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[–] 179 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Such a great actor. He'll be missed.

Sincerely, Captain Raymond Holt

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  • [–] 106 points 2 years ago

    61 is too damn young to go.

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  • [–] [S] 104 points 2 years ago (3 children)

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

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  • [–] 95 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

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    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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    [–] 52 points 2 years ago

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

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  • [–] 39 points 2 years ago

    Bone!!!! :-(

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  • [–] 30 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Damn. Any source on cause of death?

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  • [–] 38 points 2 years ago (1 child)

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

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  • [–] 61 points 2 years ago (1 child)

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

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  • [–] 29 points 2 years ago (1 child)

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

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  • [–] 23 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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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  • [–] 29 points 2 years ago (1 child)

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

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    not to mention starting detective john munch's career

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years 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
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  • [–] 9 points 2 years 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

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  • [–] 28 points 2 years 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.

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago (1 child)

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

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    So sad… so unbelievably saddened by this.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years 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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    [–] 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

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    [–] 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    This is so sad. Mortality sucks.

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    [–] 13 points 2 years ago

    He was great!

    RIP 😞

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago

    rest in peace 😞

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago*

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

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago

    That sucks. He was great in everything he did.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

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

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    Nooo Captain dad I mean Holt :(((

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

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    [–] 6 points 2 years ago

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

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