Andy Devine (English actor)

{{Short description|English actor (1942–2022)}} {{distinguish|text=American actor [[Andy Devine]]}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}} {{more citations needed|date=May 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Andy Devine | image = | imagesize = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1942|02|28}} | birth_place = [[Manchester]], [[Lancashire]], England | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2022|01|27|1942|02|28}} | death_place = [[Southport]], [[Merseyside]], England | other_names = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1963–2011 | known_for = ''[[Emmerdale]]'' <br /> ''[[Queer as Folk (UK TV series)|Queer as Folk]]'' | spouse = | domestic_partner = | website = }}

'''Peter Devine''' (stage name '''Andy Devine''', 28 February 1942 – 27 January 2022) was a British actor primarily on television, whose best known role was [[Shadrach Dingle]] on one of [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]'s long-running [[soap opera]]s, ''[[Emmerdale]]''. He played Shadrach on and off starting in 2000 and made his final appearance in July 2010. His credits have occasionally been confused with those of the American actor [[Andy Devine]] (1905–1977). Devine served in the Royal Navy for eight years after joining at aged 17 in 1959.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hayward |first=Anthony |date=2022-06-02 |title=Andy Devine obituary |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian|location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jun/02/andy-devine-obituary |access-date=2023-02-28 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> He was also a classical actor before going into the soaps.

==Career== Devine began his acting career in 1963.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170113163203/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bb687b996 Andy Devine | BFI]</ref> He mainly had minor roles, such as an uncredited Draconian Guard in several episodes of the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story ''[[Frontier in Space]]''. He also had a memorably prominent role as a gay man in the [[Channel 4]] series ''[[Queer as Folk (British TV series)|Queer As Folk]]'', and he appeared in an episode of ''[[Linda Green]]'', playing the eponymous lead character's abrasive and lecherous boss Syd Jenkins. He also performed his ''[[Emmerdale]]'' character [[Shadrach Dingle]] character on the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] show ''[[Harry Hill's TV Burp]]''.

On 23 July 2010, Devine left ''Emmerdale'' after over ten years on the soap, when Shadrach was killed off in an emotional storyline related to [[alcohol abuse]].

== Personal life and death == Devine died in [[Southport and Formby District General Hospital|Southport Hospital]] on 27 January 2022, at the age of 79, as a result of "hospital-acquired pneumonia", following a fall at his home.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/andy-devine-emmerdale-actor-died-after-accidental-fall-coroner-concludes-12624791|title=Andy Devine: Emmerdale actor died after accidental fall, coroner concludes|publisher=Sky News|date=31 May 2022|access-date=31 May 2022}}</ref><ref name="Gazette">{{cite web |title=Deceased Estates: Peter Devine |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/4075180 |website=The London Gazette |date=20 May 2022 |access-date=28 May 2022}}</ref>

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | rowspan="2"| 1963 | ''[[Comedy Playhouse]]'' | {{n/a|Unknown}} | Episode: "A Clerical Error" |- | ''[[Maigret (1960 TV series)|Maigret]]'' | Extra | Episode: "Peter the Lett"; uncredited |- | 1967 | ''[[Softly, Softly (TV series)|Softly, Softly]]'' | Chief Constable | Episode: "Selection"; uncredited |- | rowspan="2"| 1969 | ''[[Z-Cars]]'' | Warder | Episode: "Alibi: Part 1" |- | ''[[Callan (TV series)|Callan]]'' | Brezhevski | Episode: "The Little Bits and Pieces of Love" |- | 1970 | ''[[Doomwatch]]'' | Man | Episode: "Spectre at the Feast"; uncredited |- | rowspan="3"| 1972 | ''[[Emma (1972 TV serial)|Emma]]'' | Cole's Manservant | TV mini-series |- | rowspan="2"| ''[[Villains (British TV series)|Villains]]'' | Man | Episode: "Belinda"; uncredited |- | Warder | Episode: "Billy Boy"; uncredited |- | 1973 | ''[[Doctor Who]]'' | Draconian Guard | 4 episodes; uncredited |- | 1992 | ''[[The Girl From Tomorrow]]'' | Mr. Corbett | Episode: "A Primitive and Dangerous Time" |- | rowspan="2"| 1993 | ''[[Three Seven Eleven]]'' | Mr. Pudsey | 2 episodes |- | ''[[Cracker (British TV series)|Cracker]]'' | Guard on Train | Episode: "The Mad Woman in the Attic: Part 1" |- | 1994 | ''In Suspicious Circumstances'' | George Barnard | Episode: "The Boaster" |- | 1995 | ''[[Coronation Street]]'' | Photographer | Episode #1.3924 |- | rowspan="5"| 1996 | ''[[Cardiac Arrest (TV series)|Cardiac Arrest]]'' | Eric | Episode: "The Body Electric" |- | ''[[Out of the Blue (1995 TV series)|Out of the Blue]]'' | Jackson Hanley | Series 2: Episode 5 |- | ''[[Prime Suspect]]'' | Gravefaced Reporter | Episodes: "Errors of Judgement: Parts 1 & 2" |- | ''[[Hillsborough (1996 film)|Hillsborough]]'' | Additional Cast | rowspan="2"| Television film |- | ''[[The Moonstone (1996 film)|The Moonstone]]'' | Landlord |- | rowspan="3"| 1997 | ''[[Where the Heart Is (British TV series)|Where the Heart Is]]'' | Dougie Walford | Episode: "Summoned by Bells" |- | ''[[The Lakes (TV series)|The Lakes]]'' | Bus Driver | Series 1: Episode 4 |- | ''[[My Son the Fanatic (film)|My Son the Fanatic]]'' | Comedian | Film |- | rowspan="2"| 1998 | ''[[Emmerdale]]'' | Baz Bradstone | 2 episodes |- | ''[[The Cops (British TV series)|The Cops]]'' | Minibus Driver | Series 1: Episode 3 |- | 1999–2000 | ''[[Queer as Folk (British TV series)|Queer as Folk]]'' | Bernard Thomas | All 10 episodes |- | 1999 | ''[[Dockers (film)|Dockers]]'' | Meat Salesman | Television film |- | 2000, 2002–2010 | ''Emmerdale'' | [[Shadrach Dingle]] | Series regular; 645 episodes |- | 2000 | ''Coronation Street'' | Jason Ross | 5 episodes |- | rowspan="2"| 2001 | ''[[Merseybeat (TV series)|Merseybeat]]'' | Bobby Miller | Episode: "Step by Step" |- | ''[[Linda Green]]'' | Syd Jenkins | Episode: "Sexual Harassment" |- | 2002 | ''An Angel for May'' | Drunken Man | Television film |- | 2003 | ''Grease Monkeys'' | Len | Episode: "The Cut and Shut" |- | 2007 | ''[[Harry Hill's TV Burp]]'' | Shadrach Dingle | Series 6: Episode 3 |- | rowspan="2"| 2011 | ''[[Monroe (TV series)|Monroe]]'' | Mr. Ashton | Series 1: Episode 3 |- | ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' | Dennis Dowling | Episode: "Footsteps" |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0222597|name=Andy Devine}} *{{IMDb name|id=1791233|name=Andy Devine}}

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