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| name              = Andy Devine
| name              = Andy Devine
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| birth_name        = Andrew Vabre Devine
| birth_name        = Andrew Vabre Devine
| birth_date        = {{Birth date|1905|10|7|mf=y}}
| birth_date        = {{Birth date|1905|10|7|mf=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Flagstaff, Arizona|Flagstaff]], [[Territory of Arizona]], U.S.
| birth_place        = [[Flagstaff, Arizona|Flagstaff]], Territory of Arizona, U.S.
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|1977|2|18|1905|10|7|mf=y}}
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|1977|2|18|1905|10|7|mf=y}}
| death_place        = [[Orange, California]], U.S.
| death_place        = [[Orange, California]], U.S.
| other_names        = Jeremiah Schwartz
| other_names        = Jeremiah Schwartz
| education          = [[Saint Mary's College of California]]<br>[[Northern Arizona University]]<br>[[Santa Clara University]]
| education          = [[Saint Mary's College of California]]<br>[[Northern Arizona University]]<br>[[Santa Clara University]]
| resting_place      = [[Pacific View Memorial Park]], [[Newport Beach, California]]
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| occupation        = Actor
| occupation        = Actor
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Devine had an ambition to act, so after college, he went to Hollywood, where he worked as a lifeguard at [[Venice, Los Angeles#Venice Beach|Venice Beach]].<ref name=Culver/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bobnolan-sop.net/Reference/Magazine.htm#1946_April_Screen_Stars_ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723031932/http://www.bobnolan-sop.net/Reference/Magazine.htm#1946_April_Screen_Stars_ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 23, 2011 |title=Prairie Tales|last=Lane|first=Frances|publisher=Screen Stars, April 1946, p. 72 |access-date=August 12, 2017}}</ref>
Devine had an ambition to act, so after college, he went to Hollywood, where he worked as a lifeguard at [[Venice, Los Angeles#Venice Beach|Venice Beach]].<ref name=Culver/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bobnolan-sop.net/Reference/Magazine.htm#1946_April_Screen_Stars_ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723031932/http://www.bobnolan-sop.net/Reference/Magazine.htm#1946_April_Screen_Stars_ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 23, 2011 |title=Prairie Tales|last=Lane|first=Frances|publisher=Screen Stars, April 1946, p. 72 |access-date=August 12, 2017}}</ref>


His peculiar wheezy voice was first thought likely to prevent him from moving to the talkies, but instead, it became his trademark. Devine claimed that his distinctive voice resulted from a childhood accident in which he fell while running with a curtain rod in his mouth at the Beale Hotel in Kingman, causing the rod to pierce the roof of his mouth. When he was able to speak again, he had a labored, scratchy, duo-tone voice. A biographer, however, indicated that this was one of several stories Devine fabricated about his voice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.froggythegremlin.com/ |title=Froggy the Gremlin |publisher=Froggy the Gremlin |access-date=December 30, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110207175700/http://froggythegremlin.com/| archive-date= February 7, 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> His son Tad related in an interview for Encore Westerns Channel (Jim Beaver, reporting from the 2007 [[Newport Beach Film Festival]]) that there indeed had been an accident, but he was uncertain if it caused his father's unusual voice. When asked if he had strange nodes on his vocal cords, Devine replied, "I've got the same nodes as [[Bing Crosby]], but his are in tune."{{Citation needed |date=July 2024}}
His peculiar wheezy voice was first thought likely to prevent him from moving to the talkies, but instead, it became his trademark. Devine claimed that his distinctive voice resulted from a childhood accident in which he fell while running with a curtain rod in his mouth at the Beale Hotel in Kingman, causing the rod to pierce the roof of his mouth. When he was able to speak again, he had a labored, scratchy, duo-tone voice. A biographer, however, indicated that this was one of several stories Devine fabricated about his voice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.froggythegremlin.com/ |title=Froggy the Gremlin |publisher=Froggy the Gremlin |access-date=December 30, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110207175700/http://froggythegremlin.com/| archive-date= February 7, 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref>


[[File:Andy Devine 1958.JPG|thumb|right|Devine with [[Rosemary Clooney]], 1958]]
[[File:Andy Devine 1958.JPG|thumb|right|Devine with [[Rosemary Clooney]], 1958]]
Devine appeared in more than 400 films and shared with [[Walter Brennan]], another character actor, the rare ability to move with ease from [[B-movie]] [[Western movie|Western]]s to mainstream feature films. His notable roles included Cookie, [[Roy Rogers]]'s sidekick, in 10 films; a role in ''[[Romeo and Juliet (1936 film)|Romeo and Juliet]]'' (1936),<ref name="Stanley">{{cite news |last1=Stanley |first1=John |title=Arizona Explained: Andy Devine, professional sidekick |url=http://archive.azcentral.com/travel/articles/20140121arizona-explained-andy-devine-professional-sidekick.html |access-date=June 6, 2023 |work=The Arizona Republic |date=January 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704004419/http://archive.azcentral.com/travel/articles/20140121arizona-explained-andy-devine-professional-sidekick.html |archive-date=July 4, 2015}}</ref> and Danny in ''[[A Star Is Born (1937 film)|A Star Is Born]]'' (1937). He appeared in several films with John Wayne, including ''[[Stagecoach (1939 film)|Stagecoach]]'' (1939), ''[[Island in the Sky (1953 film)|Island in the Sky]]'' (1953), and ''[[The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance]]'' (1962).
Devine appeared in more than 400 films and shared with [[Walter Brennan]], another character actor, the rare ability to move with ease from [[B-movie]] [[Western movie|Western]]s to mainstream feature films. His notable roles included Cookie, [[Roy Rogers]]'s sidekick, in 10 films; a role in ''[[Romeo and Juliet (1936 film)|Romeo and Juliet]]'' (1936),<ref name="Stanley">{{cite news |last1=Stanley |first1=John |title=Arizona Explained: Andy Devine, professional sidekick |url=http://archive.azcentral.com/travel/articles/20140121arizona-explained-andy-devine-professional-sidekick.html |access-date=June 6, 2023 |work=The Arizona Republic |date=January 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704004419/http://archive.azcentral.com/travel/articles/20140121arizona-explained-andy-devine-professional-sidekick.html |archive-date=July 4, 2015}}</ref> and Danny in ''[[A Star Is Born (1937 film)|A Star Is Born]]'' (1937). He appeared in several films with John Wayne, including ''[[Stagecoach (1939 film)|Stagecoach]]'' (1939), ''[[Island in the Sky (1953 film)|Island in the Sky]]'' (1953), and ''[[The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance]]'' (1962).


He was a long-time contract player with [[Universal Pictures|Universal]], which in 1939 paired him with [[Richard Arlen]] for a series 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 in 1941, the series continued for another two years, teaming Devine with various actors, often [[Leo Carrillo]].
Devine was generally known for his comic roles, but [[Jack Webb]] cast him as a police detective in ''[[Pete Kelly's Blues (film)|Pete Kelly's Blues]]'' (1955).
 
Most of Devine's characters were reluctant to get involved in the action, but he played the hero in ''Island in the Sky'' (1953), as an expert pilot who leads other aviators on an arduous search for a missing airplane. Devine was generally known for his comic roles, but [[Jack Webb]] cast him as a police detective in ''[[Pete Kelly's Blues (film)|Pete Kelly's Blues]]'' (1955), for which Devine lowered his voice and was more serious than usual.


His film appearances in his later years included roles in ''[[Zebra in the Kitchen]]'' (1965),<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFI{{!}}Catalog |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/18560-ZEBRA-IN-THE-KITCHEN?cxt=filmography |access-date=February 4, 2023 |website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> ''[[The Over-the-Hill Gang]]'' (1969), and ''[[Myra Breckinridge (film)|Myra Breckinridge]]'' (1970).
His film appearances in his later years included roles in ''[[Zebra in the Kitchen]]'' (1965),<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFI{{!}}Catalog |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/18560-ZEBRA-IN-THE-KITCHEN?cxt=filmography |access-date=February 4, 2023 |website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> ''[[The Over-the-Hill Gang]]'' (1969), and ''[[Myra Breckinridge (film)|Myra Breckinridge]]'' (1970).
[[File:Stagecoach-02 - Andy Devine et George Bancroft.jpg|thumb|right|Devine and [[George Bancroft (actor)|George Bancroft]] in ''[[Stagecoach (1939 film)|Stagecoach]]'' (1939)]]
[[File:Stagecoach-02 - Andy Devine et George Bancroft.jpg|thumb|right|Devine and [[George Bancroft (actor)|George Bancroft]] in ''[[Stagecoach (1939 film)|Stagecoach]]'' (1939)]]
[[File:Under California Stars (1948) 1.jpg|thumb|right|[[Roy Rogers]], [[Jane Frazee]] and Devine in ''[[Under California Stars]]'' (1948)]]
[[File:Under California Stars (1948) 1.jpg|thumb|right|[[Roy Rogers]], [[Jane Frazee]] and Devine in ''[[Under California Stars]]'' (1948)]]
[[File:Andy Devine Wild Bill Hickok 1956.jpg|thumb|right|''[[Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok]]'']]
[[File:Andy Devine Wild Bill Hickok 1956.jpg|thumb|right|''[[The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok]]'']]
[[File:Andy Devine star HWF.JPG|thumb|right|Devine's star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], 6366 [[Hollywood Boulevard]]]]
[[File:Andy Devine star HWF.JPG|thumb|right|Devine's star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], 6366 [[Hollywood Boulevard]]]]


Devine worked extensively in radio, and is well remembered for his role as Jingles, [[Guy Madison]]'s sidekick in ''The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok'', which the two actors reprised on television. Devine appeared over 75 times on [[Jack Benny]]'s radio show between 1936 and 1942, often in Benny's semiregular series of Western sketches, "Buck Benny Rides Again". Benny frequently referred to him as "the mayor of [[Van Nuys]]". In fact, Devine served as honorary mayor of that city, where he lived, preferring to be away from the bustle of Hollywood, from May 18, 1938, to 1957, when he moved to [[Newport Beach]].<ref>"Andy Devine Named 'Mayor'." ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', May 10, 1938.</ref><ref name=Collura>Collura, Joe. [http://www.classicimages.com/people/article_7950298b-4f07-5c64-abf8-d0e244ac57ec.html "Big Man, Bigger Talent"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110192651/http://www.classicimages.com/people/article_7950298b-4f07-5c64-abf8-d0e244ac57ec.html |date=January 10, 2016 }}. ''Classic Images'', June 25, 2009.</ref>
Devine worked extensively in radio, and is well remembered for his role as Jingles, [[Guy Madison]]'s sidekick in ''The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok''. Devine appeared over 75 times on [[Jack Benny]]'s radio show between 1936 and 1942, often in Benny's semiregular series of Western sketches, "Buck Benny Rides Again". Benny frequently referred to him as "the mayor of [[Van Nuys]]", and Devine served as honorary mayor from 1938 to 1957, when he moved to [[Newport Beach]].<ref>"Andy Devine Named 'Mayor'." ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', May 10, 1938.</ref><ref name=Collura>Collura, Joe. [http://www.classicimages.com/people/article_7950298b-4f07-5c64-abf8-d0e244ac57ec.html "Big Man, Bigger Talent"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110192651/http://www.classicimages.com/people/article_7950298b-4f07-5c64-abf8-d0e244ac57ec.html |date=January 10, 2016 }}. ''Classic Images'', June 25, 2009.</ref>
 
Devine also worked in television. He hosted ''[[Andy's Gang]]'', a children's TV show,<ref name=Collura/> on [[NBC]] from 1955 to 1960. During this time, he also made multiple appearances on NBC's ''[[The Ford Show|The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford]]''. In addition, he was a guest star on many television shows in the 1950s and 1960s, including an episode of ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]'' titled "[[Hocus-Pocus and Frisby (The Twilight Zone)|Hocus-Pocus and Frisby]]", playing the part of Frisby, a teller of tall tales who impresses a group of gullible alien kidnappers. He played Hap Gorman, a character likewise given to tall tales, in five episodes of the NBC TV series ''[[Flipper (1964 TV series)|Flipper]]'', during its 1964 season. He played the role of Jake Sloan in the 1961 episode "Big Jake" of the acclaimed anthology series ''[[The Barbara Stanwyck Show]]'', also on NBC. He also played Honest John Denton in the episode "A Horse of a Different Cutter" of the short-lived series ''[[The Rounders (TV series)|The Rounders]]''.


He made a cameo appearance as Santa Claus in an episode of the 1960s live-action [[Batman (TV series)|''Batman'']] TV series on ABC. The episode, entitled "The Duo Is Slumming", was originally broadcast on December 22, 1966. In this role, he directly addressed the viewers, wishing them a merry Christmas.
Devine also worked in television. He hosted ''[[Andy's Gang]]'', a children's TV show,<ref name=Collura/> on [[NBC]] from 1955 to 1960. During this time, he also made multiple appearances on NBC's ''[[The Ford Show]]''. In addition, he was a guest star on many television shows in the 1950s and 1960s, including an episode of ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]'' titled "[[Hocus-Pocus and Frisby (The Twilight Zone)|Hocus-Pocus and Frisby]]" and appeared in five episodes of the NBC TV series ''[[Flipper (1964 TV series)|Flipper]]'' in 1964. He played the role of Jake Sloan in the 1961 episode "Big Jake" of the acclaimed anthology series ''[[The Barbara Stanwyck Show]]'', also on NBC. He also played Honest John Denton in the episode "A Horse of a Different Cutter" of the short-lived series ''[[The Rounders (TV series)|The Rounders]]''.


Devine made his stage debut in 1957 with his portrayal of Cap'n Andy in [[Guy Lombardo]]'s production of ''[[Show Boat]]'' at the Jones Beach Theatre in Wantagh, New York.<ref name=Collura/> In 1973, he went to [[Monroe, Louisiana]], at the request of George C. Brian, an actor and filmmaker who headed the theater department at the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]], to perform in ''Show Boat''.
He made a cameo appearance as Santa Claus in an episode of the 1960s live-action [[Batman (TV series)|''Batman'']] TV series on ABC. The episode, entitled "The Duo Is Slumming", was originally broadcast on December 22, 1966.


He also performed voice parts in animated films, including [[Friar Tuck]] in [[Walt Disney]]'s ''[[Robin Hood (1973 film)|Robin Hood]]''. He provided the voice of Cornelius the Rooster in several TV commercials for [[Kellogg's Corn Flakes]].
Devine made his stage debut in 1957 with his portrayal of Cap'n Andy in [[Guy Lombardo]]'s production of ''[[Show Boat]]'' at the Jones Beach Theatre in Wantagh, New York.<ref name=Collura/> In 1973, he went to [[Monroe, Louisiana]], at the request of George C. Brian, an actor and filmmaker who headed the theater department at the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]], to perform in ''Show Boat''.{{cn|date=July 2025}} He also performed voice parts in animated films, including [[Friar Tuck]] in [[Walt Disney]]'s ''[[Robin Hood (1973 film)|Robin Hood]]''. He provided the voice of Cornelius the Rooster in several TV commercials for [[Kellogg's Corn Flakes]].{{cn|date=July 2025}}


Devine was a pilot and owned Provo Devine, a flying school that trained flyers for the government during World War II.
==Personal life==
Devine was a pilot and owned Provo Devine, a flying school that trained flyers for the government during World War II.{{cn|date=July 2025}}


==Political views==
Devine was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QfHXAAAAQBAJ&q=Andy+Devine&pg=PA173|title=When Hollywood Was Right: How Movie Stars, Studio Moguls, and Big Business Remade American Politics|last=Kritchlow|first=Donald T.|date=October 21, 2013|publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9780521199186|access-date=August 12, 2017}}</ref> Devine supported [[Barry Goldwater]] in the [[1964 United States presidential election]].<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QfHXAAAAQBAJ&q=andy%20devine | title=When Hollywood Was Right: How Movie Stars, Studio Moguls, and Big Business Remade American Politics| isbn=9781107650282| last1=Critchlow| first1=Donald T.| date=October 21, 2013| publisher=Cambridge University Press}}</ref>
Devine was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QfHXAAAAQBAJ&q=Andy+Devine&pg=PA173|title=When Hollywood Was Right: How Movie Stars, Studio Moguls, and Big Business Remade American Politics|last=Kritchlow|first=Donald T.|date=October 21, 2013|publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9780521199186|access-date=August 12, 2017}}</ref> Devine supported [[Barry Goldwater]] in the [[1964 United States presidential election]].<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QfHXAAAAQBAJ&q=andy%20devine | title=When Hollywood Was Right: How Movie Stars, Studio Moguls, and Big Business Remade American Politics| isbn=9781107650282| last1=Critchlow| first1=Donald T.| date=October 21, 2013| publisher=Cambridge University Press}}</ref>


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==Television==
==Television==
* ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]'' – "Yesterday´s Timepiece" (1967)
* ''[[The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok]]'' – 112 episodes as Deputy Marshal Jingles P. Jones (1951–1958)
* ''[[Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok]]'' – 112 episodes as Deputy Marshal Jingles P. Jones (1951–1958)
* ''[[Andy's Gang]]'' – as Host (1955–1960)
* ''[[Andy's Gang]]'' – as Host (1955–1960)
* ''[[Wagon Train]]'' – episode "The Jess MacAbee Story" as Jess MacAbee (1959)
* ''[[Wagon Train]]'' – episode "The Jess MacAbee Story" as Jess MacAbee (1959)
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* ''[[Flipper (1964 TV series)|Flipper]]'' – 5 episodes as Hap Gorman (1964–1965)
* ''[[Flipper (1964 TV series)|Flipper]]'' – 5 episodes as Hap Gorman (1964–1965)
* ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' – "The Duo Is Slumming" as Santa (uncredited) (1966)
* ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' – "The Duo Is Slumming" as Santa (uncredited) (1966)
* ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]'' – "Yesterday´s Timepiece" (1967)
* ''[[Bonanza (TV series)|Bonanza]]'' – "A Girl Named George" as Roscoe (1968)
* ''[[Bonanza (TV series)|Bonanza]]'' – "A Girl Named George" as Roscoe (1968)
* ''[[Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color]]'' – "Ride a Northbound Horse: Parts 1 & 2" (1969)
* ''[[Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color]]'' – "Ride a Northbound Horse: Parts 1 & 2" (1969)

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Andrew Vabre Devine (October 7, 1905 – February 18, 1977)[1] was an American character actor known for his distinctive raspy, crackly voice and roles in Western films, including his role as Cookie, the sidekick of Roy Rogers in 10 feature films. He also appeared alongside John Wayne in films such as Stagecoach (1939), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and How the West Was Won (both 1962). He is also remembered as Jingles on the TV series The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok from 1951 to 1958, as Danny McGuire in A Star Is Born (1937), and as the voice of Friar Tuck in 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] He also played semiprofessional football[3] under the pseudonym Jeremiah Schwartz. His football experience led to his first sizable film role in The Spirit of Notre Dame in 1931.[3]

Career

File:Andy Devine in A Star is Born.jpg
Devine in the film A Star Is Born (1937)

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

His peculiar wheezy voice was first thought likely to prevent him from moving to the talkies, but instead, it became his trademark. Devine claimed that his distinctive voice resulted from a childhood accident in which he fell while running with a curtain rod in his mouth at the Beale Hotel in Kingman, causing the rod to pierce the roof of his mouth. When he was able to speak again, he had a labored, scratchy, duo-tone voice. A biographer, however, indicated that this was one of several stories Devine fabricated about his voice.[5]

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Devine with Rosemary Clooney, 1958

Devine appeared in more than 400 films and shared with Walter Brennan, another character actor, the rare ability to move with ease from B-movie Westerns to mainstream feature films. His notable roles included Cookie, Roy Rogers's sidekick, in 10 films; a role in Romeo and Juliet (1936),[6] and Danny in A Star Is Born (1937). He appeared in several films with John Wayne, including Stagecoach (1939), Island in the Sky (1953), and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962).

Devine was generally known for his comic roles, but Jack Webb cast him as a police detective in Pete Kelly's Blues (1955).

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

File:Stagecoach-02 - Andy Devine et George Bancroft.jpg
Devine and George Bancroft in Stagecoach (1939)
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Roy Rogers, Jane Frazee and Devine in Under California Stars (1948)
File:Andy Devine Wild Bill Hickok 1956.jpg
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
File:Andy Devine star HWF.JPG
Devine's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 6366 Hollywood Boulevard

Devine worked extensively in radio, and is well remembered for his role as Jingles, Guy Madison's sidekick in The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok. Devine appeared over 75 times on Jack Benny's radio show between 1936 and 1942, often in Benny's semiregular series of Western sketches, "Buck Benny Rides Again". Benny frequently referred to him as "the mayor of Van Nuys", and Devine served as honorary mayor from 1938 to 1957, when he moved to Newport Beach.[8][9]

Devine also worked in television. He hosted Andy's Gang, a children's TV show,[9] on NBC from 1955 to 1960. During this time, he also made multiple appearances on NBC's The Ford Show. In addition, he was a guest star on many television shows in the 1950s and 1960s, including an episode of The Twilight Zone titled "Hocus-Pocus and Frisby" and appeared in five episodes of the NBC TV series Flipper in 1964. He played the role of Jake Sloan in the 1961 episode "Big Jake" of the acclaimed anthology series The Barbara Stanwyck Show, also on NBC. He also played Honest John Denton in the episode "A Horse of a Different Cutter" of the short-lived series The Rounders.

He made a cameo appearance as Santa Claus in an episode of the 1960s live-action Batman TV series on ABC. The episode, entitled "The Duo Is Slumming", was originally broadcast on December 22, 1966.

Devine made his stage debut in 1957 with his portrayal of Cap'n Andy in Guy Lombardo's production of Show Boat at the Jones Beach Theatre in Wantagh, New York.[9] In 1973, he went to Monroe, Louisiana, at the request of George C. Brian, an actor and filmmaker who headed the theater department at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, to perform in Show Boat.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He also performed voice parts in 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Personal life

Devine was a pilot and owned Provo Devine, a flying school that trained flyers for the government during World War II.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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

Death

Devine died of leukemia at age 71 in Irvine, California, on February 18, 1977.[12]

Filmography

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Television

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  1. ↑ Andy Devine, Western Character, Dead at 71. Fairbanks Daily News Miner, February 19, 1977. p. A6.
  2. ↑ Corneau, Ernest N. (1969). The Hall of Fame of Western Film Stars. Christopher Publishing House. p. 234. Template:ISBN.
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  8. ↑ "Andy Devine Named 'Mayor'." Los Angeles Times, May 10, 1938.
  9. ↑ a b c Collura, Joe. "Big Man, Bigger Talent" Template:Webarchive. Classic Images, June 25, 2009.
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