George R. Robertson
Acting
Biography
The Canadian actor had 80 film and television credits to his name. He was best known for playing Chief Hurnst in the Police Academy films.
Born: January 1, 1933
Place of Birth: Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Known For
Cradle to Grave
Through our subject Adam, we reveal the incredible changes and forces that take all humankind from Cradle to Grave.
Hiroshima
Hiroshima is a 1995 Japanese / Canadian film directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara and Roger Spottiswoode about the decision-making processes that led to the dropping of the atomic bombs by the United States on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki toward the end of World War II. A combination of dramatisation, historical footage, and eyewitness interviews, the film alternates between documentary footage and the dramatic recreations.
Rosemary's Baby
A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family.
JFK
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.
Haven
FBI agent Audrey Parker arrives in the small town of Haven, Maine to solve a murder and soon discovers the town's many secrets—which also hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of her lost past.
Power Play
A group of military officers frustrated by government corruption and brutality attempts a coup.
Norma Rae
Norma Rae is a southern textile worker employed in a factory with intolerable working conditions. This concern about the situation gives her the gumption to be the key associate to a visiting labor union organizer. Together, they undertake the difficult, and possibly dangerous, struggle to unionize her factory.
Still Mine
Craig, a fiercely determined New Brunswick farmer, sets out to build a more suitable house for his ailing wife, Irene, despite their children's concerns. As he starts building, he is blindsided by the bureaucratic codes and officials. As Irene becomes increasingly ill, Craig fights back. Based on a true story.
Police Academy
New rules enforced by the Lady Mayoress mean that sex, weight, height and intelligence need no longer be a factor for joining the Police Force. This opens the floodgates for all and sundry to enter the Police Academy, much to the chagrin of the instructors. Not everyone is there through choice, though. Social misfit Mahoney has been forced to sign up as the only alternative to a jail sentence and it doesn't take long before he falls foul of the boorish Lieutenant Harris. But before long, Mahoney realises that he is enjoying being a police cadet and decides he wants to stay... while Harris decides he wants Mahoney out!
The Boys Next Door
Kind-hearted social worker Jack Palmer feels guilty about not spending enough time with his wife due to the pressures of his job taking care of four developmentally disabled men: obsessive-compulsive Norman, bipolar Arnold, childlike Lucien, and schizophrenic Barry. When Jack announces his decision to leave his job, his four charges react quite unexpectedly to the news.
Filmography
as Adam (70-90)
as Chester
as Mr. Danderford
as Stuart Mosley
as Senator Fulbright
as Dr. Oakley
as Dick Welsh
as The Commissioner
as Mack Falls
as Alyson's father
as Senator Warren Clarke
as President Davis
as Mr. Draper
as Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy
as Richard Lance
as Reg Culbertson
as White House Man
as Secretary Cyrus Vance
as Adrienne's Father
as Kyle Copeland
as Ed Condon
as General Mann
as Norman Reynolds
as Commissioner Hurst
as Phillips
as Chief Hurst
as Chief Hurst
as Master of Ceremonies
as Chief Hurst
as U.S. Consul
as Gen. Leslie Groves
as Farmer
as Colonel Lucas
as Mounted Police Inspector Francis Fitzgerald
as Burdock
as John Ogden
as Lou Comfort (uncredited)