Mr. Braugher won the first of his two Emmy awards as 1998’s “Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series” for his role as the hard-nosed Frank Pembleton on “Homicide.” His second Emmy was for “Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie” in 2006 for his portrayal of Nick Atwater in the FX series “Thief.”
He was nominated 11 times, according to the Emmy website.
He earned a bachelor of arts degree from Stanford University and a master’s degree in fine arts from Juilliard, according to the Emmy website. Braugher got his start as Telly Savalas’ sidekick in television movies based on the original “Kojak” series.
According to Allen, the publicist, Mr. Braugher is survived by his wife, actress Ami Brabson; sons Michael, Isaiah and John Wesley; brother Charles Jennings and his mother, Sally Braugher.
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