Lance Reddick

2023 - 3 - 17

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Lance Reddick Dead: John Wick, The Wire Star Was 60 (Variety)

Lance Reddick, star of 'The Wire,' 'John Wick' and more, has died at 60.

Reddick was cast as the Greek god Zeus in Disney+’s highly anticipated “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series, adapted from the popular tween books by Rick Riordan. In 2014, he was cast as another police chief, but this time on Amazon’s “Bosch” series, which ended in 2021. More recently, Reddick starred as Albert Wesker last year on Netflix’s short-lived series “Resident Evil,” an adaptation of the popular zombie video game. He studied music composition and earned a Bachelor of Music from the University of Rochester. Daniels was in charge of the narcotics division and slowly rose through its ranks during the show’s five-season run, butting heads frequently with his superiors. In the upcoming “John Wick: Chapter 4,” which is set to release in theaters on March 24, Reddick reprises his role as Charon, the concierge at the Continental Hotel in New York City who appeared in all four entries.

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Lance Reddick Dead: 'The Wire', 'Fringe' And 'John Wick' Star Was 60 (Forbes)

Actor Lance Reddick, who is known for his roles on The Wire and the John Wick movie franchise, has died.

Reddick also had a four-episode stint on the ABC sci-fi drama Lost, among dozens of other TV guest spots through the course of his career. Following a three-episode stint on the short-lived mob drama Falcone, he landed a recurring role on the HBO prison drama Oz in 2000. More guest spots followed, including six episodes on Law & Order: SVU, until he snagged the role of Cedric Daniels on The Wire in 2002.

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Décès de l'acteur américain Lance Reddick (TVA Nouvelles)

L'acteur américain Lance Reddick, connu pour ses rôles dans la série The Wire et la saga de films John Wick, serait décédé à l'âge de 60 ans.

Ses débuts à la télévision remontent à la fin des années 1990 avec des apparitions dans des séries «New York Undercover», «Swift Justice», ainsi que dans la sitcom «The Nanny». Il était d’ailleurs en pleine tournée médiatique du quatrième opus de la franchise, qui doit sortir en salle le 24 mars. Les autorités auraient indiqué à TMZ que le corps du comédien aurait été retrouvé dans sa résidence de Los Angeles, vendredi matin.

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Lance Reddick, 'The Wire' And 'John Wick' Star, Dead At 60 (ETCanada.com)

Lance Reddick, best known for his work on The Wire and the John Wick movie franchise, has died. He was 60. The actor was reportedly found dead at his home ...

On the big screen, Reddick most recently appeared in One Night in Miami…, Godzilla vs. In addition to his work in the John Wick franchise, Reddick played Cedric Daniels on all five seasons of David Simon’s The Wire. Reddick was also slated to reprise his John Wick character for the spinoff film, Ballerina, starring Ana de Armas.

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Lance Reddick of "The Wire" and "John Wick" has died (Daily Hive)

Actor Lance Reddick, known worldwide for his role as Cedric Daniels on the hit TV show "The Wire," has died at the age of 60.

In the same year, he was also cast in Godzilla and The Siege. A day prior to his death, the actor had posted photos with his dogs on Instagram for National Puppy Day. Lance Reddick of "The Wire" and "John Wick" has died

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Lance Reddick, actor in "The Wire" and "John Wick" movies, dies at ... (CBS News)

The actor's death was confirmed to CBS News by two of his representatives.

Reddick had a recurring role as Jeffrey Tetazoo, director of the Central Intelligence Agency, on CBS' "Intelligence." Reddick attended the prestigious Eastman School of Music, where he studied classical composition, and he played piano. He earned a SAG Award nomination in 2021 as part of the ensemble for Regina King's film "One Night in Miami." "When the opportunity for 'Oz' came up, I jumped. Cedric Daniels on "The Wire," where his character was agonizingly trapped in the messy politics of the police department in Baltimore, which was Reddick's hometown. Reddick was a Yale University drama school graduate who enjoyed some success after school by landing guest or recurring roles on "CSI: Miami" and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit."

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Lance Reddick Dead: 'John Wick', 'The Wire', 'Fringe' & 'Bosch' Actor ... (Deadline)

Lance Reddick, who played Charon in all four 'John Wick' films and was a series regular on 'The Wire,' 'Fringe' and 'Bosch', died March 17 at 62.

He multiple members of the same Wesker family in the live-action show, which He appeared in most of the 100 episodes of the series created by J.J. Reddick played Police Chief Irvin Irving in all of the series’ 68 episodes from 2014-21. He also voiced the Charon character in the 2019 video game John Wick Hex. He appeared in all of the Wick films, including Chapter Four, which opens wide on March 24. He played the uber-capitalist Christian DeVille, CEO of the megacorporation Hampton DeVille, who loves to turn others people’s hardship into easy cash. He also recurred on Lost and appeared in episodes of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Numbers before landing another role for which he’d be well known. In fact, Reddick also was prolific as a voice actor. Reddick began his screen career in the mid-1990s, guesting on such series as The Nanny and New York Undercover. He also was set to appear in the franchise-spinoff pic Ballerina. Appearing in all 60 episodes, Reddick’s character is a rising force in Baltimore Police Department and is promoted from lieutenant to major to commissioner during its five-season run. He was 60.

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'The Wire' Star Lance Reddick Dead at 60 (TMZ)

Lance Reddick, known for his work on 'The Wire' and 'John Wick,' has died at the age of 60. RIP.

Lance has some unreleased projects in the works ... Lance posted a selfie video on social media Wednesday morning, appearing to be at home with his dogs instead of attending the 'Wick 4' premiere in New York City ... with his character appearing in all five seasons. In addition to his success on TV, Lance also acted on the big screen outside the 'Wick' franchise ... Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... TMZ has learned.

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