as E. Carlton Duncan
TV ★ 7.9
1959
Bonanza as Reverend William Johnson
TV ★ 7.5
1958
Movie ★ 6.4
1958
Naked City as William Childe
TV ★ 5.7
1957
The Tattered Dress as Lester Rawlings
Movie ★ 5.5
1957
Hot Summer Night as Deputy Lou Follett
Movie ★ 5.7
1957
Trooper Hook as Charlie Travers
Movie ★ 6.8
1957
DuPont Show of the Month as Mayor Jan Van Borkem
TV ★ 7.4
1957
Suspicion as Carl
TV ★ 6.2
1957
TV ★ 5.9
1956
The Harder They Fall as Jim Weyerhause
Movie ★ 7.2
1956
Friendly Persuasion as Soldier (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.7
1956
Tea and Sympathy as Herb Lee
Movie ★ 7.0
1956
These Wilder Years as Mr. Spottsford
Movie ★ 6.5
1956
Movie ★ 6.1
1956
The Unguarded Moment as Mr. Bennett
Movie ★ 6.5
1956
Three Brave Men as Mayor Henry L. Jensen
Movie ★ 6.3
1955
The Phenix City Story as Rhett Tanner
Movie ★ 6.5
1955
Cheyenne as Duncan
TV ★ 6.1
1955
Gunsmoke as Ethan Harper
TV ★ 6.7
1954
Climax! as Arnold
TV ★ 3.8
1954
TV ★ 7.9
1954
Climax! as George Emlen
TV ★ 3.8
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney as Defense Secretary (archive footage)
TV ★ 7.9
1953
TV ★ 6.8
1953
TV ★ 6.8
1952
Omnibus as Colonel Livingstone
TV ★ 6.3
1951
TV ★ 8.8
1951
TV ★ 7.2
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents as Birnam's Friend
TV ★ 6.0
1950
TV ★ 6.0
1950
TV ★ 6.0
1940s 10 credits
1949
Adam's Rib as Kip's neighbor (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.1
1948
Studio One as C. Elliot Friday
TV ★ 5.4
1948
Studio One as Henry Horne
TV ★ 5.4
1948
TV ★ 5.4
1948
Studio One as Forest
TV ★ 5.4
1948
Studio One as Parker
TV ★ 5.4
1948
Studio One as Fistar Marrock
TV ★ 5.4
1948
Studio One as Nils
TV ★ 5.4
1930s 1 credit
1936
Rushin' Art as The Bettor
Movie ★ 9.0