GEORG STANFORD BROWN, Cuban American Actor, Director, and Producer. * GEORG STANFORD BROWN, Actor, Director, and Productor Cubano Americano. PHOTOS/VIDEOS.
GEORG STANFORD BROWN, CUBAN AMERICAN ACTOR, DIRECTOR, AND PRODUCER. PHOTOS/VIDEOS.
Georg Stanford Brown is a Cuban-American actor, producer, 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.
Georg was born in Havana, Cuba on June 24, 1943. When he was seven years old his family moved from Havana to Harlem, NY. At 15, he formed the singing group ‘The Parthenon’, which had a single TV appearance shortly before breaking up. 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. 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 ended up really enjoying it and returned to New York to attend the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. He worked as a school janitor to pay his tuition.
PERSONAL CAREER
Brown says he feels acting is just something he “fell into”. 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 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’).
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. 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’.
“Roots, the Next Generation”
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.
PERSONAL LIFE.
Spouse(s) He met his wife Tyne Daly while at AMDA, where they both studied under Philip Burton, Richard Burton’s mentor. They were married for 24 years, from 1966 to 1990. They have three daughters.
FILMOGRAPHY.
Last Performances.
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
TELEVISION.
Last Performances.
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
AS DIRECTOR.
Television
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
AS PRODUCER.
Television
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
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS.
Directors Guild of America 1982 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series Hill Street Blues Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards 1981 Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series (for Episode: “Up In Arms”) Nominated
1985 Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series (for Episode: “El Capitan”) Nominated
1986 Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series (for Episode: “Parting Shots”) Cagney & Lacey Won
GEORG STANFORD BROWN, ACTOR, DIRECTOR Y PRODUCTOR CUBANOAMERICANO. VIDEOS.
Georg Stanford Brown es un actor, productor y director cubano-estadounidense, quizás mejor conocido como una de las estrellas de la serie de televisión policial ABC The Rookies de 1972 a 1976. En el programa, Brown interpretó al personaje del oficial Terry Webster.
Georg nació en La Habana, Cuba el 24 de junio de 1943. Cuando tenía siete años su familia se mudó de La Habana a Harlem, Nueva York. A los 15, formó el grupo de canto ‘The Parthenon’, que tuvo una sola aparición en televisión poco antes de separarse. Brown dejó la escuela secundaria a los 16 años, luego de que algunos profesores frustrados lo invitaran a hacerlo. Dejó Nueva York para mudarse a Los Ángeles a los 17 años. Después de unos años sin estar seguro de lo que quería hacer, decidió volver a la escuela. Aprobó el examen de ingreso a la universidad y fue admitido en Los Angeles City College, donde se especializó en Artes Teatrales para “tomarse algo con calma”. Terminó disfrutándolo mucho y regresó a Nueva York para asistir a la Academia Estadounidense de Música y Drama. Trabajó como conserje de la escuela para pagar su matrícula.
CARRERA PERSONAL
Brown dice que siente que actuar es algo en lo que “cayó”. Seis meses fuera de la escuela, apareció en el Festival Shakespeare de Nueva York de Joseph Papp (ahora llamado Shakespeare in the Park), y luego en The Comedians con Richard Burton y Elizabeth Taylor. Su trabajo lo llevó luego a África durante cuatro meses y medio, a París y luego al sur de Francia. Y un encuentro casual con Alex Haley, que se dirigía a África para trabajar en una historia que estaba escribiendo (que resultó ser ‘Roots’).
Durante la década de 1960, Brown tuvo una variedad de papeles en películas, incluido Henri Philipot en ‘The Comedians’ (1967), ‘Theon Gibson en Dayton’s Devils’ (1968) y ‘Dr. Willard en Bullitt ‘(1968). Sus películas de la década de 1970 incluyeron ‘Colossus: The Forbin Project’ (1970), ‘The Man’ (1972) y ‘Wild in the Sky’ (1972), coprotagonizada por Brandon deWilde, como guerrillas contra la guerra y el sistema, que idean un plan para destruir Fort Knox con una bomba atómica.
Más tarde, Brown interpretó a Tom Harvey (hijo de Chicken George, bisnieto de Kunta Kinte y bisabuelo de Alex Haley) en la miniserie de televisión de 1977 Roots y en 1979 en ‘Roots: The Next Generations’.
En 1980, protagonizó la película para televisión ‘The Night the City Screamed’ y Stir Crazy junto a Gene Wilder y Richard Pryor. Más tarde, en 1984, protagonizó la película para televisión The Jesse Owens Story en el papel de Lew Gilbert. Luego pasó a un papel secundario en otra miniserie North & South en 1985 como el personaje Garrison Grady.
En 1986, ganó un premio Primetime Emmy a la mejor dirección de una serie dramática por dirigir el episodio final (“Parting Shots”) en la temporada 5 de Cagney & Lacey. Su carrera como director continuó con la película para televisión Alone in the Neon Jungle (también conocida por su nombre anterior Command in Hell), que fue estrenada por CBS el domingo 17 de enero de 1988. Fue caracterizada en The Washington Post por Tom Shales como ‘una tontería increíblemente absurda, pero solo en sus mejores momentos’, mientras que una evaluación marginalmente más favorable elogió ‘personajes policiales que están humanizados con humor y la sensación realista y valiente que viene con filmar en lugares de Pittsburgh en lugar de Hollywood’.
Brown coprotagonizó la secuela de la comedia House Party 2 en 1991, y el programa de televisión Showtime Linc’s de 1998 a 2000. Brown también dirigió varios episodios de la segunda temporada de la serie de televisión ‘Hill Street Blues’. Más recientemente, Brown tuvo un papel recurrente en la serie dramática de FX Nip / Tuck.
VIDA PERSONAL.
Cónyuge (s) Conoció a su esposa Tyne Daly mientras estaba en AMDA, donde ambos estudiaron con Philip Burton, el mentor de Richard Burton. Estuvieron casados durante 24 años, de 1966 a 1990. Tienen tres hijas.
(LEER GEORG STANFORD FILMOGRAFIA, PRODUCCION Y DIRECTOR EN LA SECCION DE INGLES)
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