TV show producer Barry Levinson has worked with many popular actors during his decades-long career. He recently recalled late-actor Andre Braugher and remembered how he’s a hugely gifted performer whose talent seemed immeasurable. He praised him for his role in Homicide. Andre passed after yesterday (12 December) at the age of 61 due to a recent illness.
In an interview with PEOPLE, the Homicide: Life on the Street executive producer Barry described Braugher, and how great of an actor he was. He mentioned that he was “one of the really exceptional actors” to have come along.
The producer said, “What interesting is that as an actor, he almost invariably exceeded what you thought you might get,” Levinson, 81, explains. “That's what was, I think, unique about him in his very simple way without a lot of to-do. He delivered and exceeded your expectations.”
Levinson remembered a quiet moment with Braugher prior to shooting Homicide’s first season. He revealed that when the two were poring over wardrobe possibilities for the actor’s character, Det. Frank Pembleton, he kept looking at the jacket as if he was trying to connect with it and feel the character fully.
He further recalled, “I remember the moment when he was looking at a jacket and studying it, as if he's trying to make a certain connection or whatever in terms of his character, his clothing, and the way that he went about in such a deliberate fashion kind of studying [it].”
Popular show Homicide ran for nine seasons, and Det. Frank Pembleton ultimately became one of Braugher’s most loved characters. He also received his first Emmy Award in 1998 for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.
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