 
|
| Reg E. Cathey | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Character: | Baron Samedi |
| More Info | |
| Wikipedia: | Reg E. Cathey |
| IMDb: | Reg E. Cathey |
Reginald Eugene Cathey (August 18, 1958-February 9, 2018) was an American stage, film, and television actor. On February 9, 2018, Cathey passed away after a battle with lung cancer.
Cathey was a native of Huntsville, Alabama, and a graduate of J.O. Johnson High School. He spent his childhood in West Germany. His favorite band was Blur.
Career[]
One of his earliest roles was starring in the children's television show Square One. He later had guest roles in episodes of shows such as Star Trek: The Next Generation and Homicide: Life on the Street. He played the villains Freeze in the film The Mask and Dirty Dee in the cult comedy film Pootie Tang. He had a regular role on the HBO series The Wire as Norman Wilson during the fourth and fifth seasons. He also worked with The Wire creator David Simon on the Emmy award-winning mini-series 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 also narrated TLC's Wonders of Weather, a TV show.
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.
Starting in 2009, Cathey played the role of Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding in a theatrical production of The Shawshank Redemption at Wyndham's Theatre, London. He made two guest appearances on Law & Order: SVU, 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 made a guest appearance on Law & Order: Criminal Intent as a talented, charismatic, and egotistical professor of American Studies suspected of involvement in a murder to advance his career.
He also played Barry K. Word, a boxing promoter, on FX's show Lights Out before it was canceled.
In 2013, Cathey began a recurring role as Freddy, the owner of Freddy's BBQ, in Netflix's original series House of Cards.
| Season 2 Appearances | ||||||||||
| "Bad Teeth": X |
"The Kiss": X |
"Bad Moon Rising": X |
"Quill": X |
"The Good Shepherd": X |
"Over My Dead Body": X |
"The Bottle Imp": X |
"The Other Side": X |
"La Llorona": X |
"The Hour of Death": X |
"To Protect and Serve Man": X |
| "Season of the Hexenbiest": X |
"Face Off": X |
"Natural Born Wesen": X |
"Mr. Sandman": X |
"Nameless": X |
"One Angry Fuchsbau": X |
"Volcanalis": X |
"Endangered": X |
"Kiss of the Muse": X |
"The Waking Dead": ✓ |
"Goodnight, Sweet Grimm": ✓ |
| Season 3 Appearances | ||||||||||
| "The Ungrateful Dead": ✓ |
"PTZD": X |
"A Dish Best Served Cold": X |
"One Night Stand": X |
"El Cucuy": X |
"Stories We Tell Our Young": X |
"Cold Blooded": X |
"Twelve Days of Krampus": X |
"Red Menace": X |
"Eyes of the Beholder": X |
"The Good Soldier": X |
| "The Wild Hunt": X |
"Revelation": X |
"Mommy Dearest": X |
"Once We Were Gods": X |
"The Show Must Go On": X |
"Synchronicity": X |
"The Law of Sacrifice": X |
"Nobody Knows the Trubel I've Seen": X |
"My Fair Wesen": X |
"The Inheritance": X |
"Blond Ambition": X |