Andre Braugher
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André Braugher, the dynamic actor known for his work on shows like Homicide: Life on the Street and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, has died. He was 61.
Braugher died Monday after a brief illness, his longtime rep Jennifer Allen told .
Braugher played the role of Det. Frank Pembleton in all seven seasons of the acclaimed series “Homicide: Life on the Street” on NBC from 1993 to 1998 and then played another police officer on the 2013-21 Fox-NBC sitcom, Captain Raymond Holt – this time against type and for laughs on Brooklyn Nine-Nine alongside Andy Samberg, Terry Crews and Melissa Fumero.
He won his first Emmy in 1998 for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for “Homicide,” following one of the season's most memorable episodes, “Subway.” It was a two-hander in which Pembleton simultaneously tries to determine whether a man (Vincent D'Onofrio), trapped between a Baltimore subway train and the platform, has been pushed onto the tracks and attempts to rescue him to comfort him in his final moments.
He received his second Emmy for his work on the 2006 FX miniseries Thief as the leader of a crew planning a high-stakes heist. He was also nominated for times for Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
He also played the role of Owen Thoreau Jr. alongside Ray Romano and Scott Bakula in the TNT dramedy “Men of a Specific Age” from 2009 to 2011.
Braugher first made a name for himself as a Det. Winston Blake in a series of television films with Telly Savalas and Kojak that aired in 1989–90, and was another crime solver, former Philadelphia taxi driver Mike Olshansky, in the CBS series Hack from 2002–04.
In between, he portrayed a character based on a real-life doctor in the 2000-2001 ABC series “Gideon's Crossing,” created by “Homicide” creator Paul Attanasio.
Braugher was cast in February as the male lead in Shonda Rhimes' Netflix drama series “The Residence,” in which he will star opposite Uzo Aduba. The crime series The White House began production but was halted due to Hollywood's one-two punch.
Braugher had already completed filming many of his scenes in the series, with filming scheduled to resume in January. It's unclear what “The Residence” showrunner Paul William Davies (“Scandal”) will do after his death.
Braugher recently portrayed New York Times editor-in-chief Dean Baquet in She Said (2002), about the two journalists whose reporting led to the prosecution of Harvey Weinstein and sparked the #MeToo movement.
He also appeared in the sixth and final season of Paramount+'s legal drama The Good Fight.
Braugher was born on July 1, 1962 in Chicago. He earned a BA from Stanford University and a master's degree from Juilliard and was a frequent actor in Public Theater Shakespeare in the Park productions in New York City, where he played roles in Richard II, Henry V, Hamlet and As You Like It over the years.
Braugher's film resume also included Edward Zwick's Glory (1989), Gregory Hoblit's Primal Fear (1996), Spike Lee's Get on the Bus (1996), City of Angels (1998), All The Rage (1999), Thick as Thieves ( 1999), Duets (2000), Frequency (2000), A Better Way to Die (2000), Poseidon (2006), Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007), Frank Darabont's The Mist (2007), Passengers (2008 ). ), Phillip Noyce's Salt (2010) and Spirit Untamed (2021).
He also appeared in the miniseries “Salem's Lot” in 2004 and “The Andromeda Strain” in 2008.
Survivors include his wife, actress Ami Brabson; sons Michael, Isaiah and John Wesley; brother Charles; and mother Sally. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Classical Theater of Harlem.