(usartical) a brief illness, the actor who portrayed the sardonic Captain Raymond Holt in Homicide: Life on the Street has passed away.
At the age of 61, Andre Braugher, who played Detective Frank Pembleton in Homicide: Life on the Street and Captain Raymond Holt in the popular comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine, passed away.
Following a brief illness, the actor passed away on Monday, according to his publicist.Braugher gained popularity on the NBC series Homicide: Life on the Street, which aired from 1992 to 1998, and is instantly recognizable for his deep voice. In 1998, he was honored with an Emmy for his depiction of the stubborn and conceited Detective Frank Pembleton.
However, his most well-known role was as the witty Captain Raymond Holt in the popular sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine, where he costarred with Andy Samberg for eight seasons. For best supporting actor in a comedy series, he was honored with two Critics Choice Awards. Braugher, the youngest of four children he born in Chicago in 1962, attended the Juilliard School of drama after receiving a Stanford scholarship to study theater.
He portrayed a Union soldier in one of the first African American regiments in the American Civil War in the 1989 film Glory, which marked his feature film debut. Denzel Washington, who costarred with Braugher in the movie, won best supporting actor out of the three Oscars for the movie.
After that, he acted in other television movies, including reimaginings of the legendary crime series Kojak, until he made his breakthrough in the highly regarded police drama Homicide: Life on the Street.
Detective Pembleton, played by Braugher, was referred to as “the smartest, sharpest master of the art of interrogation” in a 2010 Guardian article. In 1998, his final year on the show, he received an Emmy nomination after being shortlisted twice.
For his role in the 2006 miniseries Thief, Braugher received his second Emmy.
Additional appearances included a general in the science fiction miniseries The Andromeda Strain, an army captain on the military drama Last Re
sort, and a police officer giving inside information to his disgraced partner on the television series Hack.
He discussed the difficulti
es of representing cops on television in an interview with Variety in 2020.
After playing these roles for so many years, he remarked, “I look up and I say to myself, it’s been so pervasive that I’ve been inside this storytelling, and I, too, have fallen prey to the mythology.”
“To say, ‘protect the law,’ cops breaching the law is a genuine nasty slippery slope. It has justified and excused lawbreaking worldwide, giving it permission to occur. That’s something that we will all need to do together.
“You left us too soon. You taught me so much. I will be forever grateful for the experience of knowing you. Thank you for your wisdom, your advice, your kindness and your friendship. Deepest condolences to your wife and family in this difficult time. You showed me what a life well lived looks like.”
Fellow Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Chelsea Peretti also posted on Instagram with memories from the set: “Will miss your dulcet tones. Forever lucky to have gone on such a journey with you. Ringside seat.
“You were so funny to me and the epitome of still waters run deep. I will always cherish our conversations, often with me hanging in your doorway barring your exit, and the insane opportunity to be your sidekick.”
Marc Evan Jackson, who played Holt’s husband Kevin, posted a photo of the pair of them on set, writing “O Captain. My Captain.”
Additional appearances included a general in the science fiction miniseries The Andromeda Strain, an army captain on the military drama Last Resort, and a police officer giving inside information to his disgraced partner on the television series Hack.
He discussed the difficulties of representing cops on television in an interview with Variety in 2020.
After playing these roles for so many years, he remarked, “I look up and I say to myself, it’s been so pervasive that I’ve been inside this storytelling, and I, too, have fallen prey to the mythology.”
“To say, ‘protect the law,’ cops breaching the law is a genuine nasty slippery slope. It has justified and excused lawbreaking worldwide, giving it permission to occur. That’s something that we will all need to do together.