Andy Devine Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a Western Heritage Award for Theatrical Motion Picture for "How the West Was Won" in 1964
• Attended St․ Mary and St․ Benedict's College and Northern Arizona State Teacher's College, and was a football player at Santa Clara University
• Made his screen acting debut in the short film "The Collegians" in 1926
• Achieved huge success due to his highly recognizable raspy voice, a result of an accident during his childhood that damaged his throat and vocal cords
• Best known for his role as Deputy Marshal Jingles P․ Jones in "Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok" and as Buck in "Stagecoach․"
• During his late career, he appeared in several stage productions, including "Showboat," "Anything Goes," and "Never Too Late․"
• Befriended legendary Western actor John Wayne after meeting him on the set of "Stagecoach" in 1939
• Did voice-over work as Friar Tuck in Disney's "Robin Hood" in 1973 and as The Frog in "The Mouse and His Child" in 1977