Tige Andrews (March 19, 1920 – January 27, 2007) was an American character actor. He is best remembered for his law-enforcement roles as Captain Adam Greer and Lieutenant Johnny Russo in two ABC crime drama television series, The Mod Squad and The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor respectively.
March 19, 1920, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Died
January 27, 2007, Encino, California, United States
Place Of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Height
5' 10½" (1.79 m)
Profession
Actor, Writer
Spouse
Norma Andrews (m. 1950–1996)
Children
Julie Andrews, Barbara Andrews, Tony Andrews, Steve Andrews, John Andrews, Gina Andrews
Parents
Selma Shaleesh, George E. Andrews
Star Sign
Pisces
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Quote
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I have always had a good sense of humor, which helps to keep things in perspective. It has served me in good stead throughout my life and career.
2
I love playing characters with a tender side.
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Fact
1
Credited director John Ford with being a major influence in his career.
2
Graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.
3
Was wounded while serving in the U.S. Army during World War II.
4
His mother died when he was only three years old.
5
His father ran a fruit stand.
6
His late wife, Norma Thornton, was a dancer who appeared regularly on The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) (aka The Ed Sullivan Show). She died in 1996.
7
Served in the US Army during WWII but returned home after being wounded in Sicily.
8
Brooklyn-born, he was 3 when his mother, Selma, died, and his father, George, later remarried. Tige grew up amid a large family in Middlesex, N.J., where his father ran a fruit stand.
9
His immigrant parents, following Syrian custom, named him after a strong animal because it was supposed to ensure good health.
10
After seeing Tige perform in "Mister Roberts" on Broadway, director John Ford cast him in the film version of Mister Roberts (1955) and in at least two other projects including The Wings of Eagles (1957).
11
Was one of the original founding members of the Covenant Players International Repertory Theater Company, a worldwide, inter-denominational, non-profit, theme-based, touring drama ministry, which started on September 29, 1963, in Los Angeles, California and is still operating over four decades later.
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He was an alumnus of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
13
Was an artist who painted with oil paints, and was published in the book "Actors as Artists" and has had gallery shows.
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He recorded a record single "Keep America Beautiful" and "The Mod Father" in the early 1970s.
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He had eleven grandchildren.
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He had six children, three boys and three girls: Barbara, Gina, Julie, John, Steve and Tony.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Premiere
1968
TV Series
Albert Sanchez
Star Trek
1967
TV Series
Kras
Dundee and the Culhane
1967
TV Series
Nicasio
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1967
TV Series
Det. Owens
The F.B.I.
1967
TV Series
John Forno
The Fugitive
1967
TV Series
Buck Leonard
The Big Valley
1967
TV Series
Bodos Garkos
Run for Your Life
1966
TV Series
Sam Miller
Jericho
1966
TV Series
Francois Leboult
Gomer Pyle: USMC
1965
TV Series
Chief Petty Officer
12 O'Clock High
1965
TV Series
Master Sgt. Tony Podesta
Slattery's People
1965
TV Series
Horse
Ben Casey
1962-1965
TV Series
Dave McClusky / Cash Burdock
Dr. Kildare
1964
TV Series
Roy Winters
Mr. Novak
1963
TV Series
Lt. Charles Green
Sam Benedict
1963
TV Series
Bill Yohler
Ensign O'Toole
1962
TV Series
Solman
Alcoa Premiere
1962
TV Series
Gaby Lasalle
The Detectives
1959-1962
TV Series
Det. Lt. Johnny Russo
Det. Lt. John Russo
Lt. John Russo
The Dick Powell Theatre
1961
TV Series
Paul Manzuk
Adventures in Paradise
1961
TV Series
Jay Jay Jenkins
The Best of the Post
1961
TV Series
C.P.O. Jacobsen
A Private's Affair
1959
Sgt. Pickerell
The Lawless Years
1959
TV Series
Tony Morelli
Playhouse 90
1958-1959
TV Series
Frank Nitti
Zorro
1959
TV Series
Nava
Grand Jury
1959
TV Series
Ben
Steve Canyon
1958
TV Series
Sgt. Bagdasarian
U.S. Marshal
1958
TV Series
Sam
Onionhead
1958
Charlie Berger (as Tiger Andrews)
Imitation General
1958
Pvt. Orville Hutchmeyer
The Walter Winchell File
1958
TV Series
Frank
China Doll
1958
Cpl. Carlo Menotti
Until They Sail
1957
US Marine, Store Customer
The Wings of Eagles
1957
Arizona Pincus (uncredited)
The Phil Silvers Show
1955-1956
TV Series
Pvt. Gander
Mister Roberts
1955
Wiley (as Tiger Andrews)
Inner Sanctum
1954
TV Series
Reed
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1952-1953
TV Series
Sam
The Plymouth Playhouse
1953
TV Series
Suspense
1953
TV Series
1st Thug
The Hunter
1952
TV Series
Kraft Theatre
1951
TV Series
Murder, She Wrote
1991
TV Series
Carmine Abruzzi
Sledge Hammer!
1987
TV Series
Hugo Victor
Misfits of Science
1985
TV Series
Bill
Street Hawk
1985
TV Series
Morgan Hartmann
Hawaiian Heat
1984
TV Series
Dan McGreedy
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1982
TV Series
Merlin Palmer
Tucker's Witch
1982
TV Series
Terry Porter
Quincy M.E.
1982
TV Series
Victor Ramsey
CHiPs
1978-1981
TV Series
Charley Davis / Charley
Gypsy Angels
1980
Ted
Vega$
1980
TV Series
Benson
The Return of Mod Squad
1979
TV Movie
Adam Greer
Flying High
1978
TV Series
Blakely
Kojak
1974-1978
TV Series
Sergeant Geno Polucci / Joe Paxton / Aaron Fisk
Raid on Entebbe
1976
TV Movie
Shimon Peres
The Last Tycoon
1976
Popolos
Good Heavens
1976
TV Series
Jack McMann
Police Woman
1975
TV Series
Lieutenant McKay
Police Story
1974-1975
TV Series
Blodgett / Sergeant Kidder
Barbary Coast
1975
TV Series
Phineas T. James
Amy Prentiss
1975
TV Series
Adams
The Wide World of Mystery
1975
TV Series
Bert / the Werewolf
Skyway to Death
1974
TV Movie
Sam Nichols
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1973
TV Series
Fred Pulaski
Mod Squad
1968-1973
TV Series
Capt. Adam Greer
In Enemy Country
1968
Nicolay
Gunsmoke
1957-1968
TV Series
Santillo / Mike Postil
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mod Squad
1968
TV Series story - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Beat the Clock
1979
TV Series
Himself (1979)
Mitzi and a Hundred Guys
1975
TV Special
Himself
The 16th Annual TV Week Logie Awards
1974
TV Special
Himself
Celebrity Bowling
1972-1973
TV Series
Himself
Password All-Stars
1972
TV Series
Himself
Mantrap
1971
TV Series
Himself
The Hollywood Squares
1970-1971
TV Series
Guest Appearance
The Weird World of Weird
1970
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Here's Hollywood
1962
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Biography
2002
TV Series documentary
Sam in 'The Bells Of Cockaigne' episode of 'Armstrong's Circle Theater'
Gomer Pyle: USMC
1969
TV Series
Chief Petty Officer
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1971
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, USA
Best Supporting Actor - Television
The Mod Squad (1968)
1970
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Drama