Career
On the show, Brown played the character of Officer Terry Webster. During the 1960s, Brown had a variety of roles in films, including Henri Philipot in The Comedians (1967), Theon Gibson in Dayton"s Devils (1968), and Doctor Willard in Bullitt (1968). His 1970s films included Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970), The Manitoba (1972), and Wild in the Sky (1972), co-starring Brandon De Wilde, as anti-war, anti-establishment guerrillas, who devise a scheme to destroy Fort Knox with an atomic bomb.
Brown later played Tom Harvey (son of Chicken George, great-grandson of Kunta Kinte, and great-grandfather of Alex Haley) in the 1977 television miniseries Roots, and 1979"s Roots: The Next Generations.
In 1980, he starred in the highly successful Stir Crazy opposite Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor. Later in 1984 he starred in the television movie The Jesse Owens Story in the role of Lew Gilbert.
He then went on to a supporting role in yet another miniseries North & South in 1985 as the character Garrison Grady. Brown co-starred in the comedy sequel House Party 2 in 1991, and the Showtime television show Lincolnshire"s from 1998 thru 2000.
Brown also directed several second-season episodes of the television series Hill Street Blues.
More recently, Brown had a recurring role on the Forex drama series Nip/Tuck.