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3 | ->''"The lesson I learned...was that I am not an actor. I am a man who acts. So consequently, everything that I need, everything important to me is about being a man."'' |
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5 | Andre Keith Braugher (July 1, 1962 – December 11, 2023) was an American film and television actor. He had a background in Shakespearean theater and attended the Juilliard School's Drama Division, from which he graduated with a Master of Fine Arts degree. |
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7 | His first movie role was as freed, educated black man Cpl. Thomas Searless in ''Film/{{Glory}}''. His StarMakingRole was as EnsembleDarkhorse Det. Frank Pembleton in ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'', for which he won multiple awards. Braugher had a resurgence in popularity when he appeared on ''Series/{{House}}'' in the recurring role of House's therapist Dr. Darryl Nolan; in spite of the fact that the episode he debuted in marked a massive GenreShift (having absolutely no medical jargon whatsoever) and fans were [[BrokenBase split]] on that, Braugher's performance was universally praised. He also starred in ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'', in which he played TheComicallySerious Capt. Raymond Holt. |
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9 | Braugher died on December 11, 2023 at 61 years old following a brief battle with lung cancer. |
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12 | !!Andre Braugher filmography on TV Tropes: |
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15 | [[folder:Film roles]] |
16 | * ''Film/{{Glory}}'' (1989) as Cpl. Thomas Searles |
17 | * ''Film/StrikingDistance'' (1993) as District Attorney |
18 | * ''Film/TheTuskegeeAirmen'' (1995) as Benjamin O. Davis |
19 | * ''Film/PrimalFear'' (1996) as Tommy Goodman |
20 | * ''Film/GetOnTheBus'' (1996) as Flip |
21 | * ''Film/CityOfAngels'' (1998) as Cassiel |
22 | * ''Film/{{Frequency}}'' (2000) as Satch [=DeLeon=] |
23 | * ''Film/{{Duets}}'' (2000) as Reggie Kane |
24 | * ''Film/{{Poseidon}}'' (2006) as Capt. Bradford |
25 | * ''Film/FantasticFourRiseOfTheSilverSurfer'' (2007) as Gen. Hadger |
26 | * ''Film/{{Live|2007}}'' (2007) as Don |
27 | * ''Film/TheMist'' (2007) as Brent Norton |
28 | * ''Film/{{Passengers|2008}}'' (2008) as Perry |
29 | * ''Film/{{Salt}}'' (2010) as Secretary of Defense |
30 | * ''WesternAnimation/SupermanBatmanApocalypse'' (2010) as ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} (voice) |
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34 | * ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'' (100 episodes, 1993–98) as Det. Frank Pembleton |
35 | ** ''Series/LawAndOrder'' (1 episode, 1996) as Det. Frank Pembleton |
36 | * ''Series/TheAmericanExperience'' (4 episodes, 1993–2002) as Robert Carter[=/=]Narrator (voice) |
37 | * ''WesternAnimation/HappilyEverAfterFairyTalesForEveryChild'' (1 episode, 2000) as Julian Andrews (voice) |
38 | * ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'' (3 episodes, 2000–01) as Derge (voice) |
39 | * ''Series/ThePractice'' (1 episode, 2001) as Dr. Ben Gideon |
40 | * ''Series/{{Hack}}'' (40 episodes, 2002–04) as Marcellus Washington |
41 | * ''Literature/SalemsLot'' (2 episodes, 2004) as Matt Burke |
42 | * ''Series/TheAndromedaStrain'' (4 episodes, 2008) as Gen. George W. Mancheck |
43 | * ''Series/MenOfACertainAge'' (22 episodes, 2009–11) as Owen Thoreau Jr. |
44 | * ''Series/{{House}}'' (4 episodes, 2009–12) as Dr. Darryl Nolan |
45 | * ''Series/MiamiMedical'' (1 episode, 2010) as Dr. William Rayner |
46 | * ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' (6 episodes, 2011–15) as Bayard Ellis |
47 | * ''Series/LastResort'' (13 episodes, 2012–13) as Capt. Marcus Chaplin |
48 | * ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'' (153 episodes, 2013–21) as [[Characters/BrooklynNineNineRaymondHolt Capt. Raymond Holt]] |
49 | ** ''Series/NewGirl'' (1 episode, 2016) as Capt. Raymond Holt |
50 | * ''WesternAnimation/AxeCop'' (1 episode, 2015) as Lobster Man (voice) |
51 | * ''WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman'' (4 episodes, 2017) as Woodchuck Coodchuck-Berkowitz (voice) |
52 | * ''Series/TheGoodFight'' (10 episodes, 2022) as Ri'Chard Lane |
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56 | !!Tropes Associated with Braugher: |
57 | * CastingGag: In ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'', he once again plays a hypercompetent cop in a crapsack precinct. But rather than the CowboyCop that he was in ''Homicide'', he instead plays a ReasonableAuthorityFigure and TricksterMentor to the competent CowboyCop. Flashbacks reveal Holt to have been not unlike Pembleton when he was a Detective. |
58 | * ClassicallyTrainedExtra: In many of his roles. He's taken many minor roles throughout his career, despite having a Master of Fine Arts from the prestigious Julliard School. |
59 | * TheComicallySerious: Most of his previous roles, and certainly his most well-known ones, have been quite stoic, serious men, so this is played for laughs on ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'' where his character is ''so'' stoic, serious and impassive that the other characters literally cannot tell what emotion he might be feeling at any given moment. |
60 | * CrossOver: Appeared in ''Series/LawAndOrder'' as Det. Pembleton, ''Series/ThePractice'' as Dr. Ben Gideon, and an episode of ''Series/NewGirl'' as Captain Holt. |
61 | * GeniusBruiser: Braugher is a physically imposing man, but he often plays well-educated, well-spoken characters (having a Shakespearean background really helps for that). |
62 | * LargeHam: He can be ''very'' theatrical when the situation calls for it as almost any episode of ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'' and more than a few of ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'' can attest. |
63 | * LeslieNielsenSyndrome: He started out in drama, having trained at Julliard and started in theatre with his most famous role being on the gritty crime drama ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet''. In the last decade of his life, he became much more associated with comedy due to his role on ''Series/BrooklynNineNine''. |
64 | * PlayingWithCharacterType: Captain Holt in ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'' isn't incredibly different from many of his previous roles, being a rather serious, stoic authority figure. He is, however, PlayedForLaughs instead of drama, and is one of the major roles that demonstrated to a wider audience that, in addition to his undeniable dramatic abilities, he has some pretty hefty comic chops as well. |
65 | * RealLifeRelative: Pembleton's wife Mary was played by Braugher's own wife Ami. |
66 | * StarMakingRole: His role as Frank Pembleton in ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'' established him as a well-regarded character actor, but ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'' made him into an almost household name. |
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