
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.













