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Andre Braugher was a famous American actor, best known for his roles as Detective Frank Pembleton in the police drama series Homicide: Life on the Street, used car salesman Owen Thoreau Jr. in the comedy-drama series Men of a Certain Age, and Captain Raymond Holt in the police comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
Braugher’s breakthrough came in the 1989 film Glory, where he played a soldier in a black Union regiment in the American Civil War.
Directed by Ed Zwick, the film also starred Matthew Broderick, Morgan Freeman and Denzel Washington – who won his first Academy Award for his supporting role in the film.
After a brief illness, the actor passed away on Monday, according to his publicist.
Andre Braugher died at the age of 61.
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