ANDY DEVINE BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:

Andy Devine was born on October 7th, 1905 in Flagstaff, Arizona with the birth name Andrew Vabre Devine.  Andy was raised in Kingman, Arizona and his father, Thomas Devine worked as a hotel operator.  As a child he was very athletic and later on in his life went on to play professional semi-pro football for sometime. 
 
He attended a number of colleges studying and playing football such as, St. Mary & St. Benedict, Arizona State Teacher's College and Santa Clara University.  After completing his schooling he decided to relocate to Hollywood and see if he had a chance at a career as an actor.   
 
Andy began with working on a variety of films in a number of small roles and his first decent part in a 'talkie' film was in, "The Spirit of Notre Dame" (1931) with Lew Ayres, William Bakewell, Sally Blane and J. Farrell MacDonald, followed by, "Three Wide Girls" (1932) starring Jean Harlow, Marie Provost and Mae Clark and working with John Ford on the film, "Stagecoach" (1939) starring John Wayne, Claire Trevor, John Carradine, Thomas Mitchell, Tim Holt, Tom Tyler and George Bancroft.  A classic film "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" (1944) starring Jon Hall, Maria Montez, Frank Puglia and Turhan Bey showed his versatility.  In 1946 he worked on the film, "Canyon Passage" in which his two sons were cast to play his sons in the film.  Andy also appeared more then seventy five times on Jack Benny's radio show between 1936 and 1942. 
 
His trademark became his raspy voice which helped benefit his career and for the next forty five years he became a well known actor appearing on screen over 100 times.  He became even more popular when he was cast in, "Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok" (1951) starring with Guy Madison which aired on television as well as radio.  He appeared in a number of films in the 1950's such as, "The Red Badge of Courage" (1951) starring Audie Murphy, "Island in the Sky" (1953) starring John Wayne, Lloyd Nolan, James Arness, Walter Abel, Louis Jean Heydt, Darryl Hickman, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, Fess Parker, Paul Fix, James Lydon, Regis Toomey, Allyn Joslyn, George Chandler, Bob Steele, Wally Cassell, Harry Carey Jr. and Mike Connors, "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962) with an all star cast consisting of James Stewart, Edmond O'Brien, Vera Miles, Woody Strode, John Wayne, Lee Marvin, John Carradine, Strother Martin, Willis Bouchey, Carleton Young, Robert F. Simon, Denver Pyle, Shug Fisher, Ken Murray, Jeanette Nolan, John Qualen and Lee Van Cleef, "Pete Kelly's Blues" (1955) starring Jack Webb, "Two Rode Together" (1961) with an ensemble cast including James Stewart, Richard Widmark, Shirley Jones, John McIntire, Sal Mineo, Linda Cristal, Willis Bouchey, Henry Brandon, Ken Curtis, Jeanette Nolan, Ford Rainey, Anna Lee, John Qualen, Harry Carey Jr. and Woody Strode, "The Over-the-Hill Gang" (1969) starring Walter Brennan, Pat O'Brien. Chill Wills, Edgar Buchanan, Gypsy Rose Lee, Ricky Nelson, William Smith, Edward Andrews and Jack Elam and the sequel next year "The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again" (1970) starring Walter Brennan, Fred Astaire, Chill Wills, Edgar Buchanan, Paul Richards, Walter Burke, Lana Wood and Parley Baer.  
 
Then in 1955 he became the host of a television show called, "Andy's Gang" followed by portraying the character, Hap Gorman on the television series, "Flipper" (1964).  Devine appeared in numerous other television shows including "Bonanza", "The Barbara Stanwyck Show". "Twilight Zone", "The Rounders", "Burke's Law", "Wagon Train" and "The Ford Show" and Andy also worked as a stage actor, making his stage debut in 1957 in a production of, "Show Boat" at a theatre in Long Island, New York.  Devine also was able to take advantage of his raspy voice by doing voice over work in some animated films such as in Walt Disney's, "Robin Hood" and on some Kellogg's Corn Flake commercials. 
 
Andy married only once to Dorothy Devine in 1933 through his death on February 18th, 1977 in Orange, California from leukemia.  He was survived by his wife and two children, Tad and Denny.  Andy Devine was awarded two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to television and radio.  

 
Filmography

1992 The Girl from Tomorrow
1977 The Mouse and His Child
1977 A Whale of a Tale 
1976 Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood 
1973 Robin Hood
1972 Alias Smith and Jones
1967-1971 The Virginian
1970 The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again 
1970 Myra Breckinridge
1969-1970 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1970 Bracken's World
1970 Smoke 
1969 Love, American Style 
1969 The Over-the-Hill Gang 
1969 Gunsmoke
1968 Bonanza
1968 The Road Hustlers
1967 Vacation Playhouse
1967 The Ballad of Josie
1966 Batman
1966 The Rounders
1965 Zebra in the Kitchen 
1964-1965 Flipper
1964 Burke's Law
1963 It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World 
1962 How the West Was Won
1962 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 
1962 Twilight Zone
1962 G.E. True Theater
1961 Two Rode Together
1961 The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 
1960 No Place Like Home
1959 Wagon Train
1951-1958 Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1956 Around the World in Eighty Days 
1955 Andy's Gang 
1955 Pete Kelly's Blues
1954 Thunder Pass 
1953 Island in the Sky 
1952 Montana Belle 
1951 Slaughter Trail
1951 New Mexico 
1951 The Red Badge of Courage 
1950 Never a Dull Moment
1950 The Traveling Saleswoman 
1949 The Last Bandit
1948 The Far Frontier 
1948 Grand Canyon Trail
1948 Night Time in Nevada 
1948 Eyes of Texas
1948 The Gallant Legion  
1948 Under California Stars 
1948 Old Los Angeles
1948 The Gay Ranchero 
1947 The Fabulous Texan 
1947 On the Old Spanish Trail
1947 Slave Girl
1947 Springtime in the Sierras 
1947 The Vigilantes Return 
1947 Bells of San Angelo 
1947 The Michigan Kid
1946 Canyon Passage
1945 Frontier Gal 
1945 That's the Spirit 
1945 Sudan 
1945 Frisco Sal
1944 Bowery to Broadway
1944 Babes on Swing Street
1944 Ghost Catchers
1944 Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1943 Crazy House
1943 Corvette K-225 
1943 Frontier Badmen
1943 Rhythm of the Islands 
1942 Keeping Fit
1942 Sin Town 
1942 Between Us Girls 
1942 Timber! 
1942 Top Sergeant 
1942 Danger in the Pacific
1942 Escape from Hong Kong 
1942 Unseen Enemy
1942 North to the Klondike 
1941 Road Agent 
1941 South of Tahiti 
1941 The Kid from Kansas 
1941 Badlands of Dakota 
1941 A Dangerous Game 
1941 Raiders of the Desert 
1941 Men of the Timberland 
1941 The Flame of New Orleans 
1941 Mutiny in the Arctic
1941 Lucky Devils 
1940 Trail of the Vigilantes 
1940 The Devil's Pipeline
1940 Margie 
1940 The Leather Pushers 
1940 When the Daltons Rode 
1940 Black Diamonds
1940 Hot Steel 
1940 Torrid Zone 
1940 Buck Benny Rides Again 
1940 Little Old New York
1940 Danger on Wheels 
1939 The Man from Montreal 
1939 Geronimo 
1939 Legion of Lost Flyers 
1939 Tropic Fury 
1939 Mutiny on the Blackhawk 
1939 Never Say Die 
1939 The Spirit of Culver 
1939 Stagecoach 
1938 Strange Faces 
1938 The Storm 
1938 Swing That Cheer 
1938 Personal Secretary 
1938 Men with Wings 
1938 Yellow Jack
1938 Dr. Rhythm 
1937 You're a Sweetheart 
1937 Double or Nothing 
1937 The Road Back 
1937 A Star Is Born 
1937 In Old Chicago 
1936 Mysterious Crossing 
1936 Flying Hostess 
1936 The Big Game 
1936 Yellowstone 
1936 Romeo and Juliet
1936 Small Town Girl 
1935 Coronado 
1935 Fighting Youth 
1935 Way Down East 
1935 The Farmer Takes a Wife 
1935 Chinatown Squad 
1935 Hold 'Em Yale 
1935 Straight from the Heart 
1934 Hell in the Heavens 
1934 The President Vanishes 
1934 Wake Up and Dream
1934 Million Dollar Ransom 
1934 Gift of Gab
1934 Let's Talk It Over 
1934 Stingaree
1934 Upperworld 
1934 The Poor Rich 
1933 Chance at Heaven 
1933 Saturday's Millions 
1933 Doctor Bull 
1933 Midnight Mary 
1933 Horse Play 
1933 The Big Cage 
1933 Song of the Eagle 
1933 The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble 
1932 The All-American 
1932 Tom Brown of Culver 
1932 The Man from Yesterday 
1932 Fast Companions 
1932 Radio Patrol 
1932 Man Wanted 
1932 Destry Rides Again 
1932 The Impatient Maiden 
1932 Law and Order 
1932 Three Wise Girls 
1931 The Spirit of Notre Dame
1931 Danger Island 
1931 Heroes of the Flames 
1931 The Criminal Code 
1930 A Soldier's Plaything 
1930 Shooting Straight 
1930 Dames Ahoy 
1929 Flying High 
1929 Junior Luck
1929 Hot Stuff 
1929 The Divine Lady 
1928 Naughty Baby
1928 Red Lips
1928 Noah's Ark 
1928 Lonesome 
1928 We Americans
1928 That's My Daddy
1927 The Relay 
1927 Around the Bases
1926 The Collegians