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George R. Robertson Dies: ‘Police Academy’s Chief Hurst Was 89

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George R. Robertson, who played Chief Hurst (later Commissioner) in the first six Police Academy films during a half-century screen career, has died.

He was 89. His family said he died January 29 at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto but did not give other details.

Robertson had been working in TV and films for nearly 15 years when he was cast as the strict but fair Chief Henry Hurst in Police Academy, the 1984 cop farce starring Steve Guttenberg.

The film was a left-field hit and went on to spawn a franchise that spanned seven films during the next decade, including one a year through 1989.

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