News of the actor’s death Andrew BraugherAt only 61 years old, it will come as a shock to those who believe that crime dramas are serious and should be adapted from books. David Simonas are ‘Murder‘. But also to those who think that police officers can and even should be the subject of affectionate ridicule, as they were before. ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’.
Both featured Braugher in leading roles. In the first, it was Frank Pembleton, a Baltimore homicide detective who often talked about his Jesuit education (the actor himself was educated) and marital problems. Where Braugher shined most was in the interrogations; hence there were entire episodes based on thesewith criminals played by actors such as Steve Buscemi And Paul Giamatti.
With its tense camera and realistic tone, ‘Murder’ took the almost documentary success of the film even further. ‘New York Police’ anyone ‘Phone’. Critics were enthusiastic about it, allowing it to last seven seasons on the air, although it disappointed NBC viewers. Braugher left after finishing sixth, but returned for the closing telefilm. won in 1998 Emmy for his performance in the series.
At the other end
Ten years ago we saw him as a police officer and recurring on NBC’s ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine,’ The wickedly funny police station comedy is one of the best anxiolytics on Netflix. Now he was Ray Holt, fake bully Jake Peralta’s fake inactive boss.Andy Samberg), hysterical and historical ‘foodie’ Charles (Joe Lo Truglio) or Nice to meet Gina Linetti (Chelsea Peretti).
Holt is a gay man in a stable relationship, but no jokes are made about his sexual orientation throughout the series. Yes, a thousand things have been made about the character’s apparent snobbery, his allergy to all things popular, making him a great successor to Frasier Crane. Sometimes he wanted to fool us, for example when he told us (in episode 23 of season 3, ‘Greg and Larry’) that he didn’t know ‘Funky cold medina’, but he ended up covering it up in a funny way.
More versatile than you remember
Many obituaries will remember and highlight these two roles, as we just did, but in reality Braugher did much more than just be a cop. His role as the arch-criminal in the miniseries ‘The Thief’ earned him his second Emmy award in 2006.. In hot comedy-drama ‘Men of a certain age’ For once he was a man without much power, just a man of a certain age who worked as a car salesman for his father to make ends meet.
Although he is best known for his work on television, he has also made some good movies. ‘Get on the bus’ by Spike Lee; “Fog” by Frank Darabont or more recently, ‘Revealed’ (Maria Schrader)He plays Dean Baquet, the editor-in-chief of the ‘New York Times’ during the Weinstein harassment investigation.
Now Braugher was preparing to resume his job as chief usher of the White House after the strikes stopped. Mystery series ‘The Residence’ produced by Shonda Rhimes For Netflix. It’s currently unknown whether his character will be removed from the equation or played by another actor, which seems like a daring thing to do. Braugher is irreplaceable.