Edward Andrews (October 9, 1914 – March 8, 1985) was an American stage, film and television actor. Andrews was one of the most recognizable character actors on television and films during the 1950s and the 1980s. His stark white hair, imposing build and horn-rimmed glasses added to the type of roles he received, as he was often cast as an ornery boss, a cagey businessman, or a strict disciplinarian of some type.
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| 1 | I always figure any fool can learn lines, but what they pay you for is to say 'em better than anybody else can say 'em. |
| 2 | I'm cocky enough, still, to say that the things I do best there isn't anyone in the business that can do them better than I. There are roles nobody can play better than I. It seems awfully immodest, but I have no doubt about it in the world. |
| 3 | Clay Clement told me once, "Are you ready for an absolute truism? I've been working on this for about 40 years and I'm finally ready to pass it on to you". He was doing a picture with Elia Kazan at the time and he said, "Just two days ago I did it again and it worked beautifully. I'll tell you what to do in one sentence when any director says anything to you at any time, 'You just do what you are doing, except a little bit louder'. And if you substitute for the word "loud" [the word] conviction", I think you've got it made. I think that's a lovely piece of advice. He used to always say, "Remember, it's conviction, conviction, conviction. Sweeps all before it. If you're ever in a situation where you're stuck and the theatrical tradition or your own technique doesn't tell you what to do, just make up anything -- within reason -- and then do it with all the conviction in the world and believe me, it'll work". |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Gremlins | 1984 | Mr. Corben |
| Sixteen Candles | 1984 | Howard |
| Diff'rent Strokes | 1982 | TV Series | Mr. Sloan |
| Three's Company | 1982 | TV Series | Grandpa Tripper |
| Insight | 1966-1981 | TV Series | Christopher / Ralph Hubrison / Basil Ronneau / ... |
| B.J. and the Bear | 1981 | TV Series | Uncle Barney |
| Matt and Jenny | 1980 | TV Series | Judge Clarence Willoughby |
| Quincy M.E. | 1979 | TV Series | Mayor Ed Joyner |
| Undercover with the KKK | 1979 | TV Movie | Pat Murray |
| Supertrain | 1979 | TV Series | Harry Flood |
| The Seniors | 1978 | The Banker |
| Lacy and the Mississippi Queen | 1978 | TV Movie | Isaac Harrison |
| Fantasy Island | 1978 | TV Series | Donny |
| The Bob Newhart Show | 1978 | TV Series | Principal Bannister |
| The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams | 1978 | TV Series |
| Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready | 1977 | TV Movie | Maj. Ralph Watson |
| One Day at a Time | 1977 | TV Series | Claude Quincy |
| The Love Boat | 1977 | TV Series | Seniors Group Leader |
| Charlie's Angels | 1977 | TV Series | Mason Fairchild |
| Chico and the Man | 1977 | TV Series | B. J. 'Blinky' Foster |
| Sanford and Son | 1976 | TV Series | Sam Jordan |
| Monster Squad | 1976 | TV Series | Mayor Goldwyn |
| How to Break Up a Happy Divorce | 1976 | TV Movie | Man at concert |
| Bell, Book and Candle | 1976 | TV Movie | Bishop Fairbarn |
| Ellery Queen | 1975 | TV Series | Spencer Lockridge |
| Barbary Coast | 1975 | TV Series | Frank Grimes |
| Police Woman | 1975 | TV Series | Calhoun |
| Starsky and Hutch | 1975 | TV Series | Man Arrested |
| The Fireman's Ball | 1975 | TV Movie | Trusdale |
| Police Story | 1975 | TV Series | Mort Shidell |
| Archer | 1975 | TV Series | Simon Graves |
| The Rookies | 1975 | TV Series | Jerome Lyles |
| The Photographer | 1974 | Sgt. Sid Collins |
| Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1968-1974 | TV Series | Mayor Massey / Bert Shannon |
| The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton | 1974 | TV Movie | Mayor Massey |
| Alvin the Magnificent | 1973 | TV Movie |
| Wilbur and Orville: The First to Fly | 1973 |
| The Starlost | 1973 | TV Series | Linus Farthing |
| McMillan & Wife | 1972-1973 | TV Series | Isreal Black / Carter Mayerling |
| Love, American Style | 1969-1973 | TV Series | Winston J. Magruder (segment "Love and the Memento") / Mr. Price (segment "Love and Formula 26B") / Adm. Bert Conrad, USN Ret. (segment "Love and the Lost Dog") / ... |
| Charley and the Angel | 1973 | Ernie, Banker |
| The New Dick Van Dyke Show | 1973 | TV Series | Peter Nellis |
| The Doris Day Show | 1970-1972 | TV Series | Colonel Fairburn |
| Avanti! | 1972 | J.J. Blodgett |
| The Man Who Came to Dinner | 1972 | TV Movie | Ernest W. Stanley |
| Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | 1972 | TV Series | H.T. Finneran / Sid Foley |
| The New Temperatures Rising Show | 1972 | TV Series | Dr. Crown |
| The Streets of San Francisco | 1972 | TV Series | Joe Caswell |
| Now You See Him, Now You Don't | 1972 | Mr. Sampson |
| O'Hara, U.S. Treasury | 1972 | TV Series | Austin Bailey |
| The Don Rickles Show | 1972 | TV Series | Crawford |
| The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | 1972 | TV Series | Jarvis Cole |
| Bonanza | 1963-1971 | TV Series | Bert / Reverend William Johnson |
| Eddie | 1971 | TV Movie | Mr. Milburn |
| The Million Dollar Duck | 1971 | Morgan |
| Inside O.U.T. | 1971 | TV Short | Director of Finance |
| The F.B.I. | 1965-1971 | TV Series | Frank Merrick / Victor Russell / Ray Lang |
| Travis Logan, D.A. | 1971 | TV Movie | Judge Rose |
| How to Frame a Figg | 1971 | Mayor Robert Chisholm |
| Alias Smith and Jones | 1971 | TV Series | Ralph Peterson |
| Bewitched | 1969-1970 | TV Series | Gibbons / J. Earl Rockeford |
| The Intruders | 1970 | TV Movie | Elton Dykstra |
| Hawaii Five-O | 1970 | TV Series | Roswell Borden |
| Tora! Tora! Tora! | 1970 | Admiral Stark |
| Men at Law | 1970 | TV Series | Joseph Carlson |
| The Kowboys | 1970 | TV Movie | Captain Walker |
| The Name of the Game | 1969-1970 | TV Series | Strom / Milton Spencer |
| The Over-the-Hill Gang | 1969 | TV Movie | Mayor Nard Lundy |
| The Bold Ones: The Protectors | 1969 | TV Series | Harris Conrad |
| The Trouble with Girls | 1969 | Johnny |
| Mod Squad | 1969 | TV Series | Vineland |
| The Good Guys | 1968 | TV Series | J.E. Bradley |
| Blondie | 1968 | TV Series | H.H. Hilton |
| The Young Loner | 1968 | TV Movie | Bert Shannon |
| I Dream of Jeannie | 1968 | TV Series | Professor |
| The Guns of Will Sonnett | 1968 | TV Series | Impostor Will Sonnett |
| Accidental Family | 1967 | TV Series | Mr. Sheppard |
| The Andy Griffith Show | 1967 | TV Series | Professor Hubert St. John |
| Run for Your Life | 1967 | TV Series | Andrew Dawson |
| The Danny Thomas Hour | 1967 | TV Series | Colonel McAdams |
| Ironside | 1967 | TV Series | Mason Bylis |
| The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk | 1967 | Dr. Montrose |
| The Wild Wild West | 1967 | TV Series | Braine |
| The Invaders | 1967 | TV Series | Mark Evans |
| Hey, Landlord | 1967 | TV Series | Harley Rainier |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | 1966 | TV Series | Commodore Stewart Ratterman |
| The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. | 1966 | TV Series | Conrad Rossano |
| Birds Do It | 1966 | Gen. Smithburn |
| The Glass Bottom Boat | 1966 | Gen. Wallace Bleecker |
| Death of a Salesman | 1966 | TV Movie | Charley |
| Mr. Terrific | 1966 | TV Series | The Chief |
| Gunsmoke | 1965 | TV Series | Ethan Harper |
| My Brother the Angel | 1965 | TV Series | Clyde Lydecker |
| Fluffy | 1965 | Griswald |
| Broadside | 1964-1965 | TV Series | Cmdr. Roger Adrian |
| Youngblood Hawke | 1964 | Quentin Judd |
| Send Me No Flowers | 1964 | Dr. Ralph Morrissey |
| Kisses for My President | 1964 | Sen. Walsh |
| Good Neighbor Sam | 1964 | Mr. Burke |
| The Brass Bottle | 1964 | Prof. Kenton |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | 1964 | TV Series | Bingham |
| A Tiger Walks | 1964 | Governor Robbins |
| Mr. Novak | 1964 | TV Series | Whittier |
| The Twilight Zone | 1960-1964 | TV Series | Oliver Pope / Carling |
| The Man from Galveston | 1963 | Alonzo Hyde |
| The Great Adventure | 1963 | TV Series | Mayor William March 'Boss' Tweed |
| The Thrill of It All | 1963 | Gardiner Fraleigh |
| Son of Flubber | 1963 | Defense Secretary |
| 40 Pounds of Trouble | 1962 | Herman |
| Ben Casey | 1962 | TV Series | Bradley Hunt / John Huett |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | 1962 | TV Series | Col. John Fuller |
| Rawhide | 1961-1962 | TV Series | Lije Crowning / Ben Andrews |
| Saints and Sinners | 1962 | TV Series | Arnold Foss |
| The Eleventh Hour | 1962 | TV Series | Richardson Norbert |
| Alcoa Premiere | 1962 | TV Series | Frank Shelton |
| Poor Mr. Campbell | 1962 | TV Movie | Harley Campbell |
| General Electric Theater | 1961-1962 | TV Series | Paul Goodlove / Andre Kellman |
| Advise & Consent | 1962 | Senator Orrin Knox |
| Frontier Circus | 1962 | TV Series | Duke Felix Otway |
| The Real McCoys | 1962 | TV Series | Harry |
| The New Breed | 1962 | TV Series | Hutch Hutchins |
| Naked City | 1962 | TV Series | William Childe |
| Thriller | 1961-1962 | TV Series | Miles Tundifer / Maynard Thispin / Frank Logan |
| The Defenders | 1961 | TV Series | Warren Sperling |
| Margie | 1961 | TV Series | Andrew Montague II |
| Follow the Sun | 1961 | TV Series | Samuel P. Fogarty |
| Cain's Hundred | 1961 | TV Series | Herman Combes |
| Dr. Kildare | 1961 | TV Series | Arthur Penmore |
| The Young Doctors | 1961 | Jim Bannister |
| Love in a Goldfish Bowl | 1961 | Sen. Clyde Holloway |
| The Young Savages | 1961 | R. Daniel Cole |
| Route 66 | 1961 | TV Series | Francis Oliver |
| The Absent Minded Professor | 1961 | Defense Secretary |
| Outlaws | 1961 | TV Series | Veckser |
| O'Conner's Ocean | 1960 | TV Movie | Ben Matthews |
| Hong Kong | 1960 | TV Series | Ted Carson |
| The Robert Herridge Theater | 1960 | TV Series | Mr. Summers |
| Elmer Gantry | 1960 | George F. Babbitt (as Ed Andrews) |
| The United States Steel Hour | 1954-1960 | TV Series | Charlie Anders / Roger Hilton / Fred / ... |
| The Untouchables | 1960 | TV Series | E. Carlton Duncan |
| Adventures in Paradise | 1959 | TV Series | Theodore Kramer |
| The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen | 1959 | TV Series |
| Night of the Quarter Moon | 1959 | Clinton Page |
| Look Up and Live | 1959 | TV Series |
| The Fiend Who Walked the West | 1958 | Judge Parker |
| Decision | 1958 | TV Series | Anders |
| Studio One in Hollywood | 1949-1958 | TV Series | Henry Horne / Nils Bergerman / Fistar Marrock / ... |
| Matinee Theatre | 1958 | TV Series |
| The DuPont Show of the Month | 1958 | TV Series | Mayor Jan Van Borkem |
| Climax! | 1956-1958 | TV Series | George Emlen / Arnold |
| Playhouse 90 | 1958 | TV Series | Roger Blakesley |
| Suspicion | 1958 | TV Series | Carl |
| The Phil Silvers Show | 1957 | TV Series | Major Lukens / Pvt. Franklin DeWitt |
| Trooper Hook | 1957 | Charlie Travers |
| Schlitz Playhouse | 1951-1957 | TV Series | Anders |
| Robert Montgomery Presents | 1954-1957 | TV Series | Agent / Mr. Monroe / Birnam's Friend |
| Goodyear Playhouse | 1952-1957 | TV Series | Herb Mayer / Roger Spelding |
| The Tattered Dress | 1957 | Lester Rawlings |
| Omnibus | 1957 | TV Series | Colonel Livingstone |
| Hot Summer Night | 1957 | Deputy Lou Follett |
| The Alcoa Hour | 1957 | TV Series | George |
| Three Brave Men | 1956 | Mayor Henry L. Jensen |
| The Unguarded Moment | 1956 | Mr. Bennett |
| Friendly Persuasion | 1956 | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Tension at Table Rock | 1956 | Kirk |
| Tea and Sympathy | 1956 | Herb Lee |
| These Wilder Years | 1956 | Leland G. Spottsford |
| The Kaiser Aluminum Hour | 1956 | TV Series | Major Berman |
| The Harder They Fall | 1956 | Jim Weyerhause |
| Justice | 1956 | TV Series | Henry |
| Armstrong Circle Theatre | 1955 | TV Series |
| Cheyenne | 1955 | TV Series | Duncan |
| Kraft Theatre | 1955 | TV Series |
| The Phenix City Story | 1955 | Rhett Tanner |
| Star Tonight | 1955 | TV Series | Dr. Sam Rankin |
| Pulitzer Prize Playhouse | 1951 | TV Series |
| The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse | 1951 | TV Series |
| Hands of Mystery | 1949-1951 | TV Series |
| Mama | 1950 | TV Series | Mr. Jordan |
| Three-Minute Fuse | 1939 | Short | Clair Bigler (as Ed Andrews) |
| Rushin' Art | 1936 | Short | The Bettor (as Ed Andrews) |
