Andrew Harold Rubin (June 22, 1946 – October 5, 2015) was an American actor most known for his role of George Martin in the 1984 film ''
Police Academy
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''.
Early years
Rubin was born June 22, 1946, in
New Bedford, Massachusetts
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to Jewish parents. His father, Simon Rubin, owned a furniture and bedding factory and his mother, Leona ( Greenstone), was an artist and international travel writer. He graduated from the
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
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in New York City.
Television
Rubin "began appearing in commercials in the late 1960s."
[ Andrew had a role in the television series ''Shazam!'' on the episode titled "The Boy Who Said 'No'" which aired October 26, 1974. He was one of the stars of '' Hometown'',]CBS
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program.[McNeil, Alex (1996). ''Total Television''. Penguin Books USA, Inc. . pg. 387.]
Rubin originated the role of Allan Willis, the son of Tom and Helen Willis, on ''The Jeffersons
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''. He introduced the character in a single episode guest appearance ("Jenny's Low") during the first season
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. The character reappeared as a regular for Season 5
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with a new actor in the role, and disappeared again by the end of that season.
Death
On October 5, 2015, Rubin died of lung cancer
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in Los Angeles
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, California
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.
Filmography
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1946 births
2015 deaths
American male film actors
American male television actors
Deaths from lung cancer in California
Jewish American male actors
Male actors from Massachusetts
People from New Bedford, Massachusetts
20th-century American male actors
20th-century American Jews
21st-century American Jews