American actor Lance Reddick, who starred in blockbuster movies like the “John Wick” trilogy and TV shows like HBO’s “The Wire,” Fox’s “Fringe,” and many others, passed away on Friday morning from natural causes, his representatives confirmed to Variety.
He was 60. He was discovered dead at his Los Angeles home in Studio City early on Friday, according to TMZ, which broke the story.
Reddick returns as Charon, the concierge at the Continental Hotel in New York City, in the upcoming “John Wick: Chapter 4,” which will hit theaters on March 24. Charon has appeared in all four films in the series.
In the second installment, Charon took care of John’s new dog, and in the third installment, she joined in on the gun-toting action with Keanu Reeve’s unretired hitman.
Moreover, Reddick was supposed to show up in the upcoming “Ballerina” spinoff, which will feature Ana de Armas.
In 2000’s fourth season of HBO’s prison drama “Oz,” Reddick made his debut in a prominent TV role. He portrayed Detective Johnny Basil, an undercover cop who initially sets out to stop the drug trade but quickly becomes a heroin addiction. He then pushes a dishonest cop to his death by forcing him down an elevator shaft.
After being taken to Oz, Clayton Hughes, played by Seth Gilliam, stabs Basil to death.
Reddick was retained by HBO, who later chose him for the starring role of Baltimore police lieutenant Cedric Daniels on “The Wire” in 2002.
For the course of the show’s five seasons, he managed the narcotics division and gradually advanced through its ranks, regularly sparring with his superiors. He left his position as commissioner in the series finale and went into the field of criminal defense.
