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name: "Andy Devine"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/andy-devine"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "7 October 1905"
died: "18 February 1977"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T11:48:53.830152+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 7 October 1905 in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA. Died 18 February 1977.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 7 October 1905, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
- **Died:** 18 February 1977
- **Also known as:** Andrew Vabre Devine

## Biography

Andy Devine, also credited as Andrew Vabre Devine, was an American character actor. Born in Flagstaff, Arizona, he attended several colleges including Santa Clara University, where he played football, and briefly appeared in semiprofessional games under the pseudonym Jeremiah Schwartz before entering films.

Devine became known for his distinctive raspy voice and roles in Westerns. He appeared as Buck in *Stagecoach* (1939) and later played Cookie, sidekick to Roy Rogers, in ten films. On television he portrayed Jingles in *The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok* (1951–1958) and hosted the children's series *Andy's Gang*. Other notable credits include *A Star Is Born* (1937), *The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance* (1962), *How the West Was Won* (1962) and the voice of Friar Tuck in *Robin Hood* (1973). He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Stagecoach* (1939), Fi1m 84, as Buck — [page](https://film.one/film/stagecoach.md)

## Also known for

- *Robin Hood* (1973), Friar Tuck - A Badger (voice)
- *The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance* (1962), Link Appleyard
- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), Somerset Frisby
- *It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World* (1963), Sheriff of Crockett County
- *Batman* (1966), Santa
- *Around the World in 80 Days* (1956), SS Henrietta First Mate
- *How the West Was Won* (1962), Corporal Peterson
- *Bonanza* (1959), Roscoe

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