Andre Braugher, known for his role as Captain Ray Holt on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” has died. He was 61.
Braugher’s publicist confirmed to Fox News Digital that he died following a brief illness.
In addition to his role on the police sitcom, Braugher earned accolades playing Detective Frank Pembleton for six seasons of “Homicide: Life on the Street.”
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Braugher starred alongside Andy Samberg in the hit comedy series “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” where he won two Critics Choice awards for best supporting actor in a comedy series and received four Emmy nominations playing Captain Holt.
He earned his first Emmy for his starring role in “Thief,” and another Emmy in 1998 for his work on the police procedural series “Homicide.”
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Braugher worked alongside “Homicide” co-star Richard Belzer in the 1996 Spike Lee film “Get on the Bus” about a group of African-American men traveling by bus for the Million Man March.
Braugher also received a Golden Globe nomination for his role as Dr. Ben Gideon in the TV drama “Gideon’s Crossing.” Additional television credits included “Last Resort,” “The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson,” “Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture,” and “Murder in Mississippi.”
His first film role was starring alongside Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman and Matthew Broderick in “Glory.”
Braugher went on to star in a number of movies, including “The Mist,” Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer,” “Frequency,” “Thick as Thieves” and “City of Angels.”
He made his directorial debut with one vignette of the Showtime trilogy “Love Songs.”
Most recently, André co-starred in the drama “She Said,” the film retelling of two journalists whose reporting led to the prosecution of Harvey Weinstein and sparked the #MeToo movement.
Braugher is survived by his wife actress Ami Brabson, sons Michael, Isaiah and John Wesley, brother Charles Jennings and his mother, Sally Braugher.