Edward Grover

Edward D. Grover (October 23, 1932 – November 22, 2016) was an American film, stage and television actor.[1][2] He was perhaps best known for playing Tony Baretta's supervisor "Lieutenant Hal Brubaker" in the American detective television series Baretta. Grover also played as "Inspector Lombardo" in the 1973 film Serpico, cracking down to the bottom of a racket along with actor, Al Pacino, who played the role of "Frank Serpico".[3]

Edward Grover
Born
Edward D. Grover[1]

(1932-10-23)October 23, 1932
DiedNovember 22, 2016(2016-11-22) (aged 84)
Alma materUniversity of Toledo
University of Texas at Austin
OccupationFilm, stage and television actor
Years active1959–2008[1]
Spouse(s)Brita Grover[1]

Born in Huntington Park, California, the son of Edna and A. Dee Grover.[1] Grover attended at DeVilbiss High School, where he later graduated in 1950.[1] He served in the Korean War from 1954 to 1956.[1] Grover then attended at University of Toledo, where he earned his bachelor's degree in 1957.[1] After that, he attended at University of Texas at Austin, where Grover earned his scholarship in 1958.[1] He attended at the Juilliard School, where Grover studied about performing in theatre, in which he was discipline.[1] Grover began his career in 1959.[1] He performed at the repertory theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, which also performing at the McCarter Company and at Antioch College Shakespeare Festival.[4]

Grover guest-starred in television programs, including, The Jeffersons, Archie Bunker's Place, The Ropers, One Day at a Time, Hill Street Blues, Quincy, M.E., The Greatest American Hero, The A-Team, Fantasy Island and Hart to Hart. He starred in the 1973 film Who?, where Grover played the role of "Finchley". He played the role of "Adam Reynolds" in the soap opera television series The Doctors. Grover appeared in four films such as, Death Wish, Serpico, Law and Disorder and Report to the Commissioner.[5] He retired his career in 2008.[1]

Grover died in November 2016 in Rolling Hills Estates, California, at the age of 84.[1]

References

  1. "Edward Grover Obituary (1932-2016)". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. December 25, 2016. p. B9. Archived from the original on 2022-02-11. Retrieved February 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Make-Up Skills Lecture Topic". Ridgewood Herald-News. Ridgewood, New Jersey. October 5, 1967. p. 48. Retrieved February 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Serpico (1973)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022 via Wayback Machine.
  4. "Veterans at Playhouse". The Cincinnati Post. Cincinnati, Ohio. March 22, 1963. p. 43. Retrieved February 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Sigoloff, Marc (September 2000). The Films of the Seventies: A Filmography of American, British and Canadian Films 1970-1979. McFarland. p. 246. ISBN 9780786408825 via Google Books.
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