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Andy Devine

Andy Devine (born Jeremiah Schwartz) (October 7, 1905 - February 18, 1977) was a rotund, raspy-voiced character actor and comic cowboy sidekick. His movie career started in silent films and extended until his death.

Devine was born in Flagstaff, Arizona. He grew up in Kingman, Arizona, where his family moved when he was a year old. He appeared in more than 400 films and shared with Walter Brennan the rare ability to move with ease from B Westerns to A pictures.

He was a star football player at Santa Clara University, which led to his first film role in the silent The Collegians.

Although it was at first thought that his peculiar voice would prevent him from moving to the talkies, it became his trademark and strongest selling point. Devine's speech was the result of a childhood accident. He had been running with a stake in his mouth and fell, the instrument piercing the roof of his mouth.

His notable roles included ten films as sidekick, "Cookie", to Roy Rogers, a Shakespeare performance in Romeo and Juliet in 1937, Stagecoach with John Wayne in 1939 and a reunion with Wayne in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance in 1959. He played "The Cheerful Soldier" in The Red Badge of Courage.

Devine is well-remembered for his role as "Jingles" in the US radio and TV series Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951). He also had a part as "Hap" on Flipper and hosted a children's TV show, Andy's Gang, and performed voice parts in animated films, including "Friar Tuck" in Disney's Robin Hood. He starred in a Twilight Zone episode as "Frisby", a talkative braggart faced with an alien invasion called "Hocus-Pocus and Frisby". He also appeared in the Over-the-Hill Gang and as "Coyote Bill" in Myra Breckenridge.

He died of leukemia in 1977.

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  • When asked if he had strange nodes on his vocal chords, Devine replied, "I've got the same nodes as Bing Crosby, but his are in tune."

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He died of leukemia in 1977. He has also earned his private pilot's license. He also appeared in the Over-the-Hill Gang and as "Coyote Bill" in Myra Breckenridge. Air Force. He starred in a Twilight Zone episode as "Frisby", a talkative braggart faced with an alien invasion called "Hocus-Pocus and Frisby". Freeman worked as a mechanic in the U.S. He also had a part as "Hap" on Flipper and hosted a children's TV show, Andy's Gang, and performed voice parts in animated films, including "Friar Tuck" in Disney's Robin Hood. His daughter's are Deena (who was adopted) and Morgana.

Devine is well-remembered for his role as "Jingles" in the US radio and TV series Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951). His son's names are Alphonse and Saifoulaye. He played "The Cheerful Soldier" in The Red Badge of Courage. He has two children from each of his wives. His notable roles included ten films as sidekick, "Cookie", to Roy Rogers, a Shakespeare performance in Romeo and Juliet in 1937, Stagecoach with John Wayne in 1939 and a reunion with Wayne in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance in 1959. His second was to Myrna Colley-Lee (16 June 1984 - present). He had been running with a stake in his mouth and fell, the instrument piercing the roof of his mouth. His first marriage was to Jeanette Adair Bradshaw (22 October 1967 - 1979) (divorced).

Devine's speech was the result of a childhood accident. Although he has said in interviews that he has never been cast opposite of a love interest in any of his movies, Freeman has been married twice. Although it was at first thought that his peculiar voice would prevent him from moving to the talkies, it became his trademark and strongest selling point. Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor who was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He was a star football player at Santa Clara University, which led to his first film role in the silent The Collegians. 1994 Nominated for Oscar for Best Actor, in The Shawshank Redemption. He grew up in Kingman, Arizona, where his family moved when he was a year old. He appeared in more than 400 films and shared with Walter Brennan the rare ability to move with ease from B Westerns to A pictures. 1989 Nominated for Oscar for Best Actor for his role as a chauffeur in Driving Miss Daisy.

Devine was born in Flagstaff, Arizona. 1986 Nominated for Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, in Street Smart. His movie career started in silent films and extended until his death. The Electric Company (1971) - tv series. Andy Devine (born Jeremiah Schwartz) (October 7, 1905 - February 18, 1977) was a rotund, raspy-voiced character actor and comic cowboy sidekick. Street Smart (1987). When asked if he had strange nodes on his vocal chords, Devine replied, "I've got the same nodes as Bing Crosby, but his are in tune.". Lean on Me (1989).

Driving Miss Daisy (1989). Glory (1989). The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990). Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991).

Unforgiven (1992). The Power of One(1992). The Shawshank Redemption (1994). Outbreak (1995).

Se7en (1995). Moll Flanders (1996). Kiss the Girls (1997). Amistad (1997).

Deep Impact (1998). Along Came a Spider (2001). High Crimes (2002). The Sum of All Fears (2002).

Dreamcatcher (2003). Bruce Almighty (2003). The Big Bounce (2004). Million Dollar Baby (2004).

Batman Begins (2005).