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Career

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Death

Andre died in his Hollywood home at the age of 76 of cancer.

Filmography

A partial filmography follows.

Film

* ''

'' (1956) as the Sheik of Hazerath * ''

'' (1957) as Nobleman (uncredited) * ''

'' (1961) as Dr. Van Bart * ''

'' (1962, Short) as Malenko (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1963) as Station Master (uncredited) * ''

Mosby's Marauders ''Mosby's Marauders'' is a 1967 American film about the raids by John S. Mosby during the US Civil War. It was originally filmed for US television under the title ''Willie and the Yank: The Mosby Raiders''.Geraldine Chaplin, Signed for Drama, Mar ...

'' (1967) as Uncle Ferd * '' Tammy and the Millionaire'' (1967) as Jeremy (uncredited) * ''

'' (1968) as Will Banks (uncredited) * '' The Arrangement'' (1969) as Uncle Joe * ''

'' (1970) as F.J. Williamson * '' There Was a Crooked Man...'' (1970) as Judge (uncredited) * '' Papillon'' (1973) as Old Con * ''

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox ''The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox'' is a 1976 American Western romantic comedy film starring Goldie Hawn and George Segal, produced, directed and co-written by Melvin Frank. It is about an 1880s dance hall girl (Hawn) from San Francisco who st ...

'' (1976) as Prospector * '' Haunts'' (1976) as Doc * ''

'' (1976) as Stage Performer * ''

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'' (1977) as Lawyer Green * '' The Lincoln Conspiracy'' (1977) as Rep. Thaddeus Stevens * ''

'' (1978) as Merlin * '' Nickle Mountain'' (1984) as Kuzitski * ''

'' (1987) as Earl (final film role)

Television

* '' Peter Gun'' (1958) as Poet * ''

'' (1958) as Lama * ''

'' (1961) as Philo Blanch * ''

'' (1961-1964) ** "The Patience Miller Story" as Mr. Wise ** "The Geneva Balfour Story" as Simon Turpin * ''

'' (1962) as Sammy * ''

'' (1962) as Murdo * ''

'' (1962) as Captain Willisett / Manager ** "Who Is Sylvia?" as Manager ** "House on Boca Key" as Captain Willisett * ''

'' (1962-1967) ** "The Private Mint of Clark, Gruber and Co." as Gus ** "Along Came Mariana" as Domingo * ''

'' (1962-1972) ** "The Long Night" as Prospector ** "A Passion for Justice" as Jeb ** "The Trouble with Trouble" as Judge ** "Shanklin" as Yost * ''

'' (1963) as Judge Langford * '' Rawhide'' (1963, Episode: "Abilene") as Doctor * ''

'' (1963) as Jenkins * '' Temple Houston''. (1963) as Judge Diversey * '' The Virginian'' (1963-1968) ** "The Man Who Couldn't Die" as Alex ** "Ride a Dark Trail" as Cook ** "The Intruders" as Alex the Cook ** "A Slight Case of Charity" as Freight Agent ** "The Claim" as Cook ** "A Bad Place to Die" as Old Rancher ** "The Crooked Path" as Cookey * ''

'' (1964, Episode: "The Case of the Tragic Trophy") as Druggist * ''

'' (1965) ** "Where the Woodbine Twineth" as The Preacher ** "An Unlocked Window" as Sam Isles * '' Burke's Law'' (1965) as Dr. Brenner * ''

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'' (1965-1968) ** "The Night of a Thousand Eyes as The Proprietor ** "The Night of the Howling Light as Hospital Superintendent ** "The Night of the Doomsday Formula as Dr. Crane * ''

'' (1966) as Pierre Millay * ''

'' (1966) as Albert Levaux * '' The Fugitive'' (1966) as Old Man * '' Laredo'' (1966) as Silversmith * ''

'' (1966, Episode: "The Great Invasion") as Bullhead O'Reilly * ''

'' (1967) as Paul * ''

'' (1967) as Sam Williams * ''

'' (1967) as Dr. Barton Stuart * ''

'' (1968) as Diogenes * ''

'' (1968-1972) ** "A Noose for Dobie Price" as Joe Karcher ** "Eleven Dollars" as Jeb Spencer * ''

'' (1969) as Professor Mario Carvello * ''

'' (1970) as Charlie Peterson (segment "The Little Black Bag") * ''

'' (1971) as Van Patten * ''

'' (1971) ** "Peanuts and Crackerjacks" as Hargut ** "Ketcham Power" as Ed Hargut * ''

'' (1971-1973) ** "Log 106: Post Time" as Martin Endicott ** "Northwest Division" as Alex Mardigian * ''

'' (1973) as Julius (segment "Love and the Baby Derby") * ''The Day the Earth Moved'' (1974) as Henry Butler * ''

'' (1974) as The Old Man * ''Miles to Go Before I Sleep'' (1975) as Mark * ''

'' (1975) as Hyder Snow * ''

'' (1975) as Jenson * ''

'' (1976) as Floyd Warren * ''

Logan's Run ''Logan's Run'' is a science fiction novel by American writers William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson. Published in 1967, the novel depicts a dystopic Malthusianism future society in which both population and the consumption of resource ...

'' (1977) as Martin * ''

'' (1977) as Wendell Muse * ''

'' (1979-1983) as Eugene Bullock ** "Return Engagements" ** "The Venezuelan Connection" ** "The Fourth Son" ** "Post Nuptial" ** "Barbecue Three" ** "Caribbean Connection" * ''Greatest Heroes of the Bible'' (1979) * ''

'' (1976-1982) ** "His Father's Son" as Amos Thoms ** "Going Home" as Matthew Simms ** "Gold Country" as Zachariah ** "The Godsister" as St. Peter ** "The Lost Ones (Part 1)" as Jed Cooper ** "Uncle Jed" as Jed Cooper * ''

Nero Wolfe Nero Wolfe is a brilliant, obese and eccentric fictional armchair detective created in 1934 by American mystery writer Rex Stout. Wolfe was born in Montenegro and keeps his past murky. He lives in a luxurious brownstone on West 35th Street in Ne ...

'' (1981) as Maurice Koslow * ''

'' (1982) as Sy Schuster * ''Mysterious Two'' (1982, TV Movie)

References

External links

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