George Robertson, the "Commander Hurst" of the Police Academy has died: he was 89 years old
The family announced it. The actor has participated in 6 films of the successful American series that made him famous all over the world
George R. Robertson , the Canadian actor famous for playing the iconic Commander Hurst in the American film series " Police Academy, " has died at the age of 89 .
This was communicated to the microphones of the US portal The Hollywood Reporter by the family who did not, however, clarify the causes of death , which occurred in Toronto on January 29th . Robertson's career began , taking its first timid steps, in the 1960s . His debut dates back to 1969 with a small part in Roman Polanski 's film “ Rosemary's Baby - Red Ribbon in New York ”. The real worldwide success comes more than 10 years later, with the participation in the first Police Academy film – directed in 1984 by Hugh Wilson – in the role of Commander Hurst. He takes part in the cast of the series up to the sixth chapter of 1989 " Police Academy 6 - The city has been besieged ".
In his 60-year career he has taken part in several films including “ Deceived ” by Damian Harris , “ Holiday Affair ” by Alan Myerson and “ Murder at 1600 ” by Dwight Little . He also had minor roles in three Oscar-nominated films : Oliver Stone 's “JFK ”, 1970 's “ Airport ” and 1979's “ Norma Rae ” . 1995 and in the miniseries “ September 11 - Tragedy announced ” of 2006. He appears on the scene, for the last time, in 2012, with “ Still mine ” written and directed by Michael McGowan .
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