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Lance Reddick, who has appeared in major TV series like HBO’s The Wire, Fox’s Fringe, and films like the John Wick franchise, which will debut John Wick: Chapter 4 next week, died on Friday of a natural death morning, Variety has confirmed with its representatives. He was 60.
He was found dead at his home in Studio City, Los Angeles, on Friday morning, TMZ reported.
In the upcoming John Wick: Chapter 4, which hits theaters March 24, Reddick reprises his role as Charon, the concierge at the Continental Hotel in New York City, who has appeared in all four entries. Charon worked side-by-side with Keanu Reeves’ retired killer, specifically taking care of John’s new dog in the second installment and getting involved in the armed action in the third installment. Reddick is also set to appear in the upcoming “Ballerina” spinoff starring Ana de Armas.
Reddick’s first major TV role came in 2000 on Season 4 of the HBO prison series Oz. He played Detective Johnny Basil, an undercover officer who tries to stop the drug trade but soon becomes an addict himself and murders a corrupt cop by pushing him down an elevator shaft. After being sent to Oz, Basil is stabbed to death by Seth Gilliam’s character, Clayton Hughes.
HBO kept Reddick and later cast him as Baltimore Police Lieutenant Cedric Daniels, a co-star, on “The Wire” in 2002. He was in charge of the drug division and slowly rose through its ranks throughout the show’s five seasons. often clashed with his superiors. In the show’s finale, he resigned from his post as commissioner and became a criminal defense attorney.
After The Wire ended in 2008, Reddick joined Fringe later that year as Phillip Broyles, a special agent for Homeland Security and head of the Fringe Division. The group examined cases related to fringe science, pseudoscience, and alternate timelines.
Reddick is survived by his wife Stephanie Reddick and children Yvonne Nicole Reddick and Christopher Reddick. Donations in his memory can be made to momcares.org in Baltimore, his hometown.
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