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Actor Lance Reddick appears at the "White House Down" premiere in New York on June 25, 2013. Reddick, a character actor who specialized in intense, icy and possibly sinister authority figures on TV and film, including “The Wire,” @Fringe” and the “John Wick” franchise, died suddenly on Friday. He was 60.

Actor Lance Reddick appears at the "White House Down" premiere in New York on June 25, 2013. Reddick, a character actor who specialized in intense, icy and possibly sinister authority figures on TV and film, including “The Wire,” @Fringe” and the “John Wick” franchise, died suddenly on Friday. He was 60. (Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Lance Reddick, ‘The Wire’ star and Baltimore native, dies at 60

Mar 17, 2023 at 4:35 pm
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Lance Reddick, actor and 1980 Friends School graduate, delivers a speech during the school's graduation ceremony Tuesday, June 10, 2014 in Roland Park. The ceremony was set to take place outside but was moved indoors because of rain. (Photo by Steve Ruark)

Lance Reddick, actor and 1980 Friends School graduate, delivers a speech during the school's graduation ceremony Tuesday, June 10, 2014 in Roland Park. The ceremony was set to take place outside but was moved indoors because of rain. (Photo by Steve Ruark) (Steve Ruark/Baltimore Sun Media Group)

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Lance Reddick

Actor Lance Reddick appears at the "White House Down" premiere in New York on June 25, 2013. Reddick, a character actor who specialized in intense, icy and possibly sinister authority figures on TV and film, including “The Wire,” @Fringe” and the “John Wick” franchise, died suddenly on Friday. He was 60.

Actor Lance Reddick appears at the "White House Down" premiere in New York on June 25, 2013. Reddick, a character actor who specialized in intense, icy and possibly sinister authority figures on TV and film, including “The Wire,” @Fringe” and the “John Wick” franchise, died suddenly on Friday. He was 60. (Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

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Actor Lance Reddick appears at the world premiere of "John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum" in New York on May 9, 2019. He died suddenly on Friday. He was 60.

Actor Lance Reddick appears at the world premiere of "John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum" in New York on May 9, 2019. He died suddenly on Friday. He was 60. (Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

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Left to right, actors Lance Reddick, Mark Dacascos, Anjelica Huston, Asia Kate Dillon, Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane, director Chad Stahelski, Robin Lord Taylor, Aissam Bouali and Jason Mantzoukas arrive for the world premiere of "John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum" at One Hanson in New York on May 9, 2019. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

Left to right, actors Lance Reddick, Mark Dacascos, Anjelica Huston, Asia Kate Dillon, Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane, director Chad Stahelski, Robin Lord Taylor, Aissam Bouali and Jason Mantzoukas arrive for the world premiere of "John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum" at One Hanson in New York on May 9, 2019. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (ANGELA WEISS/Getty)

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Lance Reddick appears at the Los Angeles premiere of "Angel Has Fallen" on Aug. 20, 2019. Reddick, a character actor who specialized in intense, icy and possibly sinister authority figures on TV and film, including “The Wire,” @Fringe” and the “John Wick” franchise, died suddenly on Friday.

Lance Reddick appears at the Los Angeles premiere of "Angel Has Fallen" on Aug. 20, 2019. Reddick, a character actor who specialized in intense, icy and possibly sinister authority figures on TV and film, including “The Wire,” @Fringe” and the “John Wick” franchise, died suddenly on Friday. (Jordan Strauss/Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

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Lance Reddick, a cast member in "Bosch," poses at the season two premiere of the Amazon original series at the Pacific Design Center on Thursday, March 3, 2016, in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Lance Reddick, a cast member in "Bosch," poses at the season two premiere of the Amazon original series at the Pacific Design Center on Thursday, March 3, 2016, in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) (Chris Pizzello/Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

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J.H. Wyman, Anna Torv, Lance Reddick, Jasika Nicole, John Noble and Joshua Jackson take a final bow at the "Fringe" screening and panel at Comic-Con on Sunday, July 15, 2012, in San Diego, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

J.H. Wyman, Anna Torv, Lance Reddick, Jasika Nicole, John Noble and Joshua Jackson take a final bow at the "Fringe" screening and panel at Comic-Con on Sunday, July 15, 2012, in San Diego, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) ( / JORDAN STRAUSS/INVISION/AP)

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Actor Lance Reddick in Studio City, California in 2019.

Actor Lance Reddick in Studio City, California in 2019.

Actor Lance Reddick in Studio City, California in 2019. (Rich Polk/Getty Images North America/TNS)

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