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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 Frank Serpico.[3]

Edward Grover
Born	Edward D. Grover[1] (1932-10-23)October 23, 1932 Huntington Park, California, U.S.
Died	November 22, 2016(2016-11-22) (aged 84) Rolling Hills Estates, California, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Toledo University of Texas at Austin
Occupation	Film, stage and television actor
Years active	1959–2008[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 Finchley. He played 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

External links

• Edward Grover at IMDb
• Edward Grover at the TCM Movie Database
• Edward Grover at AllMovie
• Rotten Tomatoes profile

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