RIP Reg E. Cathey

[Blankthawtz]

damn....RIP.....hell of an actor.....

 

[marcuz]

highly underrated actor. i thought he was a bit older.

 

[surv2syn]

great great great great actor. loved him in the Wire, Oz, HoC and the oft forgotten HBO mini series, The Corner

R.i.P

 

[BAMBA]

R.I.P.

 

[OfTheCross]

Reg E. Cathey, 'House of Cards' and 'The Wire' actor, dies at 59



Actor Reg E. Cathey, who played Freddy on “House of Cards” and appeared in “The Wire,” has died. He was 59.

Known for his distinctive baritone voice, Reginald Eugene Cathey began acting in 1984 in a television movie called “A Doctor’s Story.” He guest starred on numerous television shows, playing Norman Wilson in seasons four and five of “The Wire” as well as in “Grimm,” “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” “House of Cards,” and drama “Outcast.”

Cathey won an Emmy for outstanding guest actor in a drama series in 2015 for his work on “House of Cards.” He was previously nominated in 2014 and received another nomination in 2016 for the same role.

In 2017, he appeared in the biography “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” starring Oprah Winfrey.

Cathey also appeared in Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz’s “The Mask” and the 2015 “Fantastic Four” reboot as the father of Michael B. Jordan’s character. He most recently starred in films “Flock of Four” and “Tyrel.” In David Fincher’s “Seven,” he played the coroner.

Born in Alabama, he graduated from J.O. Johnson High School where he acted in the play “To Kill a Mockingbird.” He also attended the University of Michigan and the Yale School of Drama. He joined the theater world in 2009 to play Ellis Boyd “Red” Redding in London production of “The Shawshank Redemption.”

 

[Tigron]

Damn....too soon

RIP

 

[the artist known az]

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

Why couldn't you take Kevin Spacey oh lord!!

R.I.P. bless him.

 

[jaguar paw]

RIP

 

[Ironman]

Damn, wasn't he just cast in the Shazam movie?


59 is relatively young too

I believe he was playing the Wizard Shazam that gives Billy his powers in the first placeR.i.p to that man. Cancer

 

[satam55]

 

[Take It In Blood]

I believe he was playing the Wizard Shazam that gives Billy his powers in the first placeR.i.p to that man. Cancer

Would have loved to see him play that role


The wizard is OP as fuk in the comics

 

[Urbanmiracle]

RIP to this gifted actor.....

 

[Jax]

Rip. I'm so scared of cancer.

 

[Dominic Brehetto]

Damn, wasn't he just cast in the Shazam movie?


59 is relatively young too

I believe he was playing the Wizard Shazam that gives Billy his powers in the first placeR.i.p to that man. Cancer

no he wasnt. different actor .Ron cephas jones.

rip though. loved him in the wire