Godspeed Andrew Prine

Andrew Prine, who appeared in such Western movies as Bandolero! (1968) and Chisum (1970), and starred on the short-lived Western TV series The Road West, died on October 21 2022 at the age of 86.

Andrew Prine was born on February 14 1936 in Jennings, Florida. He graduated from Miami Jackson High School and went to the University of Miami on a theatre scholarship. He dropped out of the University of Miami to move to New York City to pursue acting.

He made his film debut in an uncredited role in the movie To Hell and Back in 1955. He made his television debut in 1957 in an episode of The United States Steel Hour. In the late Fifties he guest starred on such shows as Deadline, Playhouse 90, Tombstone Territory, One Step Beyond, Overland Trail, Peter Gunn, Thriller, and CBS Repertoire Workshop. He appeared in the movie Kiss Her Goodbye (1959). He appeared on Broadway in Look Homeward, Angel and A Distant Bell.

In the Sixties Andrew Prine starred in the TV shows Wide Country and The Road West. He guest starred on the shows Play of the Week; The DuPont Show of the  Month; Have Gun--Will Travel; Alfred Hitchcock Presents; The Defenders; Alcoa Premiere; The New Breed; Ben Casey; Vacation Playhouse; Gunsmoke; The Lieutenant; The Great Adventure; Suspense; Profiles in Courage; Wagon Train; Combat!; Kraft Suspense Theatre; Bonanza; Dr. Kildare; The Virginian; Convoy; 12 O' Clock High; The Fugitive; Tarzan; The Invaders; Daniel Boone; Ironside; The Felony Squad; Love, American Style; Insight; Lancer; The Name of the Game; Matt Lincoln; The Most Deadly Game; and Dan August. He appeared in the movies The Miracle Worker (1962), Advance to the Rear (1964), Texas Across the River (1966), The Devil's Brigade (1968), Bandolero! (1968), Generation (1969), and Chisum  (1970).

In the Seventies Andrew Prine starred on the short-lived television series W.E.B. He guest starred on the shows The Courtship of Eddie's Father, The Wonderful World of Disney, The F.B.I., The Delphi Bureau, Kung Fu, Banacek, Hawkins, Barnaby Jones, Dr. Simon Locke, Cannon, Amy Prentiss, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Barnaby Coast, The Family Hovak, Gemini Man, Baretta, Quincy M.E., Hunter, The Bionic Woman, The Oregon Trail, Hawaii Five-O, CHiPs, The Littlest Hobo, Flying High, and One Day at a Time. He appeared in the movies Simon, King of the Witches (1971), Squares (1972), La tumba de la isla maldita (1973), One Little Indian (1973), Nightmare Circus (1973), The Centerfold Girls (1974), Rooster Cogburn (1975), The Winds of Autumn (1976), Grizzly (1976), The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976), The Evil (1978), and Abe Lincoln: Freedom Fighter (1978).

In the Eighties Andrew Prine appeared in the mini-series V and V: The Final Battle. He guest starred on the shows Darkroom; Hart to Hart; The Fall Guy; Boone; Trapper John, M.D.; Matt Houston; Cover Up; Crazy Like a Fox; Danger Bay; Buck James; The Law and Harry McGraw; Paradise; Dallas; Freddy's Nightmares; In the Heat of the Night; and Murder, She Wrote. He appeared in the movies Amityville II: The Possession (1982), They're Playing with Fire (1984), Eliminators (1986), and Chill Factor (1989).

In the Nineties he starred on the TV series Weird Science. He guest starred on the shows Parker Lewis Can't Lose; Matlock; FBI: The Untold Stories; Room for Two; Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman; Star Trek: The Next Generation; Married with Children; Star Trek: Deep Space Nine; University Hospital; Pointman; Baywatch Nights; Melrose Place; Wing Commander Academy; Walker, Texas Ranger; Any Day Now; and JAG. He appeared in the movies Life on the Edge (1992), Gettysburg (1993), Deadly Exposure (1993), Wolfridge (1994), The Dark Dancer(1995), Without Evidence (1995), The Shadow Men (1997), Possums (1998), and The Boy With X-Ray Eyes (1999).

In the Naughts Andrew Prine guest starred on the TV shows Six Feet Under; CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; Boston Legal; and Saving Grace. He appeared in the movies Critical Mass (2001), Sweet Home Alabama (2002), Gods and General (2003), Glass Trap (2005), The Dukes of Hazzard (2005), Hell to Pay (2005), Daltry Calhoun (2006), Sutures (2009), and Treasure of the Black Jaguar (2010). In the Teens he appeared in the movies The Lords of Salem (2012) and Beyond the Farthest Star (2015).

Andrew Prine was an extremely talented actor capable of playing a number of different roles. Indeed, he appeared in everything from Westerns to sci-fii movies to horror movies to dramas. Over the years he gave several impressive performances. In Chisum he played the lawyer Alex McSween, a man of principles. In the exploitation movie Centerfold Girls, he played a psychotic killer. He also gave impressive performances on television as well. In the episode "Home is the Hunted" from the first season of The Fugitive, he played Dr. Richard Kimble's younger brother Ray, who had some doubts about his brother's innocence. In the Bonanza episode "Jonah," he played George Whitman, a man who is convinced he is bad luck for anyone around him. Andrew Prine could play a wide variety of roles in a wide variety of genres, and he always gave good performances.