Roger Aaron Brown

Roger Aaron Brown (born June 12, 1949) is an American character actor known for his role as Deputy Chief Joe Noland on the hit CBS drama television series The District from 2000 to 2004, as well as for his minor role in the 1988 science fiction film Alien Nation as Det. Bill "Tug" Tuggle, the partner and friend of Matthew Sikes (James Caan) at the beginning of the film. Brown reprised his Alien Nation role in a flashback scene in the pilot episod... more

Roger Aaron Brown (born June 12, 1949) is an American character actor known for his role as Deputy Chief Joe Noland on the hit CBS drama television series The District from 2000 to 2004, as well as for his minor role in the 1988 science fiction film Alien Nation as Det. Bill "Tug" Tuggle, the partner and friend of Matthew Sikes (James Caan) at the beginning of the film. Brown reprised his Alien Nation role in a flashback scene in the pilot episode of the Fox TV series Alien Nation. Brown appears in the first two episodes of the TNT television series Saving Grace as the Chief of Detectives. Brown has made a number of appearances in many films especially Caravan Pictures. He portrays John Henry in Disney's Tall Tale (1995). Other roles include Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), Cobra (1986), Near Dark (1987), Action Jackson (1988), and RoboCop 2 (1990). less