Tige Andrews (March 19, 1920 – January 27, 2007) was an American character actor. His work includes the role of "Captain Adam Greer" on the television series The Mod Squad.
Andrews was reportedly born as Tiger Andrews in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Syrian parents Selma (née Shaleesh) and George E. Andrews, a shopkeeper. His family's surname was originally "Androwas". His parents, following Syrian custom, named him after a strong animal to ensu...
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Tige Andrews (March 19, 1920 – January 27, 2007) was an American character actor. His work includes the role of "Captain Adam Greer" on the television series The Mod Squad.
Andrews was reportedly born as Tiger Andrews in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Syrian parents Selma (née Shaleesh) and George E. Andrews, a shopkeeper. His family's surname was originally "Androwas". His parents, following Syrian custom, named him after a strong animal to ensure good health. His mother died when he was three years old, and his father later remarried. Andrews was wounded in Sicily while serving in the Army during World War II and after returning home, graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.
In 1955, Andrews won critical acclaim in the off-Broadway revival of The Threepenny Opera, as the Streetsinger and later performed it again in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Andrews went on to direct The Threepenny Opera in Arizona. While in New York, director John Ford cast him in the...
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