Bobby J. Brown, Actor on ‘The Wire,’ Dies at 62

Bobby J. Brown, who portrayed the Baltimore cop Bobby Brown on HBO’s The Wire, has died after being caught in a barn fire in Maryland. He was 62.

Brown’s daughter told TMZ that her father died of smoke inhalation Wednesday after he was attempting to jump-start a vehicle and the barn became engulfed in flames.

On The Wire, created by David Simon, Brown appeared on 12 of the series’ 60 episodes over its five-season run from 2002-08.

He made his onscreen debut in 1998 on an episode of NBC’s Homicide: Life on the Street, on which Simon served as a writer and producer, and he also acted for Simon on two HBO miniseries set in Baltimore, 2000’s The Corner and 2022’s We Own This City.

Born and raised in Washington, D.C, Robert Joseph Brown boxed as a youngster and compiled an amateur record of 73-13, winning five Golden Glove championships…