Andre Braugher
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Andre Keith Braugher (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell; July 1, 1962 – December 11, 2023) was an American actor known for his roles as Detective Frank Pembleton in the NBC police drama series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999) and Captain Raymond Holt in the Fox/NBC police comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013–2021). He won two Primetime Emmy Awards and was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards.
Braugher started his acting career as part of The Public Theatre's Shakespeare in the Park, appearing in Much Ado About Nothing (1988), Coriolanus (1989), Twelfth Night (1996), Hamlet (2008), and As You Like It (2012). He transitioned his career into television, gaining roles in Kojak (1989–1990), The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990), and The Tuskegee Airmen (1995), followed by leading roles in the ABC medical series Gideon's Crossing (2000–2001), the CBS crime series Hack (2002–2004), the FX crime miniseries Thief (2006), and the TNT comedy series Men of a Certain Age (2009–2011).
Braugher's film roles include Glory (1989), Primal Fear (1996), City of Angels (1998), Frequency (2000), Duets (2000), Poseidon (2006), The Mist (2007), Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007), Salt (2010), The Gambler (2014), and She Said (2022). He also had supporting roles in series such as The Good Fight, House, New Girl, and BoJack Horseman.
Early lifeEdit
Andre Keith Braugher was born in Chicago on July 1, 1962, the son of Sally and Floyd Braugher, a postal worker and heavy-equipment operator.<ref name="Deadline">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=var-12dec2023/> Andre had three older siblings<ref name = NYTObit>Template:Cite news</ref> and was raised in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Nemetz">Template:Cite news</ref> He attended St. Ignatius College Prep for high school<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and earned a scholarship to attend Stanford University. Initially majoring in engineering, Braugher found that he enjoyed acting and graduated with a BA in theatre in 1984.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="today-23mar2006">Template:Cite news</ref> He then attended the Juilliard School's Drama Division, graduating in 1988.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
CareerEdit
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Braugher's first film role was in the 1989 film Glory as Thomas Searles, a free, educated black man from the North who joins the first black regiment in the Union Army.<ref name=var-12dec2023>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Nemetz"/> He played Kojak's sidekick in the late 1980s ABC television film revival of Kojak.<ref name=var-12dec2023 /> He subsequently moved on to a role on the television series Homicide: Life on the Street as Detective Frank Pembleton, a self-righteous, fiery, unyielding, Jesuit-educated police detective.<ref name="guard-12dec2023" /> Braugher won Television Critics Association awards for individual achievement in drama in 1997 and 1998.<ref name="guard-12dec2023">Template:Cite news</ref> He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1996 and 1998, winning in the latter year.<ref name=var-12dec2023 /><ref name="Jet">Template:Cite news</ref> He left Homicide after its sixth season but returned for the reunion television film. He also co-starred in the films City of Angels, Frequency, and Poseidon.<ref name=var-12dec2023 />
In 1997, he was selected by People as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
As part of the Shakespeare in the Park series at the Delacorte Theater in New York City's Central Park, Braugher played the title role in the 1996 production of Henry V, for which he received an Obie Award.<ref name="nbc-12dec2023">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Otfinoski"/> In 2000, he played the title role as Ben Gideon in the series Gideon's Crossing, which lasted one season.<ref name="nbc-12dec2023" /> In 2002, Braugher narrated the award-winning, PBS-broadcast documentary Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet, produced by Unity Productions Foundation.<ref name="muh-pbs">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He narrated The Murder of Emmett Till for PBS.<ref name="var-16jan2003">Template:Cite news</ref> He played Detective Marcellus Washington in the TV series Hack from 2002 to 2004.<ref> {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} </ref>
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In 2006, Braugher starred as Nick Atwater in the miniseries Thief for FX Networks, winning a second Emmy for his performance.<ref name="Deadline"/><ref name=var-12dec2023/><ref name = NYTObit/><ref name="nbc-12dec2023" /> He portrayed General Hager in the 2007 film Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.<ref name=var-12dec2023 /> Braugher appeared on the TV series House, M.D. as Dr. Darryl Nolan, a psychiatrist who helps House recover from his addiction to Vicodin.<ref name=var-12dec2023 /> He also appeared in the TNT series Men of a Certain Age, for which he was nominated twice as Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.<ref name=var-12dec2023 /> He also voiced the villain Darkseid in the animated film, Superman/Batman: Apocalypse.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He took supporting roles in the science fiction film The Mist (2007),<ref name="tvg-ab" /> the mystery film Passengers (2008),<ref name="tvg-ab" /> and the action thriller Salt (2010).<ref name="var-12dec2023" />
Braugher acted in the Manhattan Theatre Club's production of the Matthew Lopez play The Whipping Man, off-Broadway, for a limited run from January–March 2011. Braugher co-starred alongside Andre Holland.<ref name="nbc-12dec2023" /> Marilyn Stasio of Variety described the play as "genuinely moving and Braugher captures the moment with his thrilling evocation of Simon's pride and joy and hope".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He narrated the introduction to the Olympic Games on NBC from 2006 to 2010.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Braugher narrated James Patterson's Alex Cross book Cross Fire (2010).<ref name="aud-cf">Template:Cite book Audible (website).</ref>
Braugher had a recurring role as defense attorney Bayard Ellis on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit from 2011 to 2015,<ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and starred as the lead character, Capt. Marcus Chaplin, in ABC's 2012 military drama TV series Last Resort.<ref name="dl-12dec 2023">Template:Cite news</ref> In 2017, Braugher had a recurring role in season four of the Netflix animated series BoJack Horseman as California Governor Woodchuck Coodchuck-Berkowitz.<ref name="vul-15sep2017">Template:Cite news</ref> From 2013 to 2021, he starred in the Golden Globe-winning TV series Brooklyn Nine-Nine as the precinct captain, Raymond Holt. For his performance in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, he was nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.<ref name="guard-12dec2023" /> Braugher was cast as Chief Usher A. B. Wynter in Netflix's The Residence, but he died after more than half his scenes had been filmed resulting in the role having to be recast and refilmed. The series was dedicated to Braugher's memory.<ref name="va">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Personal life and deathEdit
In 1991, Braugher married actress Ami Brabson, who later appeared as Frank Pembleton's wife Mary in Homicide: Life on the Street.<ref name="Otfinoski">Template:Cite book</ref> They had three sons, Michael, Isaiah, and John Wesley, and lived in New Jersey.<ref name="guard-12dec2023" /><ref name = NYTObit/>
Braugher died on December 11, 2023, at the age of 61. His death was attributed to lung cancer, with which he had been diagnosed a few months prior.<ref name="Deadline"/><ref name=var-12dec2023 /><ref name="nyt-14dec2024">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Sharf">Template:Cite news</ref> Braugher had previously been a smoker, but quit in 2010.<ref name=":0" /> Following his death, many of his co-stars expressed gratitude for his warmth, kindness, and talent as an actor.<ref name="guard-12dec2023" /> The Classical Theatre of Harlem dedicated its 2024 season to Braugher's memory; Braugher had served as Vice Chairman of the company and had been a longtime trustee.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
FilmographyEdit
FilmEdit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Template:Abbr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Glory | Cpl. Thomas Searles | <ref name="var-12dec2023" /> | ||
| 1993 | Striking Distance | District Attorney | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 1996 | Primal Fear | Tommy Goodman | <ref name="var-12dec2023" /> | ||
| Get on the Bus | Flip | <ref name="cnn-12dec2023">Template:Cite news</ref> | |||
| 1998 | Thick as Thieves | Dink | <ref name="dl-12dec 2023" /> | ||
| City of Angels | Cassiel | <ref name="var-12dec2023" /> | |||
| 1999 | It's the Rage | Tim | <ref name="tvg-ab" /> | ||
| 2000 | A Better Way to Die | Cleveland | <ref name="tvg-ab" /> | ||
| Frequency | Satch DeLeon | <ref name="cnn-12dec2023" /> | |||
| Duets | Reggie Kane | <ref name="var-12dec2023" /> | |||
| 2006 | Poseidon | Captain Bradford | <ref name="var-12dec2023" /> | ||
| 2007 | Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | General Hager | <ref name="var-12dec2023" /> | ||
| Live! | Don | <ref name="tvg-ab" /> | |||
| The Mist | Brent Norton | <ref name="var-12dec2023" /> | |||
| 2008 | Passengers | Perry | <ref name="tvg-ab" /> | ||
| 2010 | Superman/Batman: Apocalypse | Darkseid | Voice | <ref name="cnn-12dec2023" /> | |
| Salt | Secretary of Defense | <ref name="var-12dec2023" /> | |||
| 2012 | The Baytown Outlaws | Millard | <ref name="tvg-ab" /> | ||
| 2014 | The Gambler | Dean Fuller | <ref name="var-12dec2023" /> | ||
| 2015 | Emily & Tim | Tim | Segment: “Acceptance” | <ref name="dl-12dec 2023" /> | |
| 2021 | Spirit Untamed | Al Granger | Voice | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| 2022 | She Said | Dean Baquet | <ref name="guard-12dec2023" /><ref name="vf-4nov2022">Template:Cite news</ref> |
TelevisionEdit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Template:Abbr | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Kojak: Ariana | Detective Winston Blake | Television film | <ref name="var-12dec2023" /> | ||
| Kojak: Fatal Flaw | <ref name="dl-12dec 2023" /> | |||||
| 1990 | Kojak: Flowers for Matty | <ref name="tvg-ab" /> | ||||
| Kojak: It's Always Something | <ref name="tvg-ab" /> | |||||
| Murder in Mississippi | Dennis | <ref name="ew-12dec2023">Template:Cite magazine</ref> | ||||
| Kojak: None so Blind | Detective Winston Blake | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||
| Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture | Dan Weston | <ref name="ew-12dec2023" /> | ||||
| The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson | Jackie Robinson | <ref name="cnn-12dec2023" /> | ||||
| 1993 | Class of '61 | Lucius | <ref name="tvg-ab" /> | |||
| Without Warning: Terror in the Towers | Tag | Television film | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |||
| 1993–1998 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Detective Frank Pembleton | 98 episodes | <ref name="guard-12dec2023" /> | ||
| 1995 | The Tuskegee Airmen | Benjamin O. Davis Jr. | Television film | <ref name="nbc-12dec2023" /> | ||
| 1996 | Law & Order | Detective Frank Pembleton | Episode: "Charm City" | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 1999 | Passing Glory | Father Joseph Verrett | Television film | <ref name="ew-12dec2023" /> | ||
| Love Songs | Ellis | <ref name="tvg-ab" /> | ||||
| 2000 | Homicide: The Movie | Detective Frank Pembleton | <ref name="ew-12dec2023" /> | |||
| 2000–2001 | Gideon's Crossing | Dr. Ben Gideon | 20 episodes | <ref name="cnn-12dec2023" /> | ||
| Jackie Chan Adventures | Derge | Voice, 3 episodes | <ref name="ew-12dec2023" /> | |||
| 2001 | Enduring Faith | Narrator | Television film | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| The Practice | Dr. Ben Gideon | Episode: "Gideon's Crossover" | <ref name="tvg-ab" /> | |||
| 2002 | 10,000 Black Men Named George | A. Philip Randolph | Television film | <ref name="tvg-ab" />Template:Efn-ua | ||
| 2002–2004 | Hack | Marcellus Washington | 39 episodes | <ref name="var-12dec2023" /> | ||
| 2003 | American Experience | Narrator | Episode: "The Murder of Emmett Till" | <ref name="var-16jan2003" /> | ||
| Soldier's Girl | Sergeant Carlos Diaz | Television film | <ref name="tvg-ab" /> | |||
| 2004 | Salem's Lot | Matt Burke | 2 episodes | <ref name="ew-12dec2023" /> | ||
| 2006 | Thief | Nick Atwater | 6 episodes | <ref name="Deadline"/><ref name=var-12dec2023/><ref name = NYTObit/><ref name="cnn-12dec2023" /> | ||
| 2008 | The Andromeda Strain | General George W. Mancheck | 4 episodes | <ref name="ew-12dec2023" /> | ||
| 2009–2011 | Men of a Certain Age | Owen Thoreau Jr. | 22 episodes | <ref name="var-12dec2023" /> | ||
| 2009–2012 | House | Dr. Darryl Nolan | 4 episodes | <ref name="var-12dec2023" /> | ||
| 2010 | Miami Medical | Dr. William Rayner | Episode: "Pilot" | <ref name="tvg-ab" /> | ||
| 2011–2015 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Bayard Ellis | 6 episodes | <ref name=":1" /> | ||
| 2012–2013 | Last Resort | Captain Marcus Chaplin | 13 episodes | <ref name="dl-12dec 2023" /> | ||
| 2012–2023 | American Experience | Narrator | 4 episodes | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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| 2013–2021 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Captain Raymond Holt | Main role; 153 episodes | <ref name="var-12dec2023" /> | ||
| 2015 | Axe Cop | Lobster Man | Voice, episode: "The Center of the Ocean" | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 2016 | New Girl | Captain Raymond Holt | Episode: "Homecoming" | <ref name="dl-12dec 2023" /> | ||
| 2017 | BoJack Horseman | Woodchuck Coodchuck-Berkowitz | Voice, 4 episodes | <ref name="vul-15sep2017" /> | ||
| 2019 | Live in Front of a Studio Audience | James Evans | Episode: "'All in the Family' and 'Good Times'" | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |
| 2022 | The Good Fight | Ri'Chard Lane | Main role (season 6) | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
TheatreEdit
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Template:Abbr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Much Ado About Nothing | Benedick / Ensemble | Delacorte Theatre, Shakespeare in the Park | citation | CitationClass=web
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| King John | English Herald / Messenger | Delacorte Theatre, Shakespeare in the Park | <ref name=":4" /> | ||
| 1989 | Coriolanus | Junius Brutus | Anspacher Theatre, The Public Theatre | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| Twelfth Night | Antonio | Delacorte Theatre, Shakespeare in the Park | <ref name=":3">Template:Cite magazine</ref> | ||
| 1993 | Measure for Measure | Angelo | Delacorte Theatre, Shakespeare in the Park | <ref name=":3" /><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> | |
| 1994 | The Tragedy of Richard II | Henry Bolingbroke | Anspacher Theatre, The Public Theater | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
| 1996 | Henry V | King Henry V | Delacorte Theatre, The Public Theatre | <ref name="nbc-12dec2023" /> | |
| 2008 | Hamlet | Claudius | Delacorte Theatre, The Public Theatre | <ref name=":4" /> | |
| 2011 | The Whipping Man | Simon | Manhattan Theatre Club | <ref name="nbc-12dec2023" /> | |
| 2012 | As You Like It | Duke Senior / Duke Frederick | Delacorte Theatre, The Public Theatre | citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
Awards and nominationsEdit
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