Andre Braugher, the Emmy-winning actor best known for his roles on the series `Homicide: Life on the Street` and `Brooklyn 99`, died Monday at age 61. But he was  mostly loved for the role of the strict Captain Raymond Holt on the police procedural comedy show `Brooklyn Nine-Nine`. The show starred Andy Samberg in a pivotal role as `Detective Jake Peralta. His character`s stoic personality and deep sense of right and wrong made him an instant favourite of the show. The actor`s demise saddened his fans and well-wishers throughout the world, leading them to curiously know the cause of his death.

But he would establish himself with the role of Det. Frank Pembleton, which he would play for seven seasons in `Homicide: Life on the Street,` a gritty police drama on NBC based on a book by David Simon, who would go on to create `The Wire. Years later, he would play a very different kind of cop on a very different kind of show, shifting to comedy as Capt. Ray Holt on the Andy Samberg-starring Fox series Brooklyn Nine-Nine. It would run for eight seasons, from 2013 to 2021.