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[–] thessnake03@lemmy.world 161 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Such a great actor. He'll be missed.

Sincerely, Captain Raymond Holt

[–] lemmy_get_my_coat@lemmy.world 60 points 2 years ago

Pull yourself together, let's not get all emotional.

[–] smigao@lemm.ee 28 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Man that dude nailed delivering every single line.

[–] hydrashok@sh.itjust.works 97 points 2 years ago

61 is too damn young to go.

[–] canthidium@lemmy.world 94 points 2 years ago (3 children)

So sad. I know he's mostly known nowadays for Brooklyn 99, but I first remember him from Primal Fear.

[–] Blademax@lemmy.one 20 points 2 years ago

I first remembered him from Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, the bad general guy. Loved him in B99 as Captain dad ... Holt. RIP

[–] ikapoz@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] remotedev@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago

Watched it again within the last few years, and about a quarter of the way through I'm like WAIT THATS CPT HOLT. Never made the connection before because he's so much younger in that movie, and wasn't a name like Denzel or Broderick

[–] Kalothar@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Strangely, I remember him from Men of a Certain Age the most.

This might add new context to that show now.

Either way, very sad indeed

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[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 83 points 2 years ago (2 children)

This is terrible news... I am in incredible pain

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] remotedev@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago
[–] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 17 points 2 years ago

I’m devastated.

[–] stick2urgunz88@lemmy.world 74 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] SlurpDaddySlushy@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago

Nine-nine📣

[–] pulverizedcoccyx@lemmy.ca 48 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Shit! I'm halfway through watching Brooklyn Nine Nine for the first time. He's really fun to watch and absolutely nails the role. Rest in peace you badass mofo.

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[–] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 47 points 2 years ago

Ah shit, that sucks. He was my favourite character on B99 :'(

[–] chairman@feddit.nl 36 points 2 years ago

Bone!!!! :-(

[–] RoseRose56@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago (1 children)

RIP I saw him on Brooklyn Nine-Nine series and I loved him, he was young men, only 61 so sad!

[–] Pinecone@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

B99 would not be anywhere near as good of a show without him. He was brilliant in his role.

[–] chepox@sopuli.xyz 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Damn. Any source on cause of death?

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 35 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Article says "a brief illness", which narrows it down.

[–] nslatz@lemmy.world 55 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There is a journalistic shorthand at work here, "brief illness" usually means something discovered too late to treat, RIP Sir.

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 27 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah, my first thought was cancer, though there are plenty of other possibilities.

[–] NielsBohron@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I'd agree that cancer is most likely, especially given his relatively young age. Acute issues (like a stroke or appendicitis) wouldn't really get called an "illness" at all, and most of the other terminal diseases you expect to see first diagnosed in people in their 60's (like early onset Alzheimer's, Parkinsons, ALS, etc.) don't typically have much of a mortality rate until people reach their 70's. Plus, cancer seems the most likely to fly under the radar until relatively late, given how many cases have few or no symptoms until after the tumor gets metastasized or inoperable.

Exceptions exist of course, but cancer seems to make the most sense to me.

[–] WHYAREWEALLCAPS@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

If I had to lay odds, I'd say colon cancer. That sneaks up on a lot of men as they age and is notoriously hard to fight once it spreads. Once it does your 5 year survival rate is 13%. If you catch it while localized or regional, your odds of survival aren't bad.

[–] nslatz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Heart attack or stroke are usually described by the media as "died suddenly".

[–] SirStumps@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago
[–] Pratai@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 years ago

So sad… so unbelievably saddened by this.

[–] Shiznot@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Shout outs to the stubborn Brent from The Mist. A small part, but that's where I saw Braugher first

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[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

He was great!

RIP 😞

[–] bmsok@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Holy shit. First we lose Matthew Perry and now this.

[–] WHYAREWEALLCAPS@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

2023 going out with a couple of gut punches.

[–] Ataraxia@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Nah it was the guy from John wick. One more to go.

[–] offendicula@fedia.io 12 points 2 years ago

rest in peace 😞

[–] nieceandtows@programming.dev 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

This is so sad. Mortality sucks.

[–] Chee_Koala@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Another -1 for mortality, why combine consciousness with it? Friggin' cruel is what it is.

[–] subtext@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

But a good reminder of mortality to revitalize your spark in life! I hope he lived a good life and we certainly know that Captain Holt would have wanted us to use this reminder to make the best of what we have left.

[–] theodewere@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

he's hilarious as the straight man to Michael Jai White in Thick as Thieves

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago

That sucks. He was great in everything he did.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 8 points 2 years ago

Why Is No One Having A ~~Good~~ Sad Time? I Specifically Requested It.

[–] DepressedCoconut@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Never seen anything with him in it, still sad to gg at only 61.

[–] wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Go watch Glory. He’s phenomenal in it. He was one of my favorite actors.

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[–] Umbrella8335@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Another one! this has been a bad year for my favourite actors

[–] kadotux@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 years ago

Nooo Captain dad I mean Holt :(((

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