Tige Andrews, a character actor who earned an Emmy nomination for portraying Capt. Adam Greer, the officer who recruited the undercover cops of television's "The Mod Squad," has died. He was 86.
Andrews, who often played detectives during a TV career that spanned five decades, died of cardiac arrest Jan. 27 at his longtime home in Encino, his family said.
The actor worked on more than 60 television shows, including a lead role as tough-talking Lt. Russo in "The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor," which aired from 1959 to 1962.
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-andrews3feb03,0,5482230.story?coll=la-home-obituaries
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He made numerous appearances on TV shows including "The Phil Silvers Show," "Star Trek" (where he played Kras, the second-ever appearance of a Klingon), "Gunsmoke," "Marcus Welby M.D.," "Kojak" and "Murder She Wrote."
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117958560.html?categoryId=25&cs=1
Andrews, who often played detectives during a TV career that spanned five decades, died of cardiac arrest Jan. 27 at his longtime home in Encino, his family said.
The actor worked on more than 60 television shows, including a lead role as tough-talking Lt. Russo in "The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor," which aired from 1959 to 1962.
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-andrews3feb03,0,5482230.story?coll=la-home-obituaries
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...this additional bit of info from the "Variety"...
He made numerous appearances on TV shows including "The Phil Silvers Show," "Star Trek" (where he played Kras, the second-ever appearance of a Klingon), "Gunsmoke," "Marcus Welby M.D.," "Kojak" and "Murder She Wrote."
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117958560.html?categoryId=25&cs=1