Andre Keith Braugher was an American actor, best known for his roles as Detective Frank Pembleton in the police drama series Homicide.
Braugher died on December 11, 2023, at the age of 61, following a brief illness. His death was confirmed by his publicist on December 13, 2023.
What religion is Andre Braugher?
Braugher attended St. Ignatius College Prep for high school and earned a scholarship to attend Stanford University. Faith-wise, Andre Braugher was a follower of Unitarian Universalism, a liberal religion that, according to the Universalist Unitarian Church of Preora, is a faith that “encompasses many faith traditions.
Braugher was born in Chicago on July 1, 1962, the youngest of four children born to Sally, a postal worker, and Floyd Braugher, a heavy equipment operator. He was raised in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago’s West Side.
Braugher’s first film role was in the 1989 film Glory as Thomas Searles, a free, educated black man from the North who joined the first black regiment in the Union Army. He played Kojak’s sidekick in the late 1980s ABC television film revival of Kojak.
