Lance Reddick, police chief on ‘The Wire,’ dead at age 60 | The Express Tribune
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Actor Lance Reddick is best known for his commanding presence as a no-nonsense police chief in the hit television drama. the wire And I for his supporting work John Wick action film series, died Friday at the age of 60, his publicist said.
Reddick died suddenly Friday morning of natural causes, according to a statement released by publicist Mia Henson. Further details about the circumstances of his death were not immediately released. Celebrity news website TMZ, The actor was found dead around 9:30 a.m. at his home in the Studio City district of Los Angeles, law enforcement sources said.
He died on March 24, a few days before the release of the fourth episode. John Wick franchise, in which Reddick reprises his role as a hotel manager named Charon, an ally of the title character, a professional assassin forced into retirement, played by Keanu Reeves.
Reddick scored his first big screen role as police chief Cedric Daniels in the HBO crime drama. the wire, based in his hometown of Baltimore. The show, which aired for five seasons beginning in 2002, has been hailed as one of television’s greatest dramas for its gripping portrayal of urban struggles between police, drug dealers and those caught between them. Told from the point of view of
With a tall, shaved head and a knack for portraying low-key but imposing authority figures, Reddick later played a similar role as a big-city police chief in a Los Angeles-based police drama. . Boscha show on the streaming service Amazon Prime.
He also appeared in a pair of shows co-created by JJ Abrams beginning with season four of the ABC series. lost. The role was soon scrapped, making way for Reddick to join the cast. The fringea Fox Network series in which he played the head of an FBI unit investigating the paranormal.
Other television credits include the HBO series Prison, Oz As undercover police detective Johnny Basile, Emmy-winning FX anthology series American Horror Story playing a voodoo master named Papa Legba, and the upcoming Disney+ series Percy Jackson and the Olympians As the Greek god Zeus.
Work beyond the motion picture John Wick As in thrillers, exposure is included. Angel Fallen, Monster Party And Godzilla vs. Kong. He is also known to video game fans as the voice of the character Commander Zavala in the Destiny 2 shooter franchise.
A classically trained pianist, Reddick attended Peabody Preparatory Institute to study music, worked in the Walden School’s summer music theory and composition program, and eventually classical composition from the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music. I obtained a bachelor’s degree. He released the jazz album, Reflections and memories. In 2007
A photo of Reddick, posted on his Instagram account the day before his death, showed a smiling actor, sitting on a sofa in his living room surrounded by four pet dogs. Co-star Wendell Pierce paid tribute to him. the wire The co-star called Reddick “a man of great strength and grace” and “the epitome of class” on Twitter. “You made your mark here. RIP,” Pierce said. Reddick is survived by his wife Stephanie, whom he married in 2011, and the couple’s son and daughter.
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