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).