Reg E. Cathey

Reginald Eurias Cathey[1][2][3] (August 18, 1958 – February 9, 2018) was an American character actor. He was best known for his roles as Norman Wilson in The Wire, Martin Querns in Oz, the game show announcer in Square One Television, and Freddy Hayes in House of Cards, the last earning him three consecutive Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, including a win in 2015.[4]

Reg E. Cathey
Cathey in 2016
Born
Reginald Eurias Cathey

(1958-08-18)August 18, 1958
DiedFebruary 9, 2018(2018-02-09) (aged 59)
EducationUniversity of Michigan (BFA)
Yale University (MFA)
OccupationActor
Years active1984–2018

Early life

Cathey was born on August 18, 1958, in Huntsville, Alabama, to Red Cathey, an Army colonel[5] who fought in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War,[6] and his wife, who was a DOD worker and an educator.[5][7] He had a sister, Donza.[2] He spent his childhood with his family on a rural farm[6] in West Germany before returning to Alabama at the age of 14.[6][7][8] His interest in theater began at age 9, after attending a United Service Organization show in West Germany.[9] Cathey graduated from J.O. Johnson High School,[10] where he acted in plays such as To Kill a Mockingbird.[11] He subsequently studied theatre at the University of Michigan and the Yale School of Drama.[4]

Career

One of Cathey's earliest roles was starring in the children's television show Square One TV. Cathey was not only the game show announcer, but had many bit parts in the various sketches and was renown for songs like "Nine, Nine, Nine" [12] and "Rappin' Judge."[13] This was followed by guest roles in such series as Star Trek: The Next Generation and Homicide: Life on the Street. In 1994, he appeared in The Mask as Freeze, the main antagonist's friend and bodyguard who gets inadvertently killed by the title character.[11] He also appeared in 1995's Se7en as the coroner. He played the villain Dirty Dee in the cult comedy film Pootie Tang and had a regular role on the HBO series The Wire as Norman Wilson during the fourth and fifth seasons.[14] He also worked with The Wire creator David Simon on the Emmy Award-winning miniseries The Corner; Cathey played a drug addict known as Scalio. He had a recurring role on the HBO prison drama Oz as unit manager Martin Querns. In the film Tank Girl, he played the role of Deetee. He narrated Aftermath: Population Zero, a National Geographic Channel special which imagines what Earth might be like if humanity no longer existed. He played the homeless man Al, murdered by Patrick Bateman, in the film American Psycho. He narrated TLC's Wonders of Weather, a TV series. On Between the Lions, he played King Ray in the story of "Rumpelstiltskin" in the episode, "Hay Day".

In 2009, Cathey performed in The People Speak, a documentary feature film that uses dramatic and musical performances of the letters, diaries, and speeches of everyday Americans, based on historian Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States.[15]

In Fall 2009, Cathey played the role of Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding in a theatrical production of The Shawshank Redemption at Wyndham's Theatre, London.[16] He has made two guest appearances on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, as an undercover police officer involved with animal smuggling (episode: "Wildlife") and later as a high-priced defense attorney to a hooker (episode: "Rhodium Nights"). He also made a guest appearance on Law & Order: Criminal Intent in the episode "Anti-Thesis" as a college professor suspected of murder. He also played boxing promoter Barry K. Word on the FX series Lights Out.[17]

In 2013, Cathey began a recurring role as Freddy Hayes, the owner of Freddy's BBQ, in Netflix's original series House of Cards, as well as on Grimm, in the recurring role of Baron Samedi. His portrayal of Hayes in the second, third, and fourth seasons of House of Cards earned three Emmy nominations and one win for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.[18]

Cathey had expressed a wish to appear in the Irish soap opera Fair City.[19]

Cathey co-starred in Josh Trank's Fantastic Four (2015), as Dr. Franklin Storm, the father of The Invisible Woman and The Human Torch.[20] He also played the county sheriff in the city of Rome, WV, in the Cinemax series Outcast. One of Cathey's final TV roles was portraying James Lucas in the Netflix series Marvel's Luke Cage.[21]

Death

Cathey died at his home in New York City on February 9, 2018, at the age of 59. He was reported to have had lung cancer.[2][3][22] He was cremated, and his ashes were spread in New York City.[23]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1988Funny FarmReporter #2[24]
1988Crossing DelanceyCab Driver[24]
1988Ich und ErWaiter
1989Penn & Teller Get KilledFan's Friend[24]
1989Born on the Fourth of JulySpeaker
1990Loose CannonsWillie[24]
1990Quick ChangeSound Analyst[24]
1990AstonishedWayne
1991What About Bob?Howie Katrell[24]
1994Clean Slate1st Cop
1994The MaskFreezeCredited as Reginald E. Cathy[24]
1994Clear and Present DangerSergeant-Major[24]
1994AirheadsMarcus[24]
1994The Hard TruthShotgun cop
1995NapoleonFrogVoice, English version
1995Tank GirlDeetee[24]
1995Se7enDr. Santiago[24]
1997Ill Gotten GainsNassor[24]
2000American PsychoHomeless Man[24]
2001Pootie TangDirty Dee[24]
2003Head of StateOfficer Waters[24]
2003A Good Night to DieAvi
2003S.W.A.T.Lt. Greg Velasquez[24]
2004The MachinistJones[24]
2004Everyday PeopleAkbar[24]
2004Men Without JobsMr. Morgan[24]
2004The CookoutFrank Washington[24]
2006508 NelsonFrank Harmon
200820 Years AfterSamuel[24]
2008PatsyDr. Joshua
2011My Last Day Without YouPastor Johnson[24]
2012ArbitrageEarl Monroe
2012The NormalsRodney
2012SamplingLeonardShort
2014Two Men in TownSupervisor Jones[24]
2014Alex of VeniceWalt
2014St. VincentGus[24]
2015Nasty BabyThe Bishop[24]
2015Sweet KandyCurtis Coleson
2015Fantastic FourDr. Franklin Storm[24]
2016Hands of StoneDon KingUncredited[24]
2017Flock of FourPope Dixon
2018TyrelReggie

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1984A Doctor's StoryRichieTelevision movie
1987Spenser: For HireShepardEpisode: "The Man Who Wasn't There"
1987–1992Square One TVVarious240 episodes
1988-1989Sesame StreetBlue Bird (voice only)2 episodes
1990Great PerformancesGuildensternEpisode: "Hamlet"
1991Eyes of a WitnessProsecutorTelevision movie
1992Fool's FireMinister GuntherTelevision movie
1993And the Band Played OnStaff doctor #2Television movie
1993Star Trek: The Next GenerationMoragEpisode: "Aquiel"
1994RocFredEpisode: "The Concert"
1995TysonAttorney WinstonTelevision movie
1996ERIAD Investigator David HaskellEpisode: "Take These Broken Wings"
1997–1998Arli$Alvin Epps3 episodes
1998Homicide: Life on the StreetBernard WeeksEpisode: "Full Court Press"
2000The CornerScalio6 episodes
2000Homicide: The MovieBernard WeeksTelevision movie
2000–2003OzMartin Querns8 episodes
2001BoycottE.D. NixonTelevision movie
2002Law & Order: Criminal IntentProfessor Roland SandersEpisode: "Anti-Thesis"
2002Between the LionsHimselfEpisode: "Hay Day"
2004Law & OrderGeraldEpisode: "Darwinian"
2004The JuryMr. GroveEpisode: "Mail Order Mystery"
2005Third WatchJaime CastroEpisode: "Welcome Home"
2006–2008The WireNorman Wilson23 episodes
2008Law & Order: Special Victims UnitVictor TyborEpisode: "Wildlife"
2009Une aventure New-YorkaiseMarcusTelevision movie
201030 RockRutherford RiceEpisode: "Let's Stay Together"
2011Earth: Making of a Planet NarratorDocumentary Film
2011Lights OutBarry K. Word12 episodes
2012Person of InterestDavidsonEpisode: "Blue Code"
2012–2013Law & Order: Special Victims UnitBarry Querns4 episodes
2013GrimmThe Baron / Baron Samedi3 episodes
2013–2016House of CardsFreddy Hayes15 episodes
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (2015)
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (2014, 2016)
2014Banshee OriginsDet. Julius Bonner3 episodes
2014Banshee2 episodes
2014The DivideUncle Bobby5 episodes
2015The Good WifeJudge Aaron ColemanEpisode: "The Deconstruction"
2015Neon Joe, Werewolf HunterDad2 episodes
2015Masters of the Clock: The Legend of MartinsvilleNarratorTelevision movie
2016The BlacklistThe CaretakerEpisode: "The Caretaker (No. 78)"
2016Horace and PeteHarold2 episodes
2016Inside Amy SchumerCongressman #2Episode: "The World's Most Interesting Woman in the World"
AdviserEpisode: "Madame President"
2016–2017OutcastChief Byron Giles20 episodes
2017The Immortal Life of Henrietta LacksZakariyya LacksTelevision movie
2018ElementaryMr. ClayEpisode: "Our Time Is Up"; posthumous release
2018Luke CageJames Lucas7 episodes; posthumous release
2018Rapunzel's Tangled AdventureCaptain QuaidVoice, 2 episodes; posthumous release

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