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From June 30, 1955, to March 29, 1956, he was the male vocalist on the CBS variety show The Johnny Carson Show. [8] When The Andy Griffith Show began, Griffith remembered his Destry Rides Again co-star and asked Prince to appear on the show.
Jack Prince and Andy Griffith became fast friends behind the scenes of the Broadway show Destry Rides Again, bonding over their considerable talents for singing, and soon Andy was asking Jack to come by his dressing room to pal around.
- January 19, 1920
- January 8, 1994
Jack Prince sings as his Andy Griffith Show Character Rafe Hollister on a 1991 episode of Nashville Now. With Price is Hal "Otis" Smith.
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Actor: The Andy Griffith Show. Jack Prince, whose birth name was John Upchurch, was trained in singing at an early age. Prince appeared on Broadway in the 1950s in main and understudy/replacement roles in at least three musicals: "Guys and Dolls" (1950-1953), as "Nicely Nicely Johnson", "Lil' Abner" (1956-1958) as "Marryin' Sam", and "Destry ...
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Jack Prince (January 19, 1920 - January 8, 1994) appeared in six episodes of The Andy Griffith Show. He first met Andy Griffith when they performed together in the Broadway musical "Destry Rides Again".
The Andy Griffith Show•Alcohol and Old Lace as Ben Sewell
•The Inspector as Luke Ranier
•Andy Forecloses as a rummage sale customer
•Sheriff Barney as Rafe Hollister
•The County Nurse as Rafe Hollister
•Rafe Hollister Sings as Rafe Hollister
Jack Prince was born "John Upchurch". It is unknown if the character William Upchurch was named after Jack.
•Jack Prince's IMDB Page: Jack Prince
Jack Prince II sings (as TV character Rafe Hollister) a song called "Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms". This excerpt is from Season 3 Episode 20 of the The Andy Griffith...
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Jack Prince II sings (as TV character Rafe Hollister) a song called "The Lonesome Road". This excerpt is from Season 3 Episode 20 of the The Andy Griffith Show (Aired February 11th 1963)....
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