Georg Stanford Brown

Georg Stanford Brown (born June 24, 1943) is a Cuban-American actor and director, perhaps best known as one of the stars of the ABC police television series The Rookies from 1972 to 1976. On the show, Brown played the character of Officer Terry Webster.

Early life and education Brown was born in Havana, Cuba to, son of Jamaican immigrants. He was seven years old when his family moved to Harlem, New York City.

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". He worked as a school janitor to pay his tuition.

Early career Brown says he feels acting is just something he "fell into". Brown directed four episodes of The Rookies and when the show was canceled, Spelling hired him to direct eight episodes for other series he was producing. It was characterized in The Washington Post by Tom Shales as 'a stupefyingly preposterous bungle, but only in its better moments', 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'.

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.

Personal life Brown met his ex-wife, actress Tyne Daly, while at AMDA, where they both studied under Philip Burton, Richard Burton's mentor. They were married from 1966 to 1990. They have three daughters.

Filmography

As actor

Film

Television

Video games

As director

Television

As producer

Television

Accolades AssociationYearCategoryNominated workResultsRef Directors Guild of America Awards 1982 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series Hill Street Blues Primetime Emmy Awards 1981 Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series (for Episode: "Up In Arms") 1985 Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series (for Episode: "El Capitan") 1986 Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series (for Episode: "Parting Shots") Cagney & Lacey