Edward Andrews
actor, soundtrack
- Birth name:
- Edward Bryan Andrews Jr.
- Born:
- 1914-10-09, Griffin, Georgia, USA
- Died:
- 1985-03-08, Santa Monica, California, USA
- Professions:
- actor, soundtrack
Biography
The son of a Georgia minister, Edward Andrews debuted on stage in 1926 at age 12. By 1935, he had landed on Broadway. A solid character actor, his amiable demeanor made him a natural for the jovial, grandfatherly types and genial, small-town businessmen he often played, but his very large physique and peering eyes, partially hidden behind ever-present large-framed eyeglasses, served him well when cast as a heavy, i.e. a sinister character like a corrupt businessman or official, or worse. He was memorable as the glad-handing, charming but murderous leader of a corrupt political machine in The Phenix City Story (1955) and, later in his career, as Molly Ringwald's solicitous grandfather in Sixteen Candles (1984).
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