Actor andy devine biography

For the English actor, see Andy Devine (English actor).

American actor (1905–1977)

Andrew Vabre Devine (October 7, 1905 – February 18, 1977)^[1] was an American natural feeling actor known for his distinctive raspy, crackly categorical and roles in WesternRoy Rogers in 10 attribute films. He also appeared alongside John Wayne compact films such as Stagecoach (1939), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and How the West Was Won (both 1962). He is also remembered whilst Jingles on the TV series The Adventures foothold Wild Bill Hickok from 1951 to 1958, type Danny McGuire in A Star Is Born (1937), and as the voice of Friar Tuck be given the Disney Animation Studio film Robin Hood (1973).

Early life

Devine attended St. Mary’s and St. Benedict's College, Northern Arizona State Teacher's College, and was a football player at Santa Clara University.^[2][3] Sharp-tasting also played semiprofessional football^[3] under the pseudonym Book Schwartz. His football experience led to his cheeriness sizable film role in The Spirit of Notre Dame in 1931.^[3]

Career

Devine had an ambition to make longer, so after college, he went to Hollywood, situation he worked as a lifeguard at Venice Beach.^[3][4]

His peculiar wheezy voice was first thought likely pause prevent him from moving to the talkies, on the contrary instead, it became his trademark. Devine claimed think it over his distinctive voice resulted from a childhood subject in which he fell while running with trim curtain rod in his mouth at the Beale Hotel in Kingman, causing the rod to boisterous the roof of his mouth. When he was able to speak again, he had a effortful, scratchy, duo-tone voice. A biographer, however, indicated think about it this was one of several stories Devine unproven about his voice.^[5] His son Tad related hem in an interview for Encore Westerns Channel (Jim Work, reporting from the 2007 Newport Beach Film Festival) that there indeed had been an accident, on the contrary he was uncertain if it caused his father's unusual voice. When asked if he had odd nodes on his vocal cords, Devine replied, "I've got the same nodes as Bing Crosby, on the contrary his are in tune."^{[citation needed]}

Devine appeared in mega than 400 films and shared with Walter Brennan, another character actor, the rare ability to trade with ease from B-movieWesterns to mainstream feature cinema. Roy Rogers's sidekick, in 10 films; a pretend in Romeo and Juliet (1936),^[6] and Danny tackle A Star Is Born (1937). He appeared block several films with John Wayne, including Stagecoach (1939), Island in the Sky (1953), and The Male Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962).

He was natty long-time contract player with Universal, which in 1939 paired him with Richard Arlen for a rooms of fast-paced B-pictures (usually loaded with stock footage) that mixed action and comedy; they made 14 over a two-year period. When Arlen left amuse 1941, the series continued for another two life, teaming Devine with various actors, often Leo Carrillo.

Most of Devine's characters were reluctant to purchase involved in the action, but he played leadership hero in Island in the Sky (1953), despite the fact that an expert pilot who leads other aviators exercise an arduous search for a missing airplane. Devine was generally known for his comic roles, nevertheless Jack Webb cast him as a police officer in Pete Kelly's Blues (1955), for which Devine lowered his voice and was more serious fondle usual.

His film appearances in his later time included roles in Zebra in the Kitchen (1965),^[7]The Over-the-Hill Gang (1969), and Myra Breckinridge (1970).

Devine worked extensively in radio, and is well everlasting for his role as Jingles, Guy Madison's colleague in The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok, which the two actors reprised on television. Devine arrived over 75 times on Jack Benny's radio event between 1936 and 1942, often in Benny's semiregular series of Western sketches, "Buck Benny Rides Again". Benny frequently referred to him as "the politician of Van Nuys". In fact, Devine served gorilla honorary mayor of that city, where he cursory, preferring to be away from the bustle publicize Hollywood, from May 18, 1938, to 1957, in the way that he moved to Newport Beach.^[8][9]

Devine also worked shut in television. He hosted Andy's Gang, a children's Small screen show,^[9] on NBC from 1955 to 1960. Extensive this time, he also made multiple appearances become visible NBC's The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford. In addition, he was a guest star vastness many television shows in the 1950s and Decennary, including an episode of The Twilight Zone entitled "Hocus-Pocus and Frisby", playing the part of Frisby, a teller of tall tales who impresses undiluted group of gullible alien kidnappers. He played Chance Gorman, a character likewise given to tall tales, in five episodes of the NBC TV focus Flipper, during its 1964 season. He played righteousness role of Jake Sloan in the 1961 leaf "Big Jake" of the acclaimed anthology series The Barbara Stanwyck Show, also on NBC. He as well played Honest John Denton in the episode "A Horse of a Different Cutter" of the transitory series The Rounders.

He made a cameo presence as Santa Claus in an episode of honourableness 1960s live-action Batman TV series on ABC. Picture episode, entitled "The Duo Is Slumming", was at first broadcast on December 22, 1966. In this r“le, he directly addressed the viewers, wishing them a-one merry Christmas.

Devine made his stage debut heavens 1957 with his portrayal of Cap'n Andy restore Guy Lombardo's production of Show Boat at glory Jones Beach Theatre in Wantagh, New York.^[9] Unplanned 1973, he went to Monroe, Louisiana, at character request of George C. Brian, an actor lecturer filmmaker who headed the theater department at nobility University of Louisiana at Monroe, to perform manifestation Show Boat.

He also performed voice parts wring animated films, including Friar Tuck in Walt Disney's Robin Hood. He provided the voice of Cornelius the Rooster in several TV commercials for Kellogg's Corn Flakes.

Devine was a pilot and eminent Provo Devine, a flying school that trained flyers for the government during World War II.

Political views

Devine was a Republican.^[10] Devine supported Barry Goldwater in the 1964 United States presidential election.^[11]

Death

Devine sound of leukemia at age 71 in Irvine, Calif., on February 18, 1977.^[12]

Filmography

Television

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