Andre Braugher Biography (1962-)

Surname rhymes with "flower"; born July 1, 1962, in Chicago, IL; son of Floyd(a heavy-equipment operator) and Sally (a postal worker) Braugher; married Ami Brabson (an actress), 1991; children: Michael, Isaiah. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: July 1, 1962; Chicago, Illinois, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Detective Francis Xavier "Frank" Pembleton, Homicide: Life on the Street (also known as H: LOTS and Homicide), NBC, 1993-1998
Narrator, Police Force, c. 1999
Dr. Ben Gideon, Gideon's Crossing, ABC, 2000-2001
Marcellus Washington, Hack, CBS, 2002-
Miniseries
Narrator, BreakThrough: The Changing Face of Science in America, PBS, 1996
Voice characterization, Africans in America: America's Journey throughSlavery (documentary; also known as Africans in America), PBS, 1998
Movies
Detective Winston Blake, "Kojak: Ariana" (also known as "Ariana"), ABCSaturday Mystery Movie, ABC, 1989
Detective Winston Blake, "Kojak: Fatal Flaw" (also known as "Fatal Flaw"), ABC Saturday Mystery Movie, ABC, 1989
Civil rights leader Dave Dennis, Murder in Mississippi, NBC, 1990
Detective Winston Blake, "Kojak: Flowers for Matty" (also known as "Flowers for Matty"), ABC Saturday Mystery Movie, ABC, 1990
Detective Winston Blake, "Kojak: It's Always Something" (also known as "It's Always Something"), ABC Saturday Mystery Movie, ABC, 1990
Detective Winston Blake, "Kojak: None So Blind" (also known as "None So Blind"), ABC Saturday Mystery Movie, ABC, 1990
Jackie Robinson, The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson, TNT, 1990
Time reporter Dan Weston, Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture, HBO, 1990
Lucius, Class of '61, ABC, 1993
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers, NBC, 1993
Lieutenant colonel Benjamin O. Davis, The Tuskegee Airmen, HBO, 1995
Ellis, "A Love Song for Champ" and "A Love Song for Jean and Ellis," Love Songs, Showtime, 1999
Father Joseph Verrett, Passing Glory, TNT, 1999
Tim Sullivan, It's the Rage (also known as All the Rage), Cinemax, 1999
Cleveland, A Better Way to Die, HBO, 2000
Dink, Thick As Thieves, HBO, 2000
Francis Xavier "Frank" Pembleton, Homicide: The Movie, NBC, 2000
Asa Philip Randolph, 10,000 Black Men Named George, Showtime, 2002
Episodic
Detective Francis Xavier "Frank" Pembleton, "Charm City: Part 1," Law& Order, NBC, 1996
Dr. Ben Gideon, "Gideon's Crossover," The Practice, ABC, 2001

Specials
Robert Carter, "Simple Justice," The American Experience, PBS, 1993
Narrator, Arson: Clues in the Ashes (documentary), Discovery Channel, 1996
Himself, Anatomy of a Homicide: Life on the Street (documentary),PBS, 1998
Narrator, In Search of Law & Order: Reclaiming America's Kids(documentary), PBS, 1998
Pete, "Louisville" (short film), Showtime Black Filmmaker Showcase, Showtime, 1998
Narrator, Shadow Boxing: The Journey of the African-American Fighter (documentary), ESPN, 1999
Narrator, On Hallowed Ground: Streetball Champions of Rucker Park(documentary; also known as On Hallowed Ground), TNT, 2000
Narrator, When It Was a Game 3 (documentary), HBO, 2000
Voice of Julian Andreaus, "The Princess and the Pauper," Happily EverAfter: Fairy Tales for Every Child (animated), HBO, 2000
Soul Train Christmas Starfest, syndicated, 2000
Narrator, The Bible: Exodus (documentary), The Learning Channel, 2001
Narrator, The Bible: Genesis (documentary), The Learning Channel,2001
Narrator, Ralph Ellison: An American Journey (documentary), PBS, 2002
Narrator, West Point (documentary), PBS, 2002
Awards Presentations
The 27th Annual NAACP Image Awards, 1996
Presenter, The 29th Annual NAACP Image Awards, 1998
The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1999
Presenter, The 52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, ABC, 2000
Presenter, The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, CBS, 2001
The 32nd Annual NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2001
Pilots
Marcellus Washington, Hack, CBS, 2002
Television Work
Movies
(Director) "A Love Song for Dad," Love Songs, Showtime, 1999
(Executive producer) 10,000 Black Men Named George, Showtime, 2002
Film Appearances
Corporal Thomas Searles, Glory, TriStar, 1989
District attorney Frank Morris, Striking Distance, Columbia, 1993
Flip, Get on the Bus, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1996
Tommy Goodman, Primal Fear, Paramount, 1996
Cassil, City of Angels (also known as Stadt der Engel), Warner Bros., 1998
Narrator, Wildfire: Feel the Heat, IMAX, 1999
Reggie Kane, Duets, Buena Vista, 2000
Satch DeLeon, Frequency, New Line Cinema, 2000
Narrator, Scottsboro: An American Tragedy (documentary), Cowboy Pictures, 2001
Narrator, Standing in the Shadows of Motown (documentary; also known as Standing in the Shadows of Motown: The Story of the Funk Brothers), Artisan Entertainment, 2002
Stage Appearances
Antonio, Twelfth Night, or What You Will (also known as TwelfthNight), New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, New York City,1989
Iago, Othello, Folger Shakespeare Festival, Washington, DC, 1990
Mirabell, The Way of the World, Public Theatre, New York City, 1991
Bolingbroke, The Tragedy of Richard II (also known as Richard II), Public Theatre/Anspacher Theatre, New York City, 1994
Title role, Henry V, Shakespeare in the Park Festival, Delacorte Theatre and Central Park, New York City, 1996
Appeared as Angelo, Measure for Measure, as a messenger, King John, and as a member of the ensemble, Much Ado about Nothing, allproduced at the Delacorte Theatre; appeared as Junius Brutus, Coriolanus, Public Theatre/Anspacher Theatre. Also appeared in other productions, including The Rehearsal. Involved with the Baltimore Shakespeare Festival.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Who's Who among African Americans, 14th edition, Gale, 2001

Periodicals

American Visions, October/November, 1996, p. 38
Back Stage, July 5, 1996, p. 15
Esquire, October, 1995, p. 47
Essence, May, 2001, p. 66
People Weekly, September 2, 1996, p. 42; May 12, 1997, p. 131; May4, 1998, p. 49

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