Georg Stanford Brown | |
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 Brown in 1972 | |
| Born | June 24, 1943 Havana, Cuba |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | Best Director – Drama Series 1986 Cagney & Lacey |
Georg Stanford Brown (born June 24, 1943) is an American actor [1] and director, perhaps best known as one of the stars of the ABC police television series The Rookies from 1972 to 1976. [1] On the show, Brown played the character of Officer Terry Webster.
Brown was born in Havana, Cuba to Jamaican immigrants. Brown was seven years old when his family moved from Havana to Harlem, New York. At 15, he formed the singing group 'The Parthenons', which had a single TV appearance shortly before breaking up. [2] Brown quit high school at 16, after being invited to do so by a few frustrated teachers. He left New York to move to Los Angeles at 17.[ citation needed ]
After a few years of not being sure what he wanted to do, he decided to go back to school. He passed the college entrance exam and was admitted to Los Angeles City College where he majored in Theater Arts to "take something easy". [2] He ended up really enjoying it and returned to New York to attend the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. [3] He worked as a school janitor to pay his tuition. [4]
Brown says he feels acting is just something he "fell into". [3] Six months out of school, he appeared in Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival (now called Shakespeare in the Park), and next in The Comedians with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. His work then took him to Africa for four and a half months, Paris, then to Southern France and a chance meeting with Alex Haley who was on his way to Africa to work on a story he was writing (which turned out to be Roots ). [3]
During the 1960s, Brown had a variety of roles in films, including Henri Philipot in The Comedians (1967), Theon Gibson in Dayton's Devils (1968), and Dr. Willard in Bullitt (1968). His 1970s films included Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970), The Man (1972), and Wild in the Sky (1972), co-starring Brandon deWilde, as anti-war, anti-establishment guerrillas, who devise a scheme to destroy Fort Knox with an atomic bomb.
Brown later played Tom Harvey (son of Chicken George, great-grandson of Kunta Kinte, and great-grandfather of Alex Haley) in the 1977 television miniseries Roots, and 1979's Roots: The Next Generations.
In 1980, he starred in the TV movie The Night the City Screamed, and in Stir Crazy opposite Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor. Later in 1984 he starred in the TV movie The Jesse Owens Story in the role of Lew Gilbert. He then went on to a supporting role in yet another miniseries North & South in 1985 as the character Garrison Grady.
In 1986, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for directing the final episode ("Parting Shots") in season 5 of Cagney & Lacey . His directing career continued with the television film Alone in the Neon Jungle (also known by its earlier name Command in Hell), which was network premiered by CBS on Sunday January 17, 1988. [5] It was characterized in The Washington Post by Tom Shales as 'a stupefyingly preposterous bungle, but only in its better moments', [6] while a marginally more favorable assessment praised 'cop characters that are humanized with humor and the realistically gritty feel that comes with filming on location in Pittsburgh instead of Hollywood'. [7]
Brown co-starred in the comedy sequel House Party 2 in 1991, and the Showtime television show Linc's from 1998 thru 2000. Brown also directed several second-season episodes of the television series Hill Street Blues. More recently, Brown had a recurring role on the FX drama series Nip/Tuck.[ when? ]
Brown met his ex-wife, actress Tyne Daly, while at AMDA, where they both studied under Philip Burton, Richard Burton's mentor. [8] They were married for 24 years, from 1966 to 1990. They have three daughters.[ citation needed ]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | How to Steal a Million | Waiter | uncredited |
| 1967 | The Comedians | Henri Philipot | |
| 1968 | Dayton's Devils | Theon Gibson | |
| 1968 | Bullitt | Dr. Willard | |
| 1970 | Colossus: The Forbin Project | Dr. John F. Fisher | |
| 1972 | Wild in the Sky | Lynch | |
| 1972 | The Man | Robert Wheeler | |
| 1980 | Stir Crazy | Rory Schultebrand | |
| 1983 | Imps* | Charlie | segment "Unhappy Hour" |
| 1991 | House Party 2 | Professor Sinclair | |
| 1994 | Ava's Magical Adventure | Clayton 'Clay' | |
| 2003 | Cuban Blood | Black Bum | |
| 2005 | Shackles | Warden | Direct-to-Video |
| 2015 | Madea's Tough Love | Mystery Man (voice role) | uncredited |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Dragnet 1967 | Billy Jones | Episode: "The Big Problem" |
| 1968 | Judd for the Defense | Harry Crews | Episode: "The Ends of Justice" |
| 1968 | It Takes a Thief | Bates | Episode: "Hans Across the Border" |
| 1968 | The F.B.I. | George Kern | Episode: "The Intermediary" |
| 1969 | The Young Lawyers | Ted Robinson | Episode: "The Young Lawyers" |
| 1969 | Julia | Adam Spencer | Episode: "The Eve of Adam" |
| 1969–70 | The Bold Ones: The Lawyers | Kenneth Miller / Richie Morris | 2 episodes |
| 1969–71 | Mannix | Sam Thomas / Brad Turner | 2 episodes |
| 1970 | Here Comes the Brides | Obie Brown | Episode: "A Bride for Obie Brown" |
| 1970 | Ritual of Evil | Larry Richmond | Television Movie |
| 1970 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Bakumba | Episode: "Killer on the Loose" |
| 1970 | The Name of the Game | Kajid | Episode: "The Time Is Now" |
| 1970 | The Interns | Hamid | Episode: "Dancy" |
| 1970–72 | Medical Center | Dr. Roy James | 3 episodes |
| 1972 | Room 222 | Jerry | Episode: "And in This Corner..." |
| 1972 | Mission: Impossible | Luke Jenkins | Episode: "Bag Woman" |
| 1972 | Norman Corwin Presents | unknown role | Episode: "A Son, Come Home" |
| 1972–76 | The Rookies | Officer Terry Webster | series regular (93 episodes) |
| 1976 | Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway | Donald Umber | Television Movie |
| 1977 | Roots | Tom Harvey | Miniseries (2 episodes) |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next Generations | Miniseries (2 episodes) | |
| 1979 | Paris | Donald Holmes | Episode: "Dead Men Don't Kill" |
| 1980 | The Night the City Screamed | Charles Neville | Television Movie |
| 1982 | Police Squad! | Police under the Safe | Episode: "Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment)" |
| 1982 | The Kid with the Broken Halo | Rudy Desautel | Television Movie |
| 1983 | In Defense of Kids | Ben Humphries | Television Movie |
| 1984 | Cagney & Lacey | ADA Burke | Episode: "Choices" |
| 1984 | The Jesse Owens Story | Lew Gilbert | Television Movie |
| 1985 | North and South, Book I | Garrison Grady | Miniseries (4 episodes) |
| 1987–89 | Matlock | Judge Stuart Franklin / Maj. Jeffrey Hamilton | 4 episodes |
| 1988 | Alone in the Neon Jungle | Sgt. Clevon Jackson | Television Movie |
| 1990 | Jake and the Fatman | Lee Preston | Episode: "Who's Sorry Now?" |
| 1992 | Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story | Darwin Tolliver | Television Movie |
| 1995 | Martin | Reverend Watson | Episode: "Love is a Beach" |
| 1997 | The Legend of Calamity Jane | Additional Voices (voice role) | English version; 13 episodes |
| 1997 | Malcolm & Eddie | Mr. Bellamy | Episode: "Roofless People" |
| 1998 | Team Knight Rider | General William Simonson | Episode: "The Return of Megaman" |
| 1998 | The Wild Thornberrys | Kito (voice role) | Episode: "Temple of Eliza" |
| 1998–2000 | Linc's | Johnnie B. Goode | series regular (25 episodes) |
| 2000 | Family Law | Reverend Perry | Episode: "Media Relations" |
| 2000 | Freedom | Walter Young | Episode: "Alpha Dogs" |
| 2001 | The District | Preston Kembridge | Episode: "Cop Hunt" |
| 2002 | Strong Medicine | Admiral Thomas Carter | Episode: "House Calls" |
| 2003 | The Lyon's Den | Judge Ed Rossi | Episode: "The Fifth" |
| 2004 | Nip/Tuck | James Sutherland | 4 episodes |
| 2005 | Judging Amy | Detective Sanders | Episode: "Dream a Little Dream" |
| 2005 | Mystery Woman | Toby (uncredited) | Episode 5: Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder |
| 2005 | The Reading Room | Rahim | Television Movie |
| 2012 | Electric City | Commander Welles (voice role) | 2 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Men of Valor | Roland Shephard | voice role |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1975–76 | The Rookies | 4 episodes |
| 1977 | Starsky and Hutch | 3 episodes |
| 1977–79 | Charlie's Angels | 8 episodes |
| 1978 | The Fitzpatricks | Episode: "The New Fitzpatrick" |
| 1978 | Family | Episode: "Fear of Shadows" |
| 1978 | Lucan | Episode: "Nightmare" |
| 1978 | Fantasy Island | Episode: "Carnival/The Vaudevillians" |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next Generations | Episode: "Part V (1932-1933)" |
| 1979–80 | Paris | 2 episodes |
| 1980 | Tenspeed and Brown Shoe | Episode: "The Millionaire's Life" |
| 1981 | Lou Grant | Episode: "Violence" |
| 1981 | Palmerstown, U.S.A. | Episode: "Dry Hole" |
| 1981 | Grambling's White Tiger | Television Movie |
| 1981 | The Greatest American Hero | Episode: "The Two-Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Fast Ball" |
| 1981–86 | Hill Street Blues | 7 episodes |
| 1982 | Police Squad! | Episode: "The Butler Did It (A Bird in the Hand)" |
| 1982–86 | Cagney & Lacey | 5 episodes |
| 1983 | Fame | Episode: "...Help from My Friends" |
| 1983 | Trauma Center | Episode: "Notes About Courage" |
| 1983 | The Mississippi | Episode: "The Shooting" |
| 1984 | Hardcastle and McCormick | Episode: "Third Down and Twenty Years to Life" |
| 1984 | The Fall Guy | Episode: "Olympic Quest" |
| 1984 | Call to Glory | Episode: "Call It Courage" |
| 1984 | Magnum P.I. | 2 episodes |
| 1984–85 | Miami Vice | 2 episodes |
| 1984–86 | Dynasty | 4 episodes |
| 1985 | Finder of Lost Loves | Episode: "Deadly Silence" |
| 1985 | Hotel | Episode: "Illusions" |
| 1985 | The Paper Chase | Episode: "The Source" |
| 1987 | Miracle of the Heart: A Boys Town Story | Television Movie |
| 1986 | Tough Cookies | Episode: "The Stoolie" |
| 1987 | Vietnam War Story | Episode: "The Mine" |
| 1987 | Kids Like These | Television Movie |
| 1988 | Alone in the Neon Jungle | Television Movie |
| 1989 | Stuck with Each Other | Television Movie |
| 1992 | The Last P.O.W.? The Bobby Garwood Story | Television Movie |
| 1993 | Father & Son: Dangerous Relations | Television Movie |
| 1996 | Viper | Episode: "On a Role" |
| 1999 | Linc's | Episode: "From Here to Eternity" |
| 2000 | The Brothers Garcia | Episode: "Love Me Tender" |
| 2004 | The Long Shot | Television Movie |
| 2004 | Wedding Daze | Television Movie |
| 2004 | Angel in the Family | Television Movie |
| 2005 | Mystery Woman | Episode 3: Mystery Woman: Snapshot |
| 2005 | The Reading Room | Television Movie |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Kids Like These | Executive Producer | Television Movie |
| 1987 | Vietnam War Story | Executive Producer | 3 episodes |
| 1989 | Stuck with Each Other | Executive Producer | Television Movie |
| 2004 | The Long Shot | Co-Executive Producer | Television Movie |
| Association | Year | Category | Nominated Work | Results | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Directors Guild of America Awards | 1982 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Hill Street Blues | Nominated | [9] |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1981 | Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series (for Episode: "Up In Arms") | Nominated | [10] | |
| 1985 | Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series (for Episode: "El Capitan") | Nominated | [11] | ||
| 1986 | Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series (for Episode: "Parting Shots") | Cagney & Lacey | Won | [12] |
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