A ship captain and father to Margaret. He confronts Toomey for his drunken behavior and reports a robbery to the local commissioner, indirectly triggering Rose's flight. His vessel is later seized by Toomey's mutinous crew, prompting Steven's intervention to restore command and safety.
Peggy Ann Andrews's father, he commands a tugboat and lives with her in a home on the pier. Uneasy about harbor life, he announces that they will move to a farm. When he learns Jack also wants a farm, he begins to approve of him and conspires with Jack to persuade Peggy Ann to leave the waterfront.
Daffy Dan is one of the three patients introduced by Dr. Ziska inside the occupied sanitarium. Dr. Edwards identifies him as a former patient of the institution who is now associated with Ziska's criminal operation. The plot gives him no separate decisive action beyond this role.
Knute Erickson has 22 screen credits in a career dating back to 1921. Signature works include The Non-Stop Flight, Waterfront, Twin Beds. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
