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American actor Lance Reddick, who appeared in major TV series like HBO\u2019s \u201cThe Wire,\u201d Fox\u2019s \u201cFringe\u201d and films like the \u201cJohn Wick\u201d franchise, died of natural causes Friday morning,\u00a0Variety<\/em>\u00a0has confirmed with his reps.<\/p>\n

He was 60. He was found dead at his Studio City home in Los Angeles Friday morning, according to TMZ, which first reported the news.<\/p>\n

In the upcoming \u201cJohn Wick: Chapter 4,\u201d which is set to release in theatres on March 24, Reddick reprises his role as Charon, the concierge at the Continental Hotel in New York City who appeared in all four entries.<\/p>\n

Charon worked alongside Keanu Reeve\u2019s un-retired hitman, notably looking after John\u2019s new dog in the second instalment and joining in on the gun-toting action in the third movie.<\/p>\n

Reddick was also slated to appear in the upcoming \u201cBallerina\u201d spinoff, starring Ana de Armas.<\/p>\n

Reddick\u2019s first major TV role came in Season 4 of HBO\u2019s prison drama \u201cOz\u201d in 2000. He played Detective Johnny Basil, an undercover officer who tries to shut down the drug trade but soon becomes an addict himself and murders a corrupt cop by pushing him down an elevator shaft.<\/p>\n

After being sent to Oz, Basil gets stabbed to death by Seth Gilliam\u2019s character Clayton Hughes.<\/p>\n

HBO kept Reddick around and later cast him as Baltimore police lieutenant Cedric Daniels, one of the leads, on \u201cThe Wire\u201d in 2002.<\/p>\n

He was in charge of the narcotics division and slowly rose through its ranks during the show\u2019s five-season run, butting heads frequently with his superiors. In the show\u2019s finale, he resigned from his post as commissioner and became a criminal defense lawyer.<\/p>\n

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