ANDY DEVINE
INFORMATION FROM IMDb
Date of birth
7 October 1905
Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
Date of death
18 February 1977
Orange, California, USA. (leukemia)
Trade mark
High pitched raspy voice.
Spouse
Dorothy House (1933 - 1977) children: Denny, Ted
Trivia
The main street of Kingman, Arizona, near Devine's birthplace of Flagstaff, Arizona, is named Andy Devine Boulevard.
Honorary mayor of Van Nuys, California.
Father of Tad Devine and 'Dennis Devine', who played his sons in Canyon Passage (1946)..
Played "Hap Gorman" on the first season of NBC TV's and MGM's "Flipper" (1964).
Mentioned in the song "Pencil Thin Mustache" by Jimmy Buffett
Was a licensed amateur (ham) radio operator with the call sign WB6RER. The call is now owned by an amateur radio club in Kingman, AZ, which holds an annual event in memory of their favourite son.
Salary
Stagecoach (1939) $10,000
Birth name
Andrew Vabre Devine
Height
6' (1.83 m)
Mini Biography
Rotund comic character actor of American films. Born Andrew Vabre Devine in Flagstaff, Arizona, he was raised in nearby Kingman, Arizona, the son of Irish-American hotel operator Thomas Devine and his wife Amy. Devine was an able athlete as a student and actually played semi-pro football under a phony name (Jeremiah Schwartz, often erroneously presumed to be his real name; Devine used the false name in order to remain eligible for college football.) A successful football player at St. Mary & St. Benedict College, Arizona State Teacher's College, and Santa Clara University), Devine went to Hollywood with dreams of being actor. After a number of appearances in small roles in silent films, he was given a good part in the talkie "The Spirit of Notre Dame" in part due to his fine record as a football player. His sound-film career seemed at risk due to his severely raspy voice, the result of falling with a stick in his mouth as a child. The voice, however, soon became Devine's trademark, and he spent the next forty- five years an increasingly popular and beloved comic figure in a wide variety of films. In the 1950s, his fame grew enormously with his co-starring role as Jingles opposite Guy Madison's "Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok" (1951), on television and radio simultaneously. In 1955, before the Hickok series ended, Devine took over the hosting job on a children's show retitled "Andy's Gang" (1955), in which he gained new fans among the very young. He continued active in films until his death in 1977. He was survived by his wife and two sons.
IMDb mini-biography by Jim Beaver
Mini Biography-2
from Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia:
This rotund, scratchyvoiced actor broke into films in 1926 after attending several colleges and, briefly, studying to be a Catholic priest. Initially working as an extra (alongside another hopeful named Walter Brennan), he soon graduated to character parts in such films as The Spirit of Notre Dame (1931), Law and Order (1932), The President Vanishes (1934), Romeo and Juliet (1936, a unique change of pace, as Peter), A Star Is Born (1937), and In Old Chicago (1938). He usually played comic relief, although he was equally effective in occasional straight roles. Moviegoers came to recognize him by his high-pitched chuckle, curly hair, and ample girth. Following his part in Stagecoach (1939, as the stage driver), Devine won costar billing with former matinee idol Richard Arlen in a series of B melodramas produced by Universal, including Mutiny on the Blackhawk (1939) and Raiders of the Desert (1941). He also played Roy Rogers' sidekick, Cookie Bullfincher, in a handful of 1947-48 horse operas. In the 1950s, most of his work was confined to TV, both as Jingles, sidekick to Guy Madison's "Wild Bill Hickok," and as the jovial host of "Andy's Gang," a kiddie show. In a "Twilight Zone" episode called "Hocus-Pocus and Frisby," Devine was well cast as talespinning Mr. Frisby, who to his surprise is visited by real-life aliens. He served for many years as honorary mayor of Van Nuys, California, and was a favorite son of Kingman, Arizona, where "Andy Devine Days" are still celebrated-and a local museum honors his life and career.
Copyright © 1994 Leonard Maltin, used by arrangement with Signet, a division of Penguin Putnam, Inc.
Filmography
Actor
1. The Mouse and His Child (1977) (voice) .... The Frog
... aka Oyaro nezumi no fushingina tabi (Japan)
... aka The Extrordinary Adventures of the Mouse and His Child (USA)
2. A Whale of a Tale (1977)
... aka Joey and the Whale
3. Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) .... Priest in dog pound
4. Robin Hood (1973) (voice) .... Friar Tuck
5. "Alias Smith and Jones"
- The Men That Corrupted Hadleyburg (1972) TV Episode .... Sheriff Bintell
6. "The Virginian"
... aka The Men from Shiloh (new title)
- The Animal (1971) TV Episode .... Dr. Houseman
- Yesterday's Timepiece (1967) TV Episode .... Amos Tyke
7. The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (1970) (TV) .... Amos Polk
8. Myra Breckinridge (1970) .... Coyote Bill
... aka Gore Vidal's Myra Breckinridge
9. "Disneyland"
... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
- Smoke: Part 2 (1970) TV Episode .... Mr. Stone
- Smoke: Part 1 (1970) TV Episode .... Mr. Stone
- Ride a Northbound Horse: Part 2 (1969) TV Episode
- Ride a Northbound Horse: Part 1 (1969) TV Episode
10. "Bracken's World"
- Superstar (1970) TV Episode .... Bill Hunnicutt
11. Smoke (1970) (TV) .... Mr. Stone
12. "Love, American Style"
- Love and the Comedy Team/Love and the Divorce Sale/Love and the Mountain Cabin (1969) TV Episode .... (segment "Love and the Mountain Cabin")
13. The Over-the-Hill Gang (1969) (TV) .... Judge Amos Polk
14. "Gunsmoke"
... aka Gun Law (UK)
... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
- Stryker (1969) TV Episode .... Jed Whitlow
15. Ride a Northbound Horse (1969) (TV)
16. "Bonanza"
... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
- A Girl Named George (1968) TV Episode .... Roscoe
17. The Road Hustlers (1968) .... Sheriff Estep
18. "Vacation Playhouse"
- You're Only Young Twice (1967) TV Episode .... Andy
19. The Ballad of Josie (1967) .... Judge Tatum
20. "Batman"
- The Duo Is Slumming (1966) TV Episode .... Santa
21. "The Rounders"
- Horse of a Different Cutter (1966) TV Episode .... Honest John Denton
22. Zebra in the Kitchen (1965) .... Branch Hawksbill
23. "Flipper" (1964) TV Series .... Hap Corman (1964-1965)
24. "Burke's Law"
... aka Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
- Who Killed What's His Name? (1964) TV Episode .... Charles Cortland
25. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) .... Sheriff of Crockett County
... aka It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (USA: promotional title)
26. How the West Was Won (1962) .... Cpl. Peterson
27. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) .... Marshal Link Appleyard
28. "The Twilight Zone"
- Hocus-Pocus and Frisby (1962) TV Episode .... Frisby
29. "General Electric Theater"
... aka G.E. Theatre (USA)
- Ten Days in the Sun (1962) TV Episode .... Charley Dwyer
30. Two Rode Together (1961) .... Sgt. Darius P. Posey
31. "The Barbara Stanwyck Show"
- Big Jake (1961) TV Episode .... Jake Sloan
32. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960) .... Mr. Carmody
... aka Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' (USA: complete title)
33. No Place Like Home (1960) (TV)
34. "Wagon Train"
... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
- The Jess MacAbbee Story (1959) TV Episode .... Jess MacAbbee
35. "Shower of Stars"
... aka Chrysler Shower of Stars
- Jack Benny Celebrates His 49th Birthday (1958) TV Episode
36. Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) .... First Mate of the 'Henrietta'
37. "Andy's Gang" (1955) TV Series .... Host (1955-60)
38. Pete Kelly's Blues (1955) .... George Tenell
39. Timber Country Trouble (1955) .... Deputy Marshal Aloysius 'Jingles' P. Jones
40. The Titled Tenderfoot (1955) .... Jingles P. Jones
41. The Matchmaking Marshal (1955) .... Jingles P. Jones
42. Phantom Trails (1955) .... Deputy Aloysius P. 'Jingles' Jones
43. Marshals In Disguise (1954) .... Jingles P. Jones
44. Outlaw's Son (1954) .... Jingles
45. Trouble on the Trail (1954) .... Jingles
46. The Two Gun Teacher (1954) .... Jingles
47. Thunder Pass (1954) .... Injun
48. Two Gun Marshal (1953) .... Jingles P. Jones
49. Secret of Outlaw Flats (1953) .... Aloysius P. 'Jingles' Jones
50. Border City Rustlers (1953) .... Jingles
51. Six Gun Decision (1953) .... Deputy Aloysius 'Jingles' P. Jones
52. Island in the Sky (1953) .... Willie Moon, pilot
53. The Ghost of Crossbones Canyon (1953) .... Deputy Jingle P. Jones
54. Montana Belle (1952) .... Pete Bivins
55. Behind Southern Lines (1952) .... Jingles
56. Trail of the Arrow (1952) .... Jingles
57. The Yellow Haired Kid (1952) .... Jingles P. Jones
58. Slaughter Trail (1951) .... Sgt. Macintosh
59. New Mexico (1951) .... Sgt. Garrity
60. "Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok" (1951) TV Series .... Deputy Marshal Jingles P. Jones
61. The Red Badge of Courage (1951) .... The Cheery Soldier
62. Never a Dull Moment (1950) .... Orvie
... aka Never a Dull Moment! (USA: promotional title)
63. The Traveling Saleswoman (1950) .... Waldo
64. The Last Bandit (1949) .... Casey Brown
65. The Far Frontier (1948) .... Judge Cookie Bullfincher
66. Grand Canyon Trail (1948) .... Cookie Bullfincher
67. Night Time in Nevada (1948) .... Cookie Bullfincher
68. Eyes of Texas (1948) .... Dr. Cookie Bullfincher
69. The Gallant Legion (1948) .... Windy Hornblower
70. Under California Stars (1948) .... Cookie Bullfincher/Alf Bullfincher
... aka Under California Skies
71. Old Los Angeles (1948) .... Sam Bowie
... aka California Outpost (USA: reissue title)
... aka In Old Los Angeles
72. The Gay Ranchero (1948) .... Cookie Bullfincher
73. The Fabulous Texan (1947) .... Elihu Mills
... aka The Texas Uprising (USA: reissue title)
74. On the Old Spanish Trail (1947) .... Constable Cookie Bullfincher
75. Springtime in the Sierras (1947) .... Cookie Bullfincher
... aka Song of the Sierra
76. Slave Girl (1947) .... Ben, lead captive sailor
77. The Vigilantes Return (1947) .... Andy
... aka Return of the Vigilantes (UK)
78. Bells of San Angelo (1947) .... Cookie Bullfincher
79. The Michigan Kid (1947) .... Buster
80. Canyon Passage (1946) .... Ben Dance
81. Frontier Gal (1945) .... Big Ben
... aka The Bride Wasn't Willing (UK)
82. That's the Spirit (1945) .... Martin Wilde Sr.
83. Sudan (1945) .... Nebka
84. Frisco Sal (1945) .... Bunny
85. Bowery to Broadway (1944) .... Fr. Kelley
86. Babes on Swing Street (1944) .... Joe Costello
87. Ghost Catchers (1944) .... Horsehead
88. Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944) .... Abdullah
89. Crazy House (1943) (uncredited) .... Cameo appearance
90. Corvette K-225 (1943) .... Walsh
... aka The Nelson Touch (UK)
91. Frontier Badmen (1943) .... Slim (cowhand)
92. Rhythm of the Islands (1943) .... Eddie Dolan
93. Sin Town (1942) .... 'Judge' Eustace Vale
94. Between Us Girls (1942) .... Mike Kilinsky
95. Timber (1942) .... Arizona
96. Top Sergeant (1942) .... Andy Jarrett
97. Danger in the Pacific (1942) .... Andy Parker
98. Escape from Hong Kong (1942) .... Blimp
99. Unseen Enemy (1942) .... Detective Sam Dillon
100. North to the Klondike (1942) .... Klondike
101. Road Agent (1941) .... Andy
... aka Texas Road Agent (USA: reissue title)
102. South of Tahiti (1941) .... Moose
... aka White Savage
103. The Kid from Kansas (1941) .... Andy
104. Badlands of Dakota (1941) .... Spearfish
105. Raiders of the Desert (1941) .... Andy McCoy
106. Men of the Timberland (1941) .... Andy Jensen
107. The Flame of New Orleans (1941) .... Andrew, The First Sailor
108. Mutiny in the Arctic (1941) .... Andy Adams
109. A Dangerous Game (1941) .... Andy McAllister
110. Lucky Devils (1941) .... Andy
... aka Flying News (USA)
... aka To Cover the World (USA)
111. Trail of the Vigilantes (1940) .... Meadows
112. The Devil's Pipeline (1940) .... Andy Jennings
... aka Isle of Missing Men (USA)
113. Margie (1940) .... Cameo appearance
114. The Leather Pushers (1940) .... Andy Adams
115. When the Daltons Rode (1940) .... Ozark Jones
116. Black Diamonds (1940) .... Tolliver Higgenbotham [Script Name: Barney Tolliver]
117. Buck Benny Rides Again (1940) .... Andy Devine
118. Hot Steel (1940) .... Matt Morrison
119. Torrid Zone (1940) .... Wally Davis
120. The Man from Montreal (1940) .... Constable Bones Blair
121. Little Old New York (1940) .... Commodore, Ferry Boat Owner
122. Danger on Wheels (1940) .... 'Guppy' Wexel
123. Geronimo (1939) .... Sneezer
124. Legion of Lost Flyers (1939) .... 'Beef' Brumley
125. Tropic Fury (1939) .... Tynan ('Tiny') Andrews
... aka Fury of the Tropics (USA)
126. Mutiny on the Blackhawk (1939) .... Slim Collins
127. Never Say Die (1939) .... Henry Munch
128. The Spirit of Culver (1939) .... Tubby
... aka Man's Heritage (UK)
... aka Two Smart Boys (UK)
129. Stagecoach (1939) .... Buck
130. The Storm (1938) .... Swede Hanzen
131. Swing That Cheer (1938) .... Doc Saunders
132. Personal Secretary (1938) .... 'Snoop' Lewis
133. Men with Wings (1938) .... Joe Gibbs
134. Strange Faces (1938) .... Hector Hobbes
135. Yellow Jack (1938) .... Charlie Spill
136. Dr. Rhythm (1938) .... Officer Lawrence O'Roon
... aka Doctor Rhythm
137. You're a Sweetheart (1937) .... Daisy Day
... aka Young Man's Fancy (USA)
138. Double or Nothing (1937) .... Half Pint
139. The Road Back (1937) .... Willy
140. A Star Is Born (1937) .... Daniel 'Danny' McGuire
141. In Old Chicago (1937) .... Pickle Bixby
142. Mysterious Crossing (1936) .... Carolina
143. Flying Hostess (1936) .... Joe Williams
144. The Big Game (1936) .... Pop Andrews
145. Yellowstone (1936) .... Pay Day
146. Romeo and Juliet (1936) .... Peter (servant to Juliet's nurse)
147. Small Town Girl (1936) .... George Brannan
... aka One Horse Town (USA: TV title)
148. Coronado (1935) .... Pinky Falls
149. Fighting Youth (1935) .... Cy Kipp
150. Way Down East (1935) .... Hi Holler
151. The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935) .... Elmer Otway
152. Chinatown Squad (1935) .... George Mason
153. Hold 'Em Yale (1935) .... Liverlips
... aka Uniform Lovers (UK)
154. Straight from the Heart (1935) .... Edwards
155. Hell in the Heavens (1934) .... Sgt. 'Ham' Davis
156. The President Vanishes (1934) .... Val Orcott
... aka Strange Conspiracy (UK)
157. Wake Up and Dream (1934) .... Joe Egbert aka Egghead
158. Million Dollar Ransom (1934) .... Careful
159. Gift of Gab (1934) .... McDougal the waiter
160. Let's Talk It Over (1934) .... Gravel
161. Stingaree (1934) .... Howie
162. Upperworld (1934) .... Oscar, the Chauffeur
163. The Poor Rich (1934) .... Andy
164. Chance at Heaven (1933) .... Al
165. Saturday's Millions (1933) .... Andy Jones
166. Doctor Bull (1933) .... Larry Ward, Sodajerk
167. Midnight Mary (1933) .... Samuel 'Sam'/'Sammy' Travers
168. Horseplay (1933) .... Andy
169. The Big Cage (1933) .... Scoops
170. Song of the Eagle (1933) .... Mud
... aka The Beer Baron
171. The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble (1933) .... Andy Anderson
172. The All-American (1932) .... Andy Moran
... aka Sport of a Nation (UK)
173. Tom Brown of Culver (1932) .... Call Boy
174. The Man from Yesterday (1932) .... Steve Hand
175. Fast Companions (1932) .... Information Kid
176. Radio Patrol (1932) .... Pete Wiley
177. Man Wanted (1932) .... Andy Doyle
178. Destry Rides Again (1932) (uncredited) .... Stage Passenger (scene deleted)
... aka Justice Rides Again (USA)
179. Impatient Maiden (1932) .... Clarence Howe
180. Law and Order (1932) .... Johnny Kinsman
... aka Guns A'Blazing (USA: reissue title)
181. Three Wise Girls (1932) .... Chauffeur
182. The Spirit of Notre Dame (1931) .... Truck McCall
... aka Vigour of Youth (UK)
183. Danger Island (1931) .... Briney
184. Heroes of the Flames (1931) .... Fireman
185. The Criminal Code (1931) (uncredited) .... Cluck, Convict
186. A Soldier's Plaything (1930) (uncredited) .... Extra as Doughboy
... aka A Soldier's Pay (UK)
187. Shooting Straight (1930) (uncredited)
188. Dames Ahoy (1930) (uncredited) .... Marine at Dance Contest
189. Flying High (1929) (uncredited) .... Student Admirer
190. Hot Stuff (1929) .... Bob
191. Naughty Baby (1928) .... Joe Cassidy
... aka Reckless Rosie (UK)
192. Red Lips (1928) .... A sophmore/Professor Fountain
... aka Cream of the Earth
193. Lonesome (1928) .... Jim's friend, in a boat cruise
... aka Solitude
194. We Americans (1928) .... Pat O'Dougal
... aka The Heart of a Nation (UK)
195. That's My Daddy (1928) (uncredited) .... Sailor
196. The Relay (1927) (uncredited) .... Sophomore
197. The Collegians (1926) (uncredited) .... Student, Various Episodes
Himself
1. Gable: The King Remembered (1975) (TV) .... Himself
2. The American West of John Ford (1971) (TV) .... Himself
... aka The Great American West of John Ford
3. The Phynx (1970) .... Himself
4. Philippine Adventure (1964) .... Tourist
5. "Here's Hollywood"
- Episode dated 25 May 1962 (1962) TV Episode .... Himself
6. "This Is Your Life"
- Richard Arlen (1961) TV Episode .... Himself
- Andy Devine (1955) TV Episode .... Himself
7. A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954) (TV) .... Himself
8. Screen Actors (1950) (uncredited) .... Himself
9. Follow the Boys (1944) .... Himself
... aka Three Cheers for the Boys (USA)
10. Keeping Fit (1942) .... Himself
11. Swing with Bing (1940) .... Himself
12. Fiesta de Santa Barbara, La (1935) .... Himself - Toreador
Archive Footage
1. Gunfighters of the Old West (1992) (V) (uncredited) .... Train Robber
2. Movies Are Adventure (1948) (uncredited) .... Buck
