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My Take
Andrew Prine is the kind of actor I instinctively root for: the dependable craftsman who logged over 180 film and television credits across six decades without ever needing to be the headline. His name is tied to Westerns, a genre that rewards exactly his sort of weathered, grounded presence. There's a particular dignity to a career like this, showing up, sharpening every scene, writing when the chance came, and earning steady work from the 1950s into the 2010s. Stardom is loud and brief; this is the quieter, harder kind of longevity. When Prine died in 2022, he left his fingerprints all over American screen history.
Overview
Andrew Lewis Prine (February 14, 1936 – October 31, 2022) was an American actor. He had a prolific career spanning from the 1950s through the 2010s, appearing in over 180 film and television productions, and was well known for his roles in Westerns.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Andrew Prine
- Name (Japanese)
- アンドリュー・プライン
- Reading
- あんどりゅー・ぷらいん
- Born
- February 14, 1936 – October 31, 2022
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rat
- Origin
- Hamilton County, Florida, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / stage actor / screenwriter / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.