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André Braugher Dies: Star Of ‘Homicide: Life On The Street’, ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ & Other Series And Films Was 61

https://deadline.com/2023/12/andre-braugher-dead-homicide-life-on-the-street-brooklyn-nine-nine-actor-1235665513/

André Braugher has died. The two-time Emmy-winning star of series including Homicide: Life on the Street, Men of a Certain Age and Brooklyn Nine-Nine was 61. Braugher, whose first film role came al…

André Braugher Dies: Star Of ‘Homicide: Life On The Street’, ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ & Other Series And Films Was 61

EDIT: The cause of death has come out. Lung Cancer.

https://deadline.com/2023/12/andre-braugher-cause-of-death-lung-cancer-1235668219/

65 comments

thessnake03

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Such a great actor. He'll be missed.

Sincerely, Captain Raymond Holt

lemmy_get_my_coat

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Pull yourself together, let's not get all emotional.

smigao

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Man that dude nailed delivering every single line.

MamboGator

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Son_of_dad

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Captain dad

Dagwood222

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Find 'Homicide : Life On The Street.' He payed a Jesuit educated detective.

hydrashok

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61 is too damn young to go.

canthidium

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So sad. I know he's mostly known nowadays for Brooklyn 99, but I first remember him from Primal Fear.

Blademax

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I first remembered him from Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, the bad general guy. Loved him in B99 as Captain dad ... Holt. RIP

ikapoz

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Glory. Yes, sir.

remotedev

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Watched it again within the last few years, and about a quarter of the way through I'm like WAIT THATS CPT HOLT. Never made the connection before because he's so much younger in that movie, and wasn't a name like Denzel or Broderick

Kalothar

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Strangely, I remember him from Men of a Certain Age the most.

This might add new context to that show now.

Either way, very sad indeed

shrodes

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Such an underrated show. I wish it got more praise that was definitely deserved

Son_of_dad

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This is terrible news... I am in incredible pain

Agent641

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I have never been sadder.

remotedev

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😐

sigmaklimgrindset

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I’m devastated.

stick2urgunz88

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Nine-nine 🫡

SlurpDaddySlushy

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Nine-nine📣

pulverizedcoccyx

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Shit! I'm halfway through watching Brooklyn Nine Nine for the first time. He's really fun to watch and absolutely nails the role. Rest in peace you badass mofo.

OldManBOMBIN

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That's weird that he passed irl right before you get to the part where he dies in the show.

fartsparkles

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Way to spoil a major plot line for the person you’re replying to…

pulverizedcoccyx

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Now you've done it. You've made me turn my chair.

(I don't feed the trolls and they definitely didn't deserve this reply. You were the closest cool person.)

OldManBOMBIN

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Aw shucks guess I ruined the real part where he definitely dies.

Laticauda

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Ah shit, that sucks. He was my favourite character on B99 :'(

chairman

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Bone!!!! :-(

chepox

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Damn. Any source on cause of death?

Dave

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Article says "a brief illness", which narrows it down.

nslatz

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There is a journalistic shorthand at work here, "brief illness" usually means something discovered too late to treat, RIP Sir.

Dave

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Yeah, my first thought was cancer, though there are plenty of other possibilities.

NielsBohron

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I'd agree that cancer is most likely, especially given his relatively young age. Acute issues (like a stroke or appendicitis) wouldn't really get called an "illness" at all, and most of the other terminal diseases you expect to see first diagnosed in people in their 60's (like early onset Alzheimer's, Parkinsons, ALS, etc.) don't typically have much of a mortality rate until people reach their 70's. Plus, cancer seems the most likely to fly under the radar until relatively late, given how many cases have few or no symptoms until after the tumor gets metastasized or inoperable.

Exceptions exist of course, but cancer seems to make the most sense to me.

WHYAREWEALLCAPS

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If I had to lay odds, I'd say colon cancer. That sneaks up on a lot of men as they age and is notoriously hard to fight once it spreads. Once it does your 5 year survival rate is 13%. If you catch it while localized or regional, your odds of survival aren't bad.

nslatz

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Heart attack or stroke are usually described by the media as "died suddenly".

jordanlund

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Everything about Homicide: Life on the Street was stellar. Then the producers went on to The Wire.

yum_burnt_toast

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not to mention starting detective john munch's career

Deceptichum

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Wait so they just yoinked a character from a completely different show and shoved him into L&O?

I had to look this up and apparently the character Munch is in:

Law & Order
The X-Files
The Beat
A Very Brady Sequel
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Arrested Development
The Wire
30 Rock
Sesame Street
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

yum_burnt_toast

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yea munch was featured in some crossover between homicide and the original law & order, so when homicide got canceled in 99 they offered richard belzer a spot as munch on svu since it was in the works at the time and he was already in universe

thessnake03

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One of the big connectors in the "Tommy Westphall" universe

https://www.unsupervisednerds.com/reads-full/2021/1/20/the-tommy-westphall-universe

remotedev

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Who is Munch in the wire?

Deceptichum

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Munch is Munch.

Agent641

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Wasnt he also on Mythbusters?

Prewash_Required

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Like they said in the article, Homicide Life on the Street is where I remember him from. Lots of good actors and performances in that show, but he was a standout. RIP.

RoseRose56

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RIP I saw him on Brooklyn Nine-Nine series and I loved him, he was young men, only 61 so sad!

Pinecone

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B99 would not be anywhere near as good of a show without him. He was brilliant in his role.

SirStumps

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Pratai

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Shiznot

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Shout outs to the stubborn Brent from The Mist. A small part, but that's where I saw Braugher first

not_a_dog

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The Mist is also where I first saw him, he did an excellent job in that role.

southsamurai

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Most likely, there will be some improved access to his older roles like on Kojak. Even back then, he was a standout. Stole a lot of scenes he was in.

bmsok

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Holy shit. First we lose Matthew Perry and now this.

WHYAREWEALLCAPS

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2023 going out with a couple of gut punches.

Ataraxia

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Nah it was the guy from John wick. One more to go.

offendicula

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rest in peace 😞

MedicPigBabySaver

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He was great!

RIP 😞

nieceandtows

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This is so sad. Mortality sucks.

Chee_Koala

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Another -1 for mortality, why combine consciousness with it? Friggin' cruel is what it is.

subtext

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But a good reminder of mortality to revitalize your spark in life! I hope he lived a good life and we certainly know that Captain Holt would have wanted us to use this reminder to make the best of what we have left.

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André Braugher Dies: Star Of ‘Homicide: Life On The Street’, ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ &amp; Other Series And Films Was 61

André Braugher Dies: Star Of ‘Homicide: Life On The Street’, ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ &amp; Other Series And Films Was 61

André Braugher Dies: Star Of ‘Homicide: Life On The Street’, ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ & Other Series And Films Was 61

André Braugher Dies: Star Of ‘Homicide: Life On The Street’, ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ & Other Series And Films Was 61