Actor. He is best remembered for his recurring portrayal of the beloved 'Uncle Jed' on the television show "Little House on the Prairie." After working as a writer and director with the Nine O'Clock Players in his native New York, as well as being a prolific stage actor on and off Broadway, he made his film debut later in life after his agent arranged for him to enter a film career at the age of 48 beginning with a leading role in "The Ten Commandments" (1956). From there, he would go on to enjoy a 28-year career in film and television as a notable character actor. Although primarily cast as grandfathers and old timers, he also was frequently cast as husbands, fathers, doctors, farmers, blue-collared workers, educators, politicians, curmudgeons, landlords, kindly neighbors, clergymen, philanthropists, eccentrics, historical figures, butlers, doormen, judges, pharmacists, and patriarchs. He appeared in such feature films as "Omar Khayyam" (1957), "Battle at Bloody Beach" (1961), "Red Nightmare" (1962), "Tammy and the Millionaire" (1967), "The Shakiest Gun in the West" (1968), "The Arrangment" (1969), "The Lawyer" (1970), "Papillon" (1973), "Haunts" (1976), "The Lincoln Conspiracy" (1977), and "Magic" (1978). On television, he flourished as a familiar face appearing in numerous guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Shirley Temple's Storybook," "Peter Gun," "Whispering Smith," "Bronco," "87th Precinct," "Surfside 6," "The Dakotas," "77 Sunset Strip," "Wagon Train," "Temple Houston," "Burke's Law," "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour," "I Dream of Jeannie," "Blue Light," "The Fugitive," "Laredo," "Shane," "The Big Valley," "Death Valley Days," "Petticoat Junction," "The Flying Nun," "Mannix," "Night Gallery," "Cannon," "Nichols," "Gunsmoke," "Bonanza," "Adam-12," "The Green Hornet," "Love, American Style," "Harry O," "The Waltons," "Starsky and Hutch," "Switch," "Charlie's Angels," "Greatest Heroes of the Bible," and "Dallas". During his career, he was an honorary member of Actors Equity, was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, had been supportive of the California State Democratic Committee, was a regular parishioner of the Episcopal church, had been a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, presided as a chairman for his local charters of the American Red Cross and the Autism Society, and was one of the founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild. In 1984, after appearing in his final role in "Nickle Mountain," Andre, who never married nor had any children, died from complications of cancer.