Grier was guarding Ethel Kennedy during the Robert F. Kennedy assassination and he subdued the shooter Sirhan Sirhan. As an actor Grier starred in the TV series Daniel Boone, Make Room for Granddaddy, and Movin’ On. As a singer his best known single was a “People Make The World” which was a tribute to Robert Kennedy. He authored the book Rosey Grier’s Needlepoint for Men and wrote five more books. Grier became an ordained Christian minister in 1983. He founded the nonprofit American Neighborhood Enterprises.