Stanley David Andrews (born November 2, 1952) is an American character actor who is particularly known for his role as Lieutenant General Robert Brewster in '' Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines''.

Early life

Andrews was born on November 2, 1952, in

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. He attended

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as an undergraduate and spent a year at the Duke University School of Law and two at

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, from which he graduated in the late 1970s.

Career

His first major role was in the 1984 horror ''

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''. For the rest of the 80s Andrews did not have any major hits, mainly focusing on a TV career including the BBC detective series '' Pulaski'' in 1987. He was the lead in '' Cherry 2000'', which appeared on videocassette and not in theaters. In 1990 he starred in

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's '' Graveyard Shift'' and in 1994 he was James Earp in

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's ''

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''. His career was boosted by starring in the TV series '' Mann & Machine''. In 1995 he played astronaut

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, in the space drama ''

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''. In the late 90s Andrews concentrated on more television projects and starred in TV films such as '' Our Son, the Matchmaker'', '' Fifteen and Pregnant'', which also starred Kirsten Dunst, and the hit TV film '' Switched at Birth''. In 1998 he played another astronaut,

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, in the

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miniseries ''

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''. In the 2001 '' Band of Brothers'' miniseries, he had a brief role as Major General Elbridge Chapman, the division commander in 1945, of the 13th Airborne Division. Andrews appeared in ''

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''. In 2000, Andrews starred in ''Navigating the Heart'' before moving on to the ''Silence of the Lambs'' sequel ''

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'', starring

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. He also appeared in '' A Walk to Remember'' (2002), '' Two Soldiers'' (2003), ''The Chester Story'' and ''Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines''. He also replaced John M. Jackson in the final season of '' JAG'', playing Judge Advocate General Major General Gordon 'Biff' Cresswell. He was Edwin Jensen in the TV Movie '' The Jensen Project'', and guest starred in the ''Criminal Minds'' season 4 episode "Paradise". Andrews played the role of

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in the 2010 film, '' Fair Game'', based on the

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affair. In 2012 he portrayed Sheriff Tillman Napier on season 3 of the FX series Justified. He made a final appearance in one episode of season 4.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Andrews, David American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1952 births Living people Stanford Law School alumni Louisiana State University alumni