The two-time Emmy-winning star of series including Homicide: Life on the Street, Men of a Certain Age and Brooklyn Nine-Nine was 61.
Braugher, whose first film role came alongside Matthew Broderick and Denzel Washington in the Ed Zwick-directed Glory, died Monday after a brief illness.
While Braugher peppered his résumé with comedies, many will remember him for his ferocious portrayal of Detective Frank Pembleton in the NBC drama Homicide: Life on the Street.
Watch Homicide executive producer Barry Levinson talk about casting Braugher below, from a 2016 interview for the Television Academy Foundation.
James Earl Jones and André Braugher in ‘Homicide: Life in the Street’ Michael Ginsburg / TV Guide / NBC / courtesy Everett CollectionBorn and raised in Chicago — he earned a B.A.

André Braugher Dies: Star Of ‘Homicide: Life On The Street’, ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ & Other Series And Films Was 61