Edward Andrews(1914-1985)
- Actor
- Soundtrack
The son of a Georgia minister, Edward Andrews debuted on stage in 1926
at age 12 and by 1935 had landed on Broadway. A solid character actor,
his large physique and amiable demeanor made him a natural for the
jovial, grandfatherly type or genial, small-town businessman which he
often played, but also served him well when cast against type as a
sinister, corrupt businessman or official; 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).
at age 12 and by 1935 had landed on Broadway. A solid character actor,
his large physique and amiable demeanor made him a natural for the
jovial, grandfatherly type or genial, small-town businessman which he
often played, but also served him well when cast against type as a
sinister, corrupt businessman or official; 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).