David Andrews (born November 2, 1952) is an American character actor who is 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

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and two at

Stanford Law School Stanford Law School (Stanford Law or SLS) is the law school of Stanford University, a private research university near Palo Alto, California. Established in 1893, it is regarded as one of the most prestigious law schools in the world. Stanford La ...

, 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 ''

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'', 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 ''

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''. In 1995 he played astronaut Pete Conrad, 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 ''

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'', ''

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'', which also starred Kirsten Dunst, and the hit TV film '' Switched at Birth''. In 1998 he played another astronaut, Frank Borman, in the HBO miniseries ''

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''. In the 2001 '' Band of Brothers'' miniseries, he had a brief role as

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, the division commander in 1945, of the 13th Airborne Division. Andrews appeared in '' Fight Club''. 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

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in the final season of '' JAG'', playing Judge Advocate General Major General Gordon 'Biff' Cresswell. He was Edwin Jensen in the TV Movie ''

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'', and guest starred in the ''Criminal Minds'' season 4 episode "Paradise". Andrews played the role of Scooter Libby in the 2010 film, '' Fair Game'', based on the

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affair.

Filmography

References

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* * {{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