Andy Devine (English actor)

Andy Devine
Born	(1942-02-28) 28 February 1942 Surrey, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1973–2011

Andrew "Andy" Devine (born 28 February 1942 in Surrey) is an English actor primarily on television, whose best known role has been Shadrach Dingle on one of ITV's long-running soap opera, Emmerdale. He has played Shadrach on and off since 1998 and made his final appearance in July 2010. His credits have occasionally been confused with those of the American actor Andy Devine (1905–1977).

Andy Devine began his acting career in 1973. His first TV role was as 'Draconian' in 6 episodes of Doctor Who, He also had a memorably prominent role as a gay man in 1999–2000 episodes of the iconic Channel 4 series Queer As Folk.

He also performed his Shadrach character on ITV's Harry Hill's TV Burp

He also starred in The Girl From Tomorrow an early 1990s Australian children's drama. He was a shop keeper in the first episode.

In January 2010, Devine (then aged 67) announced that he was to appear less frequently in Emmerdale. On 23 July 2010, Devine left Emmerdale after 10 years on the soap as his character Shadrach Dingle was killed off in an emotional storyline related to alcohol abuse.

Personal life

Correct as of May 2012, Devine currently lives on a canal boat situated on the Leeds and Liverpool canal in the village of Tarleton, near Preston in Lancashire, where he occasionally socialises with local residents in the local public house.

Selected Filmography

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• Doctor Who (1973)
• The Girl From Tomorrow (1991)
• Cracker (1993)
• Coronation Street (Minor role: Photographer at Betty Williams's wedding) (1995)
• Heartbeat (1996)
• Emmerdale (1998)
• Queer as Folk (1999–2000)
• Coronation Street (Minor role: Jason Ross) (2000)
• Emmerdale (2000–10)
• Monroe (2011)
• Doctors (Minor role) (2011)
• The Big Quiz: Coronation Street v Emmerdale (As Shadrach Dingle) (2011)

External links

• Andy Devine at the Internet Movie Database