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[–] [email protected] 179 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Such a great actor. He'll be missed.

Sincerely, Captain Raymond Holt

[–] [email protected] 65 points 11 months ago

Pull yourself together, let's not get all emotional.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Man that dude nailed delivering every single line.

[–] hydrashok 108 points 11 months ago

61 is too damn young to go.

[–] [email protected] 105 points 11 months ago (3 children)

So sad. I know he's mostly known nowadays for Brooklyn 99, but I first remember him from Primal Fear.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 11 months ago

I first remembered him from Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, the bad general guy. Loved him in B99 as Captain dad ... Holt. RIP

[–] ikapoz 18 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

Watched it again within the last few years, and about a quarter of the way through I'm like WAIT THATS CPT HOLT. Never made the connection before because he's so much younger in that movie, and wasn't a name like Denzel or Broderick

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Strangely, I remember him from Men of a Certain Age the most.

This might add new context to that show now.

Either way, very sad indeed

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[–] [email protected] 95 points 11 months ago (2 children)

This is terrible news... I am in incredible pain

[–] [email protected] 31 points 11 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago

I’m devastated.

[–] [email protected] 82 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 24 points 11 months ago

Nine-nine📣

[–] [email protected] 54 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Shit! I'm halfway through watching Brooklyn Nine Nine for the first time. He's really fun to watch and absolutely nails the role. Rest in peace you badass mofo.

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 11 months ago

Ah shit, that sucks. He was my favourite character on B99 :'(

[–] [email protected] 39 points 11 months ago

Bone!!!! :-(

[–] Prewash_Required 32 points 11 months ago

Like they said in the article, Homicide Life on the Street is where I remember him from. Lots of good actors and performances in that show, but he was a standout. RIP.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Damn. Any source on cause of death?

[–] [email protected] 38 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Article says "a brief illness", which narrows it down.

[–] [email protected] 61 points 11 months ago (1 children)

There is a journalistic shorthand at work here, "brief illness" usually means something discovered too late to treat, RIP Sir.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, my first thought was cancer, though there are plenty of other possibilities.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

I'd agree that cancer is most likely, especially given his relatively young age. Acute issues (like a stroke or appendicitis) wouldn't really get called an "illness" at all, and most of the other terminal diseases you expect to see first diagnosed in people in their 60's (like early onset Alzheimer's, Parkinsons, ALS, etc.) don't typically have much of a mortality rate until people reach their 70's. Plus, cancer seems the most likely to fly under the radar until relatively late, given how many cases have few or no symptoms until after the tumor gets metastasized or inoperable.

Exceptions exist of course, but cancer seems to make the most sense to me.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Everything about Homicide: Life on the Street was stellar. Then the producers went on to The Wire.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

not to mention starting detective john munch's career

[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Wait so they just yoinked a character from a completely different show and shoved him into L&O?

I had to look this up and apparently the character Munch is in:

  • Law & Order
  • The X-Files
  • The Beat
  • A Very Brady Sequel
  • Law & Order: Trial by Jury
  • Arrested Development
  • The Wire
  • 30 Rock
  • Sesame Street
  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago
[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

yea munch was featured in some crossover between homicide and the original law & order, so when homicide got canceled in 99 they offered richard belzer a spot as munch on svu since it was in the works at the time and he was already in universe

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago

Munch is Munch.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago (1 children)

RIP I saw him on Brooklyn Nine-Nine series and I loved him, he was young men, only 61 so sad!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago

B99 would not be anywhere near as good of a show without him. He was brilliant in his role.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Shout outs to the stubborn Brent from The Mist. A small part, but that's where I saw Braugher first

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Holy shit. First we lose Matthew Perry and now this.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (2 children)

This is so sad. Mortality sucks.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago

rest in peace 😞

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

That sucks. He was great in everything he did.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

he's hilarious as the straight man to Michael Jai White in Thick as Thieves

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

Why Is No One Having A ~~Good~~ Sad Time? I Specifically Requested It.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

Nooo Captain dad I mean Holt :(((

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Never seen anything with him in it, still sad to gg at only 61.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Another one! this has been a bad year for my favourite actors

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