
Edward Andrews
Actor · Died March 8, 1985, aged 70 · Griffin, Georgia, USA
Edward Andrews (October 9, 1914 – March 8, 1985) was an American actor, one of the most recognizable character actors on television and films between the 1950s and the 1980s. His stark white hair, portly 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Edward Andrews, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 9, 1914
- March 8, 1985 (aged 70)
- Griffin, Georgia, USA
- Actor
- 64 on MovieCove · 142 credits in all
What are Edward Andrews' films like?
Across their 34 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 30
A split, not a type: Light 17 · Serious 7 · Dark 9
Grounded 25 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 16 · Charged 12 · Intense 5
Steady 17 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 13
Slow burn 21 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 15 · Engaged 18 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 18 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 6
Resolved 28 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Shadow: 5 of 11 analyzed roles.
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- Shadowas Rhett Tanner in The Phenix City Story (1955)
- Shadowas Kirk in Tension at Table Rock (1956)
- Threshold guardianas Lou Follett in Hot Summer Night (1957)
- Mentoras Charlie Travers in Trooper Hook (1957)
- Threshold guardianas Mr. Burke in Good Neighbor Sam (1964)
- Threshold guardianas Prof. Anthony Kenton in The Brass Bottle (1964)
- Threshold guardianas Gen. Wallace Bleecker in The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)
- Mentoras Charley in Death of a Salesman (1966)
- Shadowas Nard Lundy in The Over-the-Hill Gang (1969)
- Shadowas Mayor Robert Chisholm in How to Frame a Figg (1971)
- Shadowas J.J. Blodgett in Avanti! (1972)
Moods and endings
- Happy17
- Bittersweet11
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous5
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Edward Andrews' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 35 of their 64 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (21).
- Elmer Gantry (1960) · actor · free
- The Andy Griffith Show (1960) · actor · free
- Adam's Rib (1949) · actor · free
- Avanti! (1972) · actor · free
- Bewitched (1964) · actor · free
- The Young Savages (1961) · actor · free
- I Dream of Jeannie (1965) · actor · free
- Good Neighbor Sam (1964) · actor · free
- Route 66 (1960) · actor · free
- Bonanza (1959) · actor · free
- The Final Countdown (1980) · actor · free
- The Real McCoys (1957) · actor · free
- +9 more
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) · actor · free
- Avanti! (1972) · actor · free
- Bewitched (1964) · actor · free
- I Dream of Jeannie (1965) · actor · free
- Route 66 (1960) · actor · free
- Bonanza (1959) · actor · free
- The Final Countdown (1980) · actor · free
- The Real McCoys (1957) · actor · free
- McMillan & Wife (1971) · actor · free
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) · actor · free
- The Doris Day Show (1968) · actor · free
- The Over-the-Hill Gang (1969) · actor · free
- +3 more
- The Twilight Zone (1959) · actor · free
- Elmer Gantry (1960) · actor · free
- The Andy Griffith Show (1960) · actor · free
- Avanti! (1972) · actor · free
- Three's Company (1976) · actor · free
- Route 66 (1960) · actor · free
- The Final Countdown (1980) · actor · free
- The Real McCoys (1957) · actor · free
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) · actor · free
- The Doris Day Show (1968) · actor · free
- The Over-the-Hill Gang (1969) · actor · free
- The Love Boat (1977) · actor · free
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) · actor
- The Bob Newhart Show (1972) · actor
- Avanti! (1972) · actor
- Route 66 (1960) · actor
- The Final Countdown (1980) · actor
- The Real McCoys (1957) · actor
- McMillan & Wife (1971) · actor
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) · actor
- The Doris Day Show (1968) · actor
- The Over-the-Hill Gang (1969) · actor
- Monster Squad (1976) · actor
- Fantasy Island (1977) · actor
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- Great American Pure Flix, show their 4 titles on Great American Pure Flix
- Cineverse, show their 3 titles on Cineverse
- ScreenPix, show their 3 titles on ScreenPix
- Midnight Pulp, show their 2 titles on Midnight Pulp
- Best TV Ever, show their title on Best TV Ever
- Best Westerns Ever, show their title on Best Westerns Ever
- Dove Channel, show their title on Dove Channel
- Howdy, show their title on Howdy
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- UP Faith & Family, show their title on UP Faith & Family
Subscription and free streaming for Edward Andrews' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
142 credits, 64 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
The Broad Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

Gremlins(1984)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Sixteen Candles(1984)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The Final Countdown(1980)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Undercover with the KKK(1979)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Trapper John, M.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

B. J. and the Bear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

Express to Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

Supertrain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

Diff'rent Strokes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

The Seniors(1978)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Fantasy Island(1977)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows
Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

The Love Boat(1977)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
Three's Company(1976)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Grizzly Adams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
The McLean Stevenson Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Quincy, M.E. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

Charlie's Angels(1976)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows
Monster Squad(1976)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
Ellery Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

Barbary Coast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

Archer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

The Photographer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

Police Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

Murder by Proxy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

The Starlost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

Charley and the Angel(1973)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Police Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

Avanti!(1972)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
The Bob Newhart Show(1972)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
The Streets of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

Temperatures Rising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

The Rookies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Sanford and Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

McMillan & Wife(1971)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
The New Dick Van Dyke Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

The Million Dollar Duck(1971)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Inside O.U.T. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Travis Logan, D.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

How to Frame a Figg(1971)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Alias Smith and Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

The Intruders(1970)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Tora! Tora! Tora!(1970)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Love, American Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

The Over-the-Hill Gang(1969)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
The Trouble with Girls(1969)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Hawaii Five-O(1968)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all showsBlondie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

The Doris Day Show(1968)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
The Mod Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

The Young Loner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

Accidental Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

The Guns of Will Sonnett (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

The Invaders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.(1966)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
Birds Do It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

The Glass Bottom Boat(1966)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Death of a Salesman(1966)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

I Dream of Jeannie(1965)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Run for Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

Fluffy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

Youngblood Hawke(1964)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Send Me No Flowers(1964)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Broadside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

Bewitched(1964)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Kisses for My President(1964)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Good Neighbor Sam(1964)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
The Brass Bottle(1964)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
A Tiger Walks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

The Man from Galveston(1963)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
The Great Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

Mr. Novak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

The Thrill of It All(1963)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Son of Flubber(1962)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
40 Pounds of Trouble(1962)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
The Beverly Hillbillies(1962)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Saints and Sinners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

Advise & Consent(1962)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
The New Breed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

Ben Casey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

Cain's Hundred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

The Young Doctors(1961)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Love in a Goldfish Bowl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

The Young Savages(1961)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Route 66(1960)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
The Andy Griffith Show(1960)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Outlaws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

Thriller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

Elmer Gantry(1960)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Hong Kong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

The Untouchables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

Adventures in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

The Twilight Zone(1959)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Bonanza(1959)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

Naked City(1958)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
The Real McCoys(1957)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Suspicion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

DuPont Show of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

Trooper Hook(1957)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
The Tattered Dress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

Hot Summer Night(1957)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
The Unguarded Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

Three Brave Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

Friendly Persuasion(1956)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Tension at Table Rock(1956)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Tea and Sympathy(1956)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
These Wilder Years(1956)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
The Harder They Fall(1956)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Cheyenne(1955)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

The Phenix City Story(1955)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

Climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

Robert Montgomery Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

Adam's Rib(1949)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all filmsHands of Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

The Philco Television Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

Rushin' Art (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
The Starlost: The Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 142 titles, 141 of them dated from 1936 to 2001; peak year 1960.

Biggest box office
Sixteen Candles (1984)

Highest rated
Elmer Gantry (1960)

Most popular right now
The Harder They Fall (1956)
Film career
Peak 1960 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1955Screen debut· The Phenix City Story
- 1984Career best· Gremlins
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
How do Edward Andrews' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 43; across their 33 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up23
- 50th to 74th22
- 25th to 49th15
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
33 of their 64 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved11
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser33
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed14
Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 31 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Edward Andrews' work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Edward Andrews work with?
People who share at least 2 of Edward Andrews' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Frank De Vol shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Norman JewisonShared titles: Send Me No Flowers (1964), The Thrill of It All (1963), 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962)See all 3 shared titles with Norman Jewison

- Phil KarlsonShared titles: The Young Doctors (1961), The Phenix City Story (1955)See all 2 shared titles with Phil Karlson

- Charles Marquis WarrenShared titles: Trooper Hook (1957), Tension at Table Rock (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Charles Marquis Warren

Writers
- Dean RiesnerShared titles: The Intruders (1970), The Man from Galveston (1963)See all 2 shared titles with Dean Riesner

- Philip YordanShared titles: The Fiend Who Walked the West (1958), The Harder They Fall (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Philip Yordan

Actors
- Fred MacMurrayShared titles: Charley and the Angel (1973), Kisses for My President (1964), The Absent Minded Professor (1961)See all 3 shared titles with Fred MacMurray

- Doris DayShared titles: The Glass Bottom Boat (1966), Send Me No Flowers (1964), The Thrill of It All (1963)See all 3 shared titles with Doris Day

- Jack ElamShared titles: Lacy and the Mississippi Queen (1978), The Over-the-Hill Gang (1969)See all 2 shared titles with Jack Elam

- Mike LaneShared titles: Monster Squad (1976), The Harder They Fall (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Mike Lane

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Frank De VolShared titles: The Glass Bottom Boat (1966), Good Neighbor Sam (1964), Send Me No Flowers (1964), The Thrill of It All (1963)See all 4 shared titles with Frank De Vol

- Hugo FriedhoferShared titles: The Over-the-Hill Gang (1969), The Harder They Fall (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Hugo Friedhofer

- Burnett GuffeyShared titles: Good Neighbor Sam (1964), The Harder They Fall (1956)See all 2 shared titles with Burnett Guffey

- Sam O'SteenShared titles: Kisses for My President (1964), Youngblood Hawke (1964)See all 2 shared titles with Sam O'Steen
Producers
- Martin MelcherShared titles: The Glass Bottom Boat (1966), Send Me No Flowers (1964), The Thrill of It All (1963)See all 3 shared titles with Martin Melcher

Mixed roles
- Harry KellerShared titles: Send Me No Flowers (1964), The Brass Bottle (1964)See all 2 shared titles with Harry Keller


