André Braugher: Emmy award winner dies at 61

2023-12-13 07:37:00

“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” Emmy winner André Braugher dies at 61 after a short illness

In the New York cop series “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (2013 to 2021) André Braugher played a strict captain.

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According to his spokeswoman, André Braugher died on Monday. The actor became known for roles in series such as “Homicide: Life on the Street” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”. Most recently he took part in a film adaptation of the Weinstein scandal.

The American actor André Braugher, who became known for series such as “Homicide: Life on the Street” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”, is dead. His spokeswoman Jennifer Allen announced on Tuesday that he died on Monday after a short illness German press agency with. Braugher was 61 years old.

The eleven-time Emmy-nominated actor won the coveted television trophy in 1998 for his leading role as a detective in the drama series “Homicide: Life on the Street” and in 2006 for the thriller series “Thief – The Million Job”. In the New York cop series “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (2013 to 2021) he played a strict captain.

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Braugher also appeared in many films, including “Glory,” “Primal Fear” and “City of Angels.” The German director Wolfgang Petersen brought him in front of the camera for the adventure film “Poseidon” in 2006. With Angelina Jolie shot Braugher’s “Salt” and Anne Hathaway’s “Passengers.”

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He most recently starred in the drama “She Said” (2022) under the direction of German director Maria Schrader. In the film about the revelation of the Weinstein scandal by two journalists from the New York Times, he played the reporter Dean Baquet, who was the first black person to become editor-in-chief of the renowned newspaper.