American actor (1936–2022)
Andrew Prine
Prine in 2010
Born Andrew Lewis Prine
(1936-02-14 ) February 14, 1936Died October 31, 2022(2022-10-31) (aged 86) Occupation Actor Years active 1957–2015 Spouses
Sharon Farrell
Heather Lowe
Andrew Lewis Prine (February 14, 1936 – October 31, 2022) was an American film, stage, and television actor.
Early life and career
Prine was born in
Jennings, Florida . After graduation from
Miami Jackson High School in
Miami , Prine attended the
University of Miami and performed at the acclaimed Jerry Herman
Ring Theatre . Prine made his acting debut three years later in an episode of
United States Steel Hour . His next role was in the 1959 Broadway production of
Thomas Wolfe 's
Look Homeward, Angel .
[1] In 1962, Prine was cast in Academy Award-nominated film
The Miracle Worker as
Helen Keller 's older brother James.
In 1962, Prine landed a lead role with
Earl Holliman in the 28-episode series
Wide Country , a drama about two brothers who are
rodeo performers. After the cancellation of Wide Country , Prine continued to work throughout the 1960s and 1970s, and in such television series as
Gunsmoke ,
Bonanza ,
The Virginian ,
Wagon Train ,
Dr. Kildare ,
Cannon ,
Barnaby Jones ,
Baretta ,
Combat! ,
Hawaii Five-O ,
Twelve O'Clock High , and
The Bionic Woman . He played Dr. Richard Kimble's brother Ray in an important first-season episode of
The Fugitive .
During the 1960s and 1970s, Prine appeared in a number of films. Prominent among these were three films he made for director
Andrew V. McLaglen :
The Devil's Brigade (1968) with William Holden,
Bandolero! (1968) with Jimmy Stewart, Dean Martin and Raquel Welch, and
Chisum (1970) with John Wayne.
During the 1980s and 1990s, Prine continued to work in film and television. Appearances included
W.E.B. ,
Dallas ,
Weird Science , and as Steven in the science-fiction miniseries
V and its sequel
V: The Final Battle .
Prine worked with director
Quentin Tarantino on an Emmy-winning episode of
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and in
Saving Grace with Holly Hunter,
Boston Legal , and
Six Feet Under , in addition to feature films with
Johnny Knoxville . The Encore Western Channel has featured him on Conversations with Andrew Prine , interviewing Hollywood actors such as
Eli Wallach ,
Harry Carey, Jr. , and
Patrick Wayne , and film makers such as
Mark Rydell with behind-the-scenes anecdotes.[
citation needed ]
A life member of the
Actors Studio ,
[2] Prine's stage work includes
Long Day's Journey into Night with
Charlton Heston and
Deborah Kerr ,
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial , directed by
Henry Fonda , and A Distant Bell on Broadway.[
citation needed ]
Prine received the
Golden Boot Award for his body of work in Westerns (in 2001)
[3] and two Dramalogue Critics Awards for Best Actor in a leading role.
[4]
Karyn Kupcinet investigation
Prine,
Irv Kupcinet and Karyn Kupcinet
From 1962 to her death on November 28, 1963, Prine dated actress
Karyn Kupcinet .
The relationship was problematic; Kupcinet was abusing diet pills along with other prescription drugs.
[5]
The problems in Kupcinet's relationship with Prine were mainly due to Prine's objections to making the relationship exclusive. After Kupcinet underwent an illegal abortion in July 1963, the relationship cooled, and Prine began dating other women. In turn, Kupcinet began spying on Prine and his new girlfriend.
[6]
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department later determined Kupcinet had delivered threatening and profane messages, consisting of words and letters she had cut out of magazines, to Prine and herself.
On November 30, 1963, Karyn Kupcinet was found dead in her apartment at the age of 22. Coroner Harold Kade concluded that due to a broken
hyoid bone in her throat, Kupcinet had been strangled. Her death officially was ruled a homicide.
[7]
During the course of its investigation, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department named Andrew Prine as one of its chief suspects. When questioned by law enforcement, Prine said he had talked with Kupcinet twice by phone on Wednesday, the day before her murder, claiming he was trying to resolve a lover's quarrel between them. Detectives considered it possible that, after Prine learned the anonymous threat letters both he and Kupcinet had received had been created by Kupcinet and their unresolved argument, he had a motive for murder. In addition, both Edward Rubin and Robert Hathaway, the two men who had possibly been the last to see her alive, were friends of Prine. They eventually were named as suspects.
[8]
[9]
[6]
In 1988, Kupcinet's father
Irv Kupcinet published a memoir in which he revealed that he and his wife Essee believed that Andrew Prine had nothing to do with their daughter's murder.
[10] He was suspicious of a person, still alive when he wrote his memoir, who had no connection to Prine.
[10] Irv Kupcinet named David Lange, a neighbor of his daughter, who had twice confessed to friends he was guilty. Later when questioned, Lange suggested he was kidding. However, when a girlfriend who was with Lange in his upper apartment told him about the police activity at his friend Karen's apartment, his reaction was adamant and he told her to close the drapes and keep quiet. She thought his demeanor was strange because Lange often had been in Karyn's apartment.[
citation needed ]
Death
Prine died of natural causes while on vacation in
Suresnes ,
France on October 31, 2022, at the age of 86.
[11]
Filmography
Kiss Her Goodbye (1959) as Kenneth 'Kenny' Grimes
The Miracle Worker (1962) as James Keller
Advance to the Rear (1964) as Pvt. Owen Selous
Texas Across the River (1966) as Lt. Sibley
The Devil's Brigade (1968) as Pvt. Theodore Ransom
Bandolero! (1968) as Deputy Sheriff Roscoe Bookbinder
This Savage Land (1969, TV movie) as Timothy Pride
Generation a.k.a. A Time for Caring , A Time for Giving (1969) as Winn Garand
Along Came a Spider (1970, TV movie) as Sam Howard
Chisum (1970) as Alex McSween
Lost Flight (1970, TV movie) as Jonesy
Night Slaves (1970, TV movie) as Fess Beany / Noel
Simon, King of the Witches (1971) as Simon Sinestrari
Squares a.k.a. Honky Tonk Cowboy , Riding Tall (1972) as Austin Ruth
Another Part of the Forest (1972, TV movie) as Oscar Hubbard
Crypt of the Living Dead a.k.a. La tumba de la isla maldita , Vampire Women (1973) as Chris Bolton
One Little Indian (1973) as Chaplain
Wonder Woman (1974, TV movie) as George Calvin
Nightmare Circus (1974) as Andre
Centerfold Girls (1974) as Clement Dunne
Rooster Cogburn (1975) as Fiona's Husband (uncredited)
The Deputies a.k.a. The Law of the Land (1976, TV movie) as Travis Carrington
Grizzly (1976) as Don Stober
The Winds of Autumn (1976) as Wire Hankins
The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) as Deputy Norman Ramsey
The Evil (1978) as Prof. Raymond Guy
Abe Lincoln: Freedom Fighter (1978) as Luke
Amityville II: The Possession (1982) as Father Tom
They're Playing with Fire (1984) as Michael Stevens
Eliminators (1986) as Harry Fontana
Chill Factor (1989) as Kioshe Jones
Life on the Edge (1992) as Dr. Roger Hardy
Deadly Exposure (1993) as Richard Anthony
Gettysburg (1993) as Brig. Gen.
Richard B. Garnett
Wolfridge (1994) as Jack Haig
Without Evidence (1995) as John Nelson
Serial Killer (1995) as Perry Jones
The Dark Dancer (1995) as Dr. Paul Orenstein
The Shadow Men (1998) as MIB #1
Possums (1998) as Mayor Charlie Lawton
The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes a.k.a. X-Ray Boy , X-treme Teens (1999) as Malcolm Baker
Witchouse 2: Blood Coven (2000) as Sheriff Jake Harmon / Angus Westmore
Critical Mass (2001) as Sen. Cook
Sweet Home Alabama (2002) as Sheriff Holt (uncredited)
Gods and Generals (2003) as Brig. Gen. Richard B. Garnett (uncredited)
Glass Trap (2005) as Sheriff Ed
The Dukes of Hazzard (2005) as Angry Man
Hell to Pay (2005) as Matt Elden
Daltry Calhoun (2005) as Sheriff Cabot
Sutures (2009) as Dr. Hopkins
Treasure of the Black Jaguar (2010) as Andrew Prine
Lords of Salem (2012) as Reverend Jonathan Hawthorne
Beyond the Farthest Star (2015) as Senator John Cutter
Television
U.S. Steel Hour (1 episode, 1957)
Playhouse 90 (1 episode, 1960)
Tombstone Territory (1 episode, "Revenge", 1960)
Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (1 episode, 1960)
Overland Trail (1 episode, "Sour Annie", 1960)
Peter Gunn (1 episode, 1960)
The DuPont Show of the Month (1 episode, 1961)
Have Gun — Will Travel (2 episodes, 1960–1961)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1962) (
1 episode ) (Season 7 Episode 17: "The Faith of Aaron Menefee") as Aaron Menefee
The Defenders (1 episode, 1962)
Alcoa Premiere (2 episodes, 1961–1962)
The New Breed (1 episode, 1962)
Ben Casey (1 episode, 1962)
The Wide Country (28 episodes, 1962–1963)
Vacation Playhouse (1 episode, 1963)
Gunsmoke (3 episodes); as Billy Joe in S7E33's "The Prisoner" (1962); as Clay Tatum on S8E5's "False Front" (1962) & as Elmo Sippy in S9E5's "Easy Come" (1963)
The Lieutenant (1 episode, 1963)
The Great Adventure (1 episode, 1963)
Advance to the Rear (1964)
Profiles in Courage (1 episode, 1964)
Wagon Train a.k.a. Major Adams, Trail Master (2 episodes, 1964 "The Bob Stuart Story"–1965)
Combat! (1 episode, "Billy the Kid", 1965)
Kraft Suspense Theatre (1 episode, 1965)
Bonanza (1 episode, "Jonah", 1965)
Dr. Kildare (7 episodes, 1963–1965)
Convoy (1 episode, 1965)
Twelve O'Clock High (2 episodes, 1964–1965)
The Fugitive (2 episodes, 1964–1965)
The Road West (Unknown episodes, 1966)
Tarzan (1 episode, 1966)
The Invaders (1 episode, 1967)
Daniel Boone (1 episode, 1968)
Felony Squad (1 episode, 1968)
Ironside (2 episodes, 1968)
The Virginian (5 episodes, 1965–1969)
Love, American Style (1 episode, 1969)
Insight (1 episode, 1970)
Lancer (2 episodes, 1968–1970)
The Name of the Game (2 episodes, 1968–1970)
Matt Lincoln (1 episode, 1970)
The Most Deadly Game (1 episode, 1970)
Dan August (1 episode, 1970)
The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1 episode, 1971)
Dr. Simon Locke a.k.a. Police Surgeon (1 episode, 1971)
The F.B.I. (3 episodes, 1968–1973)
The Delphi Bureau (1 episode, 1973)
Kung Fu (1 episode, 1974)
Banacek (1 episode, 1974)
Hawkins (1 episode, 1974)
Barnaby Jones (2 episodes, 1973–1974)
Cannon (2 episodes, 1971–1974)
Amy Prentiss (1 episode, 1974)
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1 episode, "Demon in Lace", 1975)
Barbary Coast (1 episode, 1975)
Hawaii Five-O (1 episode, 1975)
The Family Holvak (2 episodes, 1975)
Riding With Death (1 episode, 1976)
Baretta (2 episodes, 1975–1976)
Quincy, M.E. (1 episode, 1977)
Tail Gunner Joe (1977)
Hunter (1 episode, 1977)
The Bionic Woman (1 episode, 1977)
The Last of the Mohicans (1977)
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A. a.k.a. The Christmas Coal Mine Miracle (1977)
Abe Lincoln: Freedom Fighter (1978)
W.E.B. (5 episodes, 1978)
Donner Pass: The Road to Survival (1978)
Flying High (1 episode, 1979)
Mind Over Murder (1979)
The Littlest Hobo (2 episodes, 1979)
M Station: Hawaii (1980)
One Day at a Time (1980)
Callie & Son a.k.a. Callie and Son a.k.a. Rags to Riches (1981)
A Small Killing (1981)
Darkroom (1 episode, Undated)
Hart to Hart (1 episode, 1982)
The Fall Guy (1 episode, 1983)
V a.k.a. V: The Original Miniseries (1983)
Boone as A.W. Holly in "The Graduation" (1983)
Trapper John, M.D. (1 episode, 1984)
No Earthly Reason (1984)
They're Playing with Fire (1984)
V: The Final Battle (1984)
Matt Houston (2 episodes, 1984)
Cover Up (1 episode, 1984)
And the Children Shall Lead a.k.a. Wonderworks: And the Children Shall Lead (1985)
Danger Bay (2 episodes, 1986)
The Law & Harry McGraw (1 episode, 1987) as Flagg
Paradise a.k.a. Guns of Paradise (1 episode, 1988)
Dallas (3 episode, 1989)
Freddy's Nightmares a.k.a. Freddy's Nightmares - A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Series (2 episodes, 1989)
In the Heat of the Night (1 episode, 1990)
Murder, She Wrote (4 episodes, 1984–1991)
Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1 episode, 1991)
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (1991)
Matlock (1 episode, 1991)
FBI: The Untold Stories (1 episode, 1992)
Room for Two (26 episodes, 1992)
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1 episode, 1993)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, 1993)
Scattered Dreams a.k.a. Scattered Dreams: The Kathryn Messenger Story (1993)
Married... with Children (1 episode, 1994)
Weird Science (Unknown number of episodes, 1994–1996)
Night Stand with Dick Dietrick (1 episode, 1995)
The Avenging Angel (1995)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, 1995)
University Hospital (1 episode, 1995)
Pointman (1 episode, 1995)
Baywatch Nights (1 episode, 1996)
Melrose Place (1 episode, 1996)
Walker, Texas Ranger a.k.a. Walker (1 episode, 1997)
Silk Stalkings (1 episode, 1997)
JAG (1 episode, 1999)
The Miracle Worker (2000)
James Dean (2001)
Six Feet Under (2 episodes, 2004)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2005)
Boston Legal (1 episode, 2006)
Hollis & Rae (2006)
Saving Grace (1 episode, 2008)
References
^
Parkway Playhouse
Archived June 23, 2007, at the
Wayback Machine
^ Garfield, David (1980). "Appendix: Life Members of The Actors Studio as of January 1980".
A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio . New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc. p.
279 .
ISBN
0-02-542650-8 .
^
"Williamsburg Film Festival Golden Boot Awards" . Williamsburg Film Festival . Retrieved June 10, 2017 .
^
"Andrew-Pine and Salome Jens Set for ON GOLDEN-POND at Glendale Centre Theatre" . Broadway World: Los Angeles . June 19, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2017 .
^ Austin, John (1992). The Tales of Hollywood the Bizarre . SP Books. p. 150.
ISBN
1-56171-142-X .
^
a
b [Felsenthal, Carol (June 2004). "The Lost World of Kup". Chicago Magazine.]
^ Felsenthal, Carol (June 2004).
"The Lost World of Kup" .
Chicago Magazine . p. 7. Archived from
the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2007 .
^ Stephan Benzkofer (November 24, 2013).
"Karyn Kupcinet 1963 death still unsolved" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved July 7, 2015 .
^ Phil Potempa (November 29, 2013).
"OFFBEAT: Chicago gossip columnist Kup never forgot beloved daughter" . Northwest Indiana Times. Retrieved July 7, 2015 .
^
a
b Kupcinet, Irving (1988).
Kup: A Man, An Era, A City . Bonus Books. pp.
186–188 .
ISBN
0-933893-70-1 .
^ Barnes, Mike.
"Andrew Prine, Actor in Westerns Including 'Chisum' and 'Wide Country,' Dies at 86" .
The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved November 3, 2022 .
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