Andy Clyde

Andy Clyde

actor, writer, soundtrack

Andy Clyde was born on Mar 25, 1892 in UK. Andy Clyde's big-screen debut came with A Small Town Idol directed by Erle C. Kenton in 1921, strarring Lynch Mob Member (uncredited). Andy Clyde is known for No Time for Sergeants directed by Leslie H. Martinson, Sammy Jackson stars as Airman Will Stockdale and Harry Hickox as Sergeant Orville King. The most recent award Andy Clyde achieved is Walk of Fame. The upcoming new tvshow Andy Clyde plays is No Time for Sergeants - Season 1 which will be released on Sep 14, 1964.

Andy Clyde's more than 40-year film career started on the vaudeville stages and music halls in his native Scotland in the 1920s. He made his way to Hollywood and began as an extra in Mack Sennett comedies, but he was soon moved up to featured player, usually the sidekick or second banana to the lead. He had his own series of well-received comedy shorts at Educational Pictures in the mid-1930s, and began a long association with Columbia Pictures, where he made his own series of comedy shorts over the next 20 years. Being a popular player there, he outlasted every Columbia Pictures comedian except The Three Stooges.He is best remembered, however, for his role as California Carlson, the easygoing comedic relief in Paramount's highly successful "Hopalong Cassidy" series. He played in 36 of the 66 movies, and also joined William Boyd ("Hoppy") on his popular radio show. Clyde also appeared in several other western films, usually playing the grizzled, grungy, scruffy marshal, deputy or just plain old cowboy, generally with several days growth of beard and a sloppy, mismatched wardrobe (in real life he was exactly the opposite, being a slick, clean-shaven and sharp dresser). His last film, Pardon My Nightshirt (1956), also brought an end to his Columbia shorts series. He had regular parts in such TV series as No Time for Sergeants (1964) and The Real McCoys (1957).He died in 1967, age 75, in Hollywood, still working.

  • Birthday

    Mar 25, 1892
  • Place of Birth

    Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland, UK

Known For

Awards

1 wins & 0 nominations

Walk of Fame
1960
Motion Picture
Winner - Star on the Walk of Fame

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