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name: "Andy Devine"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/andy-devine-1159934"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "28 February 1942"
died: "27 January 2022"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 82
updated: "2026-09-16T23:09:39.004267+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Andy Devine

Actor. Born 28 February 1942 in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK. Died 27 January 2022.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 February 1942, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
- **Died:** 27 January 2022
- **Active:** 1993–1999

## Biography

Andy Devine, born Peter Devine, was an English actor known for television roles. He was born on 28 February 1942 in Manchester and died on 27 January 2022 in Southport, aged 79.

Devine began his acting career in 1963 after serving in the Royal Navy. He appeared in minor roles in series including *Doctor Who*, *Cracker* and *Prime Suspect*, and had guest parts in *Coronation Street* as a photographer and as Jason Ross.

His most prominent roles were Bernard Thomas in the Channel 4 series *Queer as Folk* (1999–2000) and Shadrach Dingle in the ITV soap *Emmerdale* (2000–2010), appearing in 645 episodes until the character’s exit.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, theguardian.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Queer as Folk* (1999), Fi1m 79, as Bernard Thomas — [page](https://film.one/tv/queer-as-folk.md)
- *Cracker* (1993), Fi1m 85, as Guard on Train — [page](https://film.one/tv/cracker.md)

## Also known for

- *Coronation Street* (1960), Photographer
- *Emmerdale* (1972), Shadrach Dingle

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