Best known to horror fans for playing the character Rob Dier in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, actor Erich Anderson has sadly passed away after a battle with cancer.
The actor was 67 years old.
Michael O’Malley wrote on Instagram, “My brother in law Erich Anderson passed this morning after a brutal struggle with cancer. He had a long successful career as an actor—he was on that old show “30 Something”; he was Felicity’s father on “Felicity”; he was killed in a basement in a Friday the 13th movie; he was on Star Trek and dozens of other shows.”
“He was a smart and funny guy, a fantastic cook; he wrote three great novels which you can find on Amazon,” O’Malley continues. “I’ll miss him but his ordeal is over.”
Released in 1984, Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter was one of Erich Anderson’s very first acting roles.
The actor was 67 years old.
Michael O’Malley wrote on Instagram, “My brother in law Erich Anderson passed this morning after a brutal struggle with cancer. He had a long successful career as an actor—he was on that old show “30 Something”; he was Felicity’s father on “Felicity”; he was killed in a basement in a Friday the 13th movie; he was on Star Trek and dozens of other shows.”
“He was a smart and funny guy, a fantastic cook; he wrote three great novels which you can find on Amazon,” O’Malley continues. “I’ll miss him but his ordeal is over.”
Released in 1984, Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter was one of Erich Anderson’s very first acting roles.
- 6/3/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Obituaries are never easy to write, but this one hits particularly hard given the feeling of so much great work still to come: Andre Braugher, who made a name for himself playing a variety of authority figures in dramas and comedies has died following a brief illness. He was just 61.
André Keith Braugher was born in Chicago in 1962. The prodigious student attended the prestigious St. Ignatius College Prep in his hometown, then earned a BA from Stanford University and a master*s degree from Juilliard — he received scholarships to all three schools.
He considered medicine as a career but saw performing as more exciting. His initial work, as with so many others, was on the stage, in Public Theater Shakespeare in the Park productions in New York City, playing parts in various productions over the years.
His film career was solid, including roles in Glory, Primal Fear, Spike Lee's Get On The Bus,...
André Keith Braugher was born in Chicago in 1962. The prodigious student attended the prestigious St. Ignatius College Prep in his hometown, then earned a BA from Stanford University and a master*s degree from Juilliard — he received scholarships to all three schools.
He considered medicine as a career but saw performing as more exciting. His initial work, as with so many others, was on the stage, in Public Theater Shakespeare in the Park productions in New York City, playing parts in various productions over the years.
His film career was solid, including roles in Glory, Primal Fear, Spike Lee's Get On The Bus,...
- 12/13/2023
- by James White
- Empire - Movies
Andre Braugher, the dynamic actor known for his outstanding work on such shows as Homicide: Life on the Street and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, has died. He was 61.
Braugher died Monday after a brief illness, his longtime rep Jennifer Allen told The Hollywood Reporter. The cause of death turned out to be lung cancer.
Braugher starred as master interrogator Det. Frank Pembleton on NBC’s Homicide: Life on the Street for the first six seasons of the show’s acclaimed 1993-99 run, then played another cop, Capt. Raymond Holt — this time against type and for laughs — on the 2013-21 Fox-nbc sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
He won his first Emmy in 1998 for outstanding lead actor in a drama series for Homicide after a season that featured one of its most memorable episodes, “Subway.” That was a two-hander in which Pembleton tries to unearth whether a man (Vincent D’Onofrio) pinned between a Baltimore subway train...
Braugher died Monday after a brief illness, his longtime rep Jennifer Allen told The Hollywood Reporter. The cause of death turned out to be lung cancer.
Braugher starred as master interrogator Det. Frank Pembleton on NBC’s Homicide: Life on the Street for the first six seasons of the show’s acclaimed 1993-99 run, then played another cop, Capt. Raymond Holt — this time against type and for laughs — on the 2013-21 Fox-nbc sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
He won his first Emmy in 1998 for outstanding lead actor in a drama series for Homicide after a season that featured one of its most memorable episodes, “Subway.” That was a two-hander in which Pembleton tries to unearth whether a man (Vincent D’Onofrio) pinned between a Baltimore subway train...
- 12/13/2023
- by Mike Barnes, Rick Porter and Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
André Braugher had a rich and diverse filmography that included roles in Homicide: Life on the Street, Men of a Certain Age and as Captain Raymond Holt in the comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
The actor died December 12 at 61 but has left a legacy for generations with his film and television work. Braugher was nominated 11 times for the Primetime Emmy Awards and won twice.
Related: ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Cast & Producers Mourn André Braugher: “This Hurts. You Left Us Too Soon”
The first Emmy the actor received was in 1998 for his work as Detective Frank Pembleton in the NBC drama Homicide: Life on the Street. His second trophy would come in 2006 for his leading role in the FX mini-series Thief.
Related: André Braugher Remembered As “Megawatt Talent” & “Incredible Human Being”
Braugher’s other television credits included Gideon’s Crossing, The Practice, The Andromeda Strain, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Last Resort, New Girl, American Experience,...
The actor died December 12 at 61 but has left a legacy for generations with his film and television work. Braugher was nominated 11 times for the Primetime Emmy Awards and won twice.
Related: ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Cast & Producers Mourn André Braugher: “This Hurts. You Left Us Too Soon”
The first Emmy the actor received was in 1998 for his work as Detective Frank Pembleton in the NBC drama Homicide: Life on the Street. His second trophy would come in 2006 for his leading role in the FX mini-series Thief.
Related: André Braugher Remembered As “Megawatt Talent” & “Incredible Human Being”
Braugher’s other television credits included Gideon’s Crossing, The Practice, The Andromeda Strain, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Last Resort, New Girl, American Experience,...
- 12/13/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
"Most of my career has been spent doing things I haven't done before," says the affable, but slightly reserved André Braugher. "I've done horror, sci-fi, spy, thriller, a lot of history, and now finally a comedy. I've got some cop shows and doctor shows. The only thing I don't have is a 'Star Trek,' series and I don't have a lawyer show."Best known as the tough detective Frank Pembleton on the gritty crime drama "Homicide: Life on the Street" and currently the somewhat beleaguered Owen Thoreau Jr. on TNT's dryly amusing "Men of a Certain Age," Braugher also has extensive theater credits—including "Henry V," "Hamlet," "Measure for Measure," and "Coriolanus." He can now be seen Off-Broadway, at the Manhattan Theatre Club, in Matthew Lopez's "The Whipping Man," directed by Doug Hughes. Set in Richmond in 1865, "The Whipping Man" is a three-character play, recounting the evolving...
- 1/25/2011
- backstage.com
In his latest venture, Jai White channels some of Blaxploitation’s most famous faces – such as Shaft, Super Fly and The Mack - in the super-fly satire Black Dynamite. We speak to the actor about the film’s surprising success...
LOVEFiLM: Did you base the character on anyone in particular?
Michael Jai White: It’s loosely based on a few characters I saw growing up, such as Shaft, Superfly and The Mack - A mixture of guys who were the predominate archetypes for that particular genre. There were a few actors I based him on as well, namely Jim Kelly and Tim Brown. If Jim Kelly and Tim Brown had a baby, that’d be Black Dynamite.
LOVEFiLM: I heard that the trailer was shot before you had any funding or any story ideas...
Mjw: Absolutely. It’s really a bare bones trailer that we spent about $500 on in all.
LOVEFiLM: Did you base the character on anyone in particular?
Michael Jai White: It’s loosely based on a few characters I saw growing up, such as Shaft, Superfly and The Mack - A mixture of guys who were the predominate archetypes for that particular genre. There were a few actors I based him on as well, namely Jim Kelly and Tim Brown. If Jim Kelly and Tim Brown had a baby, that’d be Black Dynamite.
LOVEFiLM: I heard that the trailer was shot before you had any funding or any story ideas...
Mjw: Absolutely. It’s really a bare bones trailer that we spent about $500 on in all.
- 8/10/2010
- by jennifer.trevorrow@lovefilm.com (Jennifer Trevorrow)
- LOVEFiLM
In his latest venture, Jai White channels some of Blaxploitation’s most famous faces – such as Shaft, Superfly and The Mack - in the super-fly satire Black Dynamite. We speak to the actor about the film’s surprising success...
LOVEFiLM: Did you base the character on anyone in particular?
Michael Jai White: It’s loosely based on a few characters I saw growing up, such as Shaft, Superfly and The Mack - A mixture of guys who were the predominate archetypes for that particular genre. There were a few actors I based him on as well, namely Jim Kelly and Tim Brown. If Jim Kelly and Tim Brown had a baby, that’d be Black Dynamite.
LOVEFiLM: I heard that the trailer was shot before you had any funding or any story ideas...
Mjw: Absolutely. It’s really a bare bones trailer that we spent about $500 on in all.
LOVEFiLM: Did you base the character on anyone in particular?
Michael Jai White: It’s loosely based on a few characters I saw growing up, such as Shaft, Superfly and The Mack - A mixture of guys who were the predominate archetypes for that particular genre. There were a few actors I based him on as well, namely Jim Kelly and Tim Brown. If Jim Kelly and Tim Brown had a baby, that’d be Black Dynamite.
LOVEFiLM: I heard that the trailer was shot before you had any funding or any story ideas...
Mjw: Absolutely. It’s really a bare bones trailer that we spent about $500 on in all.
- 8/10/2010
- by jennifer.trevorrow@lovefilm.com (Jennifer Trevorrow)
- LOVEFiLM
Here’s the trailer and posters for the blaxploitation callback “Black Dynamite“
This is the story of 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite. The Man killed his brother, pumped heroin into local orphanages, and flooded the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor. Black Dynamite was the one hero willing to fight The Man all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls of the Honky House.
The film is directed by Scott Sanders (Thick as Thieves). He also co-writes the script along with Michael Jai White (The Dark Knight, Spawn), who plays the titular character, and Byron Minns, who portrays Bullhorn.
” Black Dynamite” will be released in limited theaters on October 16, 2009.
This is the story of 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite. The Man killed his brother, pumped heroin into local orphanages, and flooded the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor. Black Dynamite was the one hero willing to fight The Man all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls of the Honky House.
The film is directed by Scott Sanders (Thick as Thieves). He also co-writes the script along with Michael Jai White (The Dark Knight, Spawn), who plays the titular character, and Byron Minns, who portrays Bullhorn.
” Black Dynamite” will be released in limited theaters on October 16, 2009.
- 9/11/2009
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
Weeks prior to the theatrical release of "Black Dynamite", Apparition presented the official trailer for the blaxploitation throwback. More than two minutes long, the trailer serves as an introduction to the 1970s African-American action legend and features the reasons why he gets back to clean up the streets from crime.
Black Dynamite is a former CIA agent who is out for revenge. When an Italian mob known as The Man kills his brother, pumps heroin into local orphanages and floods streets with adulterated malt liquor, he steps out to the plate and fights the baddie all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls of the Honky House.
This action comedy film comes from Scott Sanders. The "Thick as Thieves" helmer directs the movie as well as co-writes the script along with Michael Jai White, who plays the titular character, and Byron Minns, who portrays Bullhorn. It...
Black Dynamite is a former CIA agent who is out for revenge. When an Italian mob known as The Man kills his brother, pumps heroin into local orphanages and floods streets with adulterated malt liquor, he steps out to the plate and fights the baddie all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls of the Honky House.
This action comedy film comes from Scott Sanders. The "Thick as Thieves" helmer directs the movie as well as co-writes the script along with Michael Jai White, who plays the titular character, and Byron Minns, who portrays Bullhorn. It...
- 9/10/2009
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
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