- Born: Aug 28, 1891
- Died: Jun 23, 1969
- Occupation: Actor
- Active: '30s-'50s
- Major Genres: Western, Drama
- Career Highlights: Escape from Devil's Island, Across the Badlands, Robin Hood of Texas
- First Major Screen Credit: Escape from Devil's Island (1935)
Stanley Andrews
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| Born | Stanley Andrzejewski August 28, 1891 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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| Died | June 23, 1969 (aged 77) Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Occupation | Actor |
Stanley Andrews (August 28, 1891 – June 23, 1969) was an American actor perhaps best known as the voice of Daddy Warbucks on the radio program Little Orphan Annie and later as "The Old Ranger", the host of Death Valley Days.
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Biography
Early life
Andrews was born Stanley Andrzejewski in Chicago, Illinois. Little is known of his early years, except that he was raised in the Midwest. As a young adult, he acted on stage and in radio.
Career
His first big role was on radio as Daddy Warbucks in the Little Orphan Annie series, were he starred from 1931 to 1936. He appeared in over 250 movies, which included Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Beau Geste, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Ox-Bow Incident, It's a Wonderful Life (he played Mr. Welch, though he was not credited), The Lemon Drop Kid and his final film role in Cry Terror! in 1958.
His role as the Old Ranger began in 1952 and ended in 1965, when the sponsors of Death Valley Days, U.S. Borax, decided it was time for a younger man, who turned out to be future California governor and President Ronald Reagan.
Death
In 1969, Andrews died in Los Angeles at age 77.
External links
- Stanley Andrews at the Internet Movie Database
- Article on Great Characater Actors website
- Stanley Andrews at Find-A-Grave
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