Andre Braugher, Star of Homicide and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Dead at 61
Emmy-winning actor Andre Braugher, whose illustrious TV career included roles on Homicide: Life on the Street and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, has died at the age of 61. He passed away Monday following a brief illness, his publicist Jennifer Allen confirms to TVLine.
Born in Chicago, Braugher made his film debut in the 1989 Oscar winner Glory and appeared in a series of Kojak TV movies before landing the role of interrogation specialist Detective Frank Pembleton in the NBC police drama Homicide: Life on the Street. Acclaimed for its gritty portrayal of crime and punishment on the streets of Baltimore, Homicide ran for seven seasons, with Braugher earning two Emmy nominations for best lead actor in a drama series, winning the award in 1998.
Following Homicide, Braugher starred in a number of short-lived TV shows, including ABC’s Gideon’s Crossing, CBS’ Hack and TNT’s Men of a Certain Age. (He won a second Emmy for the FX miniseries Thief.) In 2013, he turned to comedy as stoic captain Raymond Holt in the Fox/NBC sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine, starring Andy Samberg. That role earned Braugher four more Emmy nominations, this time for best supporting actor in a comedy.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine wrapped up its eight-season run in 2021. Braugher recently appeared in Season 6 of The Good Fight and was next set to co-star with Uzo Aduba and Susan Kelechi Watson in the Netflix murder mystery The Residence. (Click here to read tributes to Braugher from his Brooklyn Nine-Nine co-stars and more.)
this doesn’t feel real…
R.I.P. 😢
What a shame, so sad. What a Fine actor in whatever role he played! RIP.
This makes me beyond sad. He seemed like a good person and was a phenomenal actor…loved him in Brooklyn Nine Nine. He will be missed.
I loved Homicide: Life on the Streets! He will be missed! 😢
Well, this one hurts… a lot.
I loved Homicide! He will be missed 😢
This one hurts. He was such a great actor and I just finished another B99 binge. RIP
Same, just finished a binge last week and thought “damn he’s so talented at drama and comedy and that’s not easy.” RIP to an absolute talent and legend.
He was such a good actor. I liked him in anything he was in, especially Homicide: Life on the Street. Very sad news.
Loved him. What an amazing actor!!
Oh my goodness! Totally shocked!! Such a talented actor. Such a sad loss! Deepest sympathy to his loved ones! Wow…can’t believe it!
Oh my God – I’m gutted over this.
I used to love Homicide. He will be missed, and he was too young to be resting in peace.
This is shocking news! He was only 61, that’s still so young. I loved him in B99. He will be missed…RIP🕊️😢
Oh my god, no. This is shocking and heartbreaking. I have loved watching this man act for decades. I adored him on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, but his Pembleton on Homicide: Life on the Street was the stuff of legends. I don’t think he could play a bad role. He was just that good. I can’t believe we’re speaking of him in the past. He was too young. Rest in peace. You are already missed.
Frank is iconic. I started watching Himicide because of how much I loved him in Glory. And then everything else he performed in after Homicide. So sad he’s not going to have anything new for us to watch anymore. But more sad for his family, losing him so young. RIP
Godspeed Mr. Braugher. You will be missed. 😞❤️🙏🏻
Shocked and saddened. He was a true legend.
Maybe this will get Gideon’s Crossing up somewhere. It was never released on DVD, it isn’t streaming, you can’t buy it on digital. It isn’t even on Youtube or anything like that.
I’m in utter shock! 61 is still too young! He was so talented and vibrant. What a loss. Wow. This hit hard. Wow!
Wow, this is so upsetting 😭😞
Aw, damn. I loved his performance as Frank Pembleton and his subsequent work proved that was no anomaly: he was a brilliant actor. Brilliant.
Rest well, Mr. Pembleton, and thank you for the portrayals. You added to the world while you were here. I will miss you.
Great actor, gone too young.
Truly shocked right now. Loved him in Homicide: Life on the Streets. An amazing actor that was great in everything he starred in. Will be missed.
He was so good on Brooklyn Nine-Nine and The Last Resort! Prayers to his family and friends!
I’m in shock. Loved his work.
May he rest in peace.
How awful, he will be missed so much
When Andre Braugher was announced as part of the cast for Brooklyn 99, I was skeptical. I had seen, and loved, his work on Homicide, but it was capital letters Serious Drama. I didn’t imagine that he could do comedy. And I certainly didn’t imagine he could do comedy as well as he did.
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Rest in peace, sir.