Hollywood’s Andrew Prine has passed away at the age of 86, his wife has confirmed.
The beloved stage and screen actor is best known for starring in Western films like Chisum, Wide Country and The Town That Dreaded Sundown.
Andrew died on Monday (October 31) of natural causes while on a holiday in Paris his wife, actress Heather Lowe.
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“He was the sweetest prince,” said Heather, who Andrew married in 1986, in a brief statement about her husband’s sad death.
He made his professional acting debut in a 1957 episode of The United States Steel Hour and his feature film debut in 1959’s Kiss Her Goodbye.
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The actor revealed in a Backstage interview that he really, “learned how to act” during his two-year stint on Look Homeward, Angel.
He said: “Fortunately, I did Look Homeward for two years, and what I did while playing the lead and being paid was learn how to act.”
Andrew appeared in a number of Western shows in the 1960s, including Tombstone Territory, Playhouse 90, Have Gun Will Travel, The Defenders and Gunsmoke.
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His other notable roles were as Deputy Sheriff Roscoe Bookbinder in Bandolero, Alex McSween in Chisum and Deputy Norman Ramsey in The Town That Dreaded Sundown.
In 2005, he worked alongside Quentin Tarantino on a two-part Emmy-winning episode of CBS’ CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
Andrew also starred on the Broadway stage in productions such as Look Homeward and Angel.
The news has left the acting world in mourning, with many taking to social media to share the special tributes.
One heartfelt tribute read: “Andrew Prine had a great career as an actor from 1955-2015. He went from small supporting roles to genre film leading man and villain and then dependable character actor. He had effortless charisma. Sadly we lost Andrew Prine this week at the age of 86.”
Another penned: “Absolutely devastating news. Andrew Prine was wonderful… Simon, King of the Witches, is Prine at his most awesome, but he was great in everything.”
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