View Full Version : The Wire actor dead at 62 after being caught in barn fire


TMC
02-26-2026, 08:27 PM
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-15596969/Bobby-J-Brown-dead-62-Wire-barn-fire.html

Beloved actor Bobby J. Brown has died at the age of 62 after being caught in a devastating barn fire. The star, best known for playing Officer Bobby Brown on the acclaimed HBO series The Wire, was reportedly overcome by smoke while trying to jump‑start a vehicle inside the barn, TMZ reported on Thursday. Brown's daughter told the website her father succumbed to smoke inhalation on Wednesday and that she believes he did not die from the severe burns he suffered in the blaze.