Reg E. Cathey

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Reg E. Cathey (1958-2018) was an American character actor from Huntsville, Alabama, trained at the University of Michigan and the Yale School of Drama. His deep, gravelly baritone became one of the most recognizable voices on American television, carrying him through a three-decade career on stage and screen. He is best remembered as Freddy Hayes in Netflix's House of Cards - a role that brought him three consecutive Emmy nominations and a win in 2015 - and as Norman Wilson in HBO's The Wire.

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2018-02
Reg E. Cathey died at his home in New York City on February 9, 2018, at age 59 from lung cancer.
2018-02
Wire creator David Simon paid public tribute to Cathey, calling him 'a fine, masterful actor' and 'one of the most delightful human beings' he had worked with.
2018
Two of Cathey's projects - Marvel's Luke Cage and Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure - were released posthumously in 2018.
2015-09
Cathey won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for House of Cards, overcoming 25/1 odds to beat heavily favoured competitors.