Andy Devine (born October 7, 1905) was an American character actor and comic cowboy sidekick known for his distinctive, whiny voice.
Birth Name: Andrew Vabre Devine
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Height: 6'
Nickname: "Andy"
He attended St. Mary and St. Benedict's College, Northern Arizona State Teacher's College (now Northern Arizona University), and was a star football player at Santa Clara University. He also played semi-professional football under the pseudonym "Jeremiah Schwartz". His football experience led to his first sizable film role, in the 1931 The Spirit of Notre Dame.
He had acting ambitions, so, after college, he went to Hollywood, where he worked as a Venice Beach lifeguard, within easy distance of the studios. Although it was first thought that his peculiar, wheezy voice would prevent him from moving to the talkies, instead it became his trademark.
He appeared in more than 400 films and shared with Walter Brennan, another character actor, the rare ability to move with ease from "B" Westerns to "A" pictures. His notable roles included ten films as sidekick "Cookie" to Roy Rogers, a role in Romeo and Juliet (1936), and "Danny" in A Star Is Born (1937). He made several appearances in films with John Wayne, including Stagecoach (1939), Island in the Sky (1953), and as the frightened marshal in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962).
While most of his characters were reluctant to get involved in the action, he played the hero in Island in the Sky, as an expert pilot who leads his fellow aviators through the arduous search for a missing airplane. Although Devine was known generally for his comic roles, Jack Webb cast him as a police detective in Pete Kelly's Blues (1955); Devine lowered his voice and was more serious than usual. His film appearances in his later years included movies such as Zebra in the Kitchen, The Over-the-Hill Gang, and "Coyote Bill" in Myra Breckinridge.
Devine died of leukemia at the age of 71 in Orange, California in 1977.
Birth Name: Andrew Vabre Devine
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Height: 6'
Nickname: "Andy"
He attended St. Mary and St. Benedict's College, Northern Arizona State Teacher's College (now Northern Arizona University), and was a star football player at Santa Clara University. He also played semi-professional football under the pseudonym "Jeremiah Schwartz". His football experience led to his first sizable film role, in the 1931 The Spirit of Notre Dame.
He had acting ambitions, so, after college, he went to Hollywood, where he worked as a Venice Beach lifeguard, within easy distance of the studios. Although it was first thought that his peculiar, wheezy voice would prevent him from moving to the talkies, instead it became his trademark.
He appeared in more than 400 films and shared with Walter Brennan, another character actor, the rare ability to move with ease from "B" Westerns to "A" pictures. His notable roles included ten films as sidekick "Cookie" to Roy Rogers, a role in Romeo and Juliet (1936), and "Danny" in A Star Is Born (1937). He made several appearances in films with John Wayne, including Stagecoach (1939), Island in the Sky (1953), and as the frightened marshal in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962).
While most of his characters were reluctant to get involved in the action, he played the hero in Island in the Sky, as an expert pilot who leads his fellow aviators through the arduous search for a missing airplane. Although Devine was known generally for his comic roles, Jack Webb cast him as a police detective in Pete Kelly's Blues (1955); Devine lowered his voice and was more serious than usual. His film appearances in his later years included movies such as Zebra in the Kitchen, The Over-the-Hill Gang, and "Coyote Bill" in Myra Breckinridge.
Devine died of leukemia at the age of 71 in Orange, California in 1977.
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