#Homicide Life on the Street

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Andre Braugher (1962 - 2023)

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Andre Braugher; best known for portraying Frank Pembleton in HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREET and Captain Ray Holt in BROOKLYN NINE-NINE has died at the age of 61.

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Wednesday, December 13.

Andre Braugher, 1962-2023.

We are saddened by the news that actor Andre Braugher has passed away, aged 61, after a brief illness. But we are glad to celebrate the life and work of this deep-voiced, deadpan legend with a wealth of wonderful tributes from across the dashboard—as Tumblr pays tribute to this biggest, warmest of hearts the only way it knows how. Oh Captain, Our Captain.

[weirdefilippis]

Andre Braugher is dead.

When I moved to LA to go to film school, the experience was (while not soul crushing) not the most encouraging. And I started to wonder if I really wanted to pursue writing.

And then came HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREET. And Andre Braugher's so-good-you-couldn't-believe-it-was-physically-possible performance as Frank Pembleton. It blew me away. Every week.

He was so good, I knew I had to write, just for the chance to one day put words in his mouth.

He was great in everything I saw him in after that, but when he turned up in BROOKLYN 99, it was another revelation.

His Raymond Holt was so funny, I was reduced to tears. Every week.

Two fictional policemen, two radically different tones, two performances that could be linked in their similarities and taught in acting classes for their differences.

There was NO ONE like Andre Braugher. He was, to my thinking, the finest actor I've ever seen.

I do not know if we will ever see his equal.

Funny thing is, when I watched Homicide in grad school, it was with two of my best friends, a married couple. And they watched Brooklyn 99 with their kids, decades later. So Andre Braugher has had a different importance to them - one primal and generational.

Sadly, I never did get to put words in his mouth. And I'm sad about that. But it is nothing compared to the loss the world has suffered, as he will never play another role again.

Rest in Peace, Andre Braugher. You gave me so much, and I wish I could have let you know that.

- Nunzio

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Homicide: Life On The Street 5.18 “Double Blind”

[thebestestwinner]

One of the most deserved Emmy wins in history was Andre Braugher for his work as Det. Frank Pembleton on Homicide: Life on the Street. (That show alone is worth signing up for Peacock to watch.) He also won for his work on the mini-series Theif, and was nominated for his more recent, and also excellent work as Captain Holt on Brooklyn 99 (two iconic cops, two iconic shows, and that’s only skimming his career!). We lost a legend.

Since Homicide is an older show (and was not available on streaming for way too long), here’s a taste of his work on one of the best cop shows ever:

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ANDRE BRAUGHER as FRANK PEMBLETON in Homicide: Life on the Street 3x03 “Extreme Unction”

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HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREET (1993-1999) 2.01 — See No Evil

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[the-imaginative-hobbyist]

Another amazing talent has left us, Mr. Braugher was quite a force on the screen and the stage, and always gave 100% in any character he was tasked to bring to life.

[wadesprincessboy]

Coming back from hibernation to ask a burning question:

WHY THE FUCK IS JOHN MUNCH (Character) IN 11 DIFFERENT SHOWS?!?

He's in:

Law and Order SVU

Law and Order

Law and Order Trial by Jury

Homicide Life on the Street

The Wire

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The X Files

Arrested Development

30 Rock

The Beat

SESAME STREET?!?!? (Not played by Richard Belzer)

now it does say that only 7 of these shows exist in the same canon universe but still, WHAT?!?!?

Ive sat here for liks 20 minutes trying to figure out why there are Aliens in SVU (Munch appearing in both The X Files and L&O SVU) but turns out they arent the same universe....im still confused tho!

What is this? The John Munch Cinematic Universe????

Someone please explain, I am genuinely asking this is not a rhetorical question

[bossymarmalade]

UMMMMM the fact that Kyle Secor has started posting his own fanfic about Bayliss post-movie and he wrote Meldrick picking Tim up from prison and taking him to Mike's place is making me full on cry

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1994 Munch wasn’t wrong- except for the no phones part.

[alikaheroes]

Where’s the Homicide: Life on the Street fandom? Fan since 2006 and now watching again since it’s on Peacock! The best show

Also if you like this you’re free to message me I need to fangirl over my latest hyperfixation

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[fortunatelyfadingkingdom]

Who was gonna tell me that Munch is such a little shit stirrer in Homicide: Life on the Street?

My goodness, this man wasn't kidding when he said he wanted to blow up all the floats. 10/10 I am even more in love with him

How I miss richard belzer and his dry humor♡