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Bobby J. Brown, The Wire’s Officer Brown, Dies at 62
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Bobby J. Brown, The Wire’s Officer Brown, Dies at 62

Bobby J. Brown, the actor who portrayed Officer Bobby Brown on HBO’s The Wire, died at 62 from smoke inhalation in a Maryland barn fire, an accident after he went inside the structure to jump‑start a car, per TMZ citing his daughter; his career also included roles in Homicide: Life on the Street, City by the Sea, Miss Virginia, Law & Order: SVU, Veep, and a return to HBO in the limited series We Own This City.

The Wire’s Bobby J. Brown, 62, Dies in Maryland Barn Fire
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The Wire’s Bobby J. Brown, 62, Dies in Maryland Barn Fire

Bobby J. Brown, who played a Baltimore cop on HBO’s The Wire, died at 62 in a Maryland barn fire, reportedly from smoke inhalation while trying to jump-start a vehicle; his wife was burned. Brown appeared in 12 of The Wire’s 60 episodes and also acted in Homicide: Life on the Street, The Corner, and We Own This City.

Bobby J. Brown, The Wire Actor, Dies at 62 in Maryland Barn Fire.
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Bobby J. Brown, The Wire Actor, Dies at 62 in Maryland Barn Fire.

Bobby J. Brown, a character actor best known for The Wire, died at 62 after a Maryland barn fire; authorities ruled the death an accident from diffuse thermal injury and smoke inhalation, and his wife was severely burned while trying to rescue him; Brown's career included Law & Order: SVU and We Own This City, and he began as a professional boxer before turning to acting, leaving behind his wife and children.