Biography
Andre Braugher (July 1, 1962 – December 11, 2023) was an American actor. He was best known for his roles in drama series such as Homicide: Life on the Street (1993-1999), Men of a Certain Age (2009-2011) and Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013-2021). In terms of his film roles, he is known for City of Angels (1998), Passengers (2008), and She Said (2022).
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Perfect 10
2023
as Narrator
Chronicling the only 10 men in the history of college and pro football to win the Heisman Trophy and be enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame; ...
The Lie Detector
2023
as Narrator
In the first decades of the 20th century, when life was being transformed by scientific innovations, researchers made a thrilling new claim: they coul...
She Said
2022
as Dean Baquet
New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation — a story that helped launch the #MeToo ...
Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2022
as Self
We rejoice in the best moments, hear from the cast, creatives and celebrity fans, and explore what made it a TV staple.
Billy Williams: The Sweet Swinger
2021
as Narrator
The story of how a soft-spoken Williams let his bats do the talking for him -- all the way to the Baseball Hall of Fame -- is told in an hour-long doc...
Glory and Grief: The Ferguson Jenkins Story
2021
as Narrator
A native of Chatham, Ontario, Jenkins became the first-ever Canadian elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame following a 19-season major leagu...
Spirit Untamed
2021
as Al Granger (voice)
Lucky Prescott's life is changed forever when she moves from her home in the city to a small frontier town and befriends a wild mustang named Spirit.
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019
as James Evans
Live performances of classic holiday-themed episodes from Norman Lear's hit shows "All in the Family" and "Good Times."
Emily & Tim
2015
as Tim (Segment 5)
The movie is comprised of six vignettes. A look at the tumultuous marriage of Tim and Emily Hanratty over half a century.
The Gambler
2014
as Dean Fuller
Literature professor Jim Bennett leads a secret life as a high-stakes gambler. Always a risk-taker, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangste...
The Baytown Outlaws
2012
as Millard
When three redneck brothers agree to help a woman save her son from an abusive father, they become targets on the run from an odd cast of characters.
Jesse Owens
2012
as Narrator
Jesse Owens details Jesse's early career; describes Adolf Hitler s outsized ambitions for the 1936 Olympics; explores the movement in Western democrac...
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
2010
as Darkseid (voice)
Batman discovers a mysterious teen-aged girl with superhuman powers and a connection to Superman. When the girl comes to the attention of Darkseid, th...
Salt
2010
as Secretary of Defense
As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a Russian defector accuses her of being a Russ...
Secrets of the King Cobra
2010
A new scientific expedition follows the King Cobra into the wild for the first time.
Passengers
2008
as Perry
After a plane crash, a young therapist, Claire, is assigned by her mentor to counsel the flight's five survivors. When they share their recollections ...
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
2008
as Self
Behind the scenes documentary on the making of the film.
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
2008
Thanks
Behind the scenes documentary on the making of the film.
Live!
2007
as Don
A mockumentary following an ambitious TV network executive trying to produce a controversial reality show where contestants play Russian Roulette.
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2007
as General Hager
The Fantastic Four return to the big screen as a new and all powerful enemy threatens the Earth. The seemingly unstoppable 'Silver Surfer', but all is...
The Mist
2007
as Brent Norton
After a violent storm, a dense cloud of mist envelops a small Maine town, trapping David Drayton and his five-year-old son in a local grocery store wi...
Poseidon
2006
as Captain Bradford
A packed cruise ship traveling the Atlantic is hit and overturned by a massive wave, compelling the passengers to begin a dramatic fight for their liv...
Soldier's Girl
2003
as Sergeant Carlos Diaz
This true story, which takes place in Fort Campbell, KY, tells the heart-wrenching story of the life and tragic death of soldier Barry Winchell. His l...
The Murder of Emmett Till
2003
as Narrator
A documentary examining the 1955 murder of a 14-year-old black boy from Chicago while visiting relatives in Mississippi, and the broad impact of his d...
Standing in the Shadows of Motown
2002
as Narrator
In 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. gathered the best musicians from Detroit's thriving jazz and blues scene to begin cutting songs for his new record company. O...
10,000 Black Men Named George
2002
as A. Philip Randolph
In the 1920s, the rights of American workers to join a labor union was still considered an open question, and African-Americans were routinely denied ...
A Better Way to Die
2001
as Cleveland
Boomer is a rookie cop based in the urban hellhole that is downtown Chicago. After his involvement in a drug bust operation which results in the death...
Duets
2000
as Reggie Kane
Duets is a road-trip comedy which revolves around the little known world of karaoke and the whimsical characters who inhabit it. All roads lead to Oma...
When It Was a Game 3
2000
as Passage Narrator (voice)
In this third entry of the ongoing HBO documentary series celebrating America's favorite pastime, the focus is on the 1960s, when Major League Basebal...
Frequency
2000
as Satch DeLeon
When a rare phenomenon gives police officer John Sullivan the chance to speak to his father, 30 years in the past, he takes the opportunity to prevent...
Homicide: The Movie
2000
as Frank Pembleton
Retired police lieutenant Al Giardello is running for mayor when he is suddenly shot at a press conference. All of the detectives, past and present, c...
It's the Rage
1999
as Tim
A rich cross-section of urban USA find their lives changed when their fates collide at gunpoint. At the centre of it all are Helen and Warren Harding,...
Love Songs
1999
as Ellis
Louis Gossett, Jr, Robert Townsend and Andre Braugher come together to each direct a short story, all of which are interconnected through themes of lo...
Love Songs
1999
Director
Louis Gossett, Jr, Robert Townsend and Andre Braugher come together to each direct a short story, all of which are interconnected through themes of lo...
Thick as Thieves
1999
as Dink
Two master thieves go at odds with one another as one sets the other up for a crime. The first, a suave pro who does his job and then hides in his own...
Passing Glory
1999
as Father Joseph Verrett
A true story of a priest (Andre Braugher) in New Orleans who formed a group of black players and challenged an all-white prep school basketball team i...
City of Angels
1998
as Cassiel
When a guardian angel – who invisibly watches over the citizens of Los Angeles – becomes captivated by a strong-willed heart surgeon, he ponders tradi...
Get on the Bus
1996
as Flip
Several Black men take a cross-country bus trip to attend the Million Man March in Washington, DC in 1995. On the bus are an eclectic set of character...
Primal Fear
1996
as Goodman
An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has ...
The Tuskegee Airmen
1995
as Benjamin O. Davis
During the Second World War, a special project is begun by the US Army Air Corps to integrate African American pilots into the Fighter Pilot Program. ...
Striking Distance
1993
as Dist. Atty. Frank Morris
Coming from a police family, Tom Hardy ends up fighting his uncle after the murder of his father. Tom believes the killer is another cop, and goes on ...
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers
1993
as Tag
Massive rescue efforts are mobilized to save occupants of New York City's World Trade Center after a terrorist bombing. Based on the events surroundin...
Class of '61
1993
as Lucius
Three West Point 1861 generation cadets and friends go on opposite sides after the breakout of The Civil War, with tragic consequences. A subplot invo...
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
1990
as Jackie Robinson
A film about the early life of the baseball star in the army, particulary his court-martial for insubordination regarding segragation.
Kojak: None So Blind
1990
as Detective Winston Blake
After a flighty young woman accidentally witnesses a Mob hit in an Italian restaurant, New York Police Inspector Theo Kojak must both protect her from...
Murder in Mississippi
1990
as Dennis
In 1964, members of the Ku Klux Klan murdered three Civil Rights workers who had traveled to the South to encourage African-American voter registratio...
Kojak: It's Always Something
1990
as Detective Winston Blake
After discovering the connection between a corrupt city commissioner and Colombian killers, Kojak is framed for the murder of a call girl and is prose...
Kojak: Flowers For Matty
1990
as Detective Winston Blake
Kojak charms his way into high society to investigate art thefts that are tied to munitions smuggling and murder.
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
1990
as Dan Weston
Taut thriller about a photographer who races the clock to clear a man about to be executed.
Glory
1989
as Cpl. Thomas Searles
Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.
Kojak : Error Fatal
1989
as Detective Winston Blake
Investigating the murder of a writer responsible for a Mob exposed, Kojak discovers that the dead man's wife is an old flame.
Kojak: Ariana
1989
as Detective Winston Blake
One of Kojak's old enemies uses Ariana, a young Greek girl, as bait to trap the legendary New York detective. Meanwhile, Kojak finds himself a brash y...