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).
A young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.
A high school girl's sixteenth birthday is anything but special, her family forgets about it while preparing for her older sister's wedding, the boy she has a crush on has a girlfriend, and she suffers from multitude of embarrassments.
asHoward
1978 |
The Seniorsas The Banker
1974 |
The Photographeras Sgt. Sid Collins
1973 |
Charley and the Angelas Ernie, Banker
1972 |
Avanti!as J.J. Blodgett
1972 |
Orville and Wilbur
1971 |
How to Frame a Figgas Mayor Robert Chisholm
1969 |
The Trouble with Girlsas Johnny
1967 |
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junkas Dr. Montrose
