Andrew Lewis Prine (born February 14, 1936) is an American film, stage, and television actor.
Prine was born in Jennings in Hamilton County in northern Florida to the former Florence Riviere and Randy Prine.After graduation from Andrew Jackson High School in Miami, in 1954, Prine made his acting debut three years later in an episode of CBSs U.S. Steel Hour. His next role was in the 1959 Broadway production of Thomas Wolfe's Look Homeward, Angel. In 1962, Prine was cast in film version of The Miracle Worker as Helen Keller's older brother, James. The following year, Prine landed a lead role on the short lived NBC series, The Wide Country.
After The Wide Country was canceled, Prine continued to land roles in films and television. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, he appeared, often as a villain, on Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Virginian, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, Baretta, and The Bionic Woman.
Prine continued landing roles in films and television during the 1980s and 1990s. In the 1983–1984 season, he played A.W. Holly in the NBC series Boone starring Tom Byrd as aspiring singer Boone Sawyer, and Barry Corbin as Byrd's skeptical father, Merit Sawyer.
Most recently, Prine appeared in an episode of Boston Legal.
In 1962, Prine married actress Sharon Farrell, but the marriage ended a few months later. Later that year, he began dating actress Karyn Kupcinet. The relationship started strong, but soon cooled after Kupcinet expressed a desire for an exclusive relationship, something the newly divorced Prine did not want. The couple broke up, and Prine began dating actress Anna Capri. On November 30, 1963, about three weeks after the breakup, Kupcinet was found dead in her West Hollywood apartment under mysterious circumstances. Prine was a suspect in her murder but was eventually cleared of any involvement. Despite being cleared of wrongdoing, Prine's career suffered from the scandal.
In 1965, Prine married actress Brenda Scott. The marriage ended after one month, but the couple remarried in 1966. That union would also end in divorce. Prine is currently married to actress Heather Lowe, whom he wed in 1986.
