Actor Lance Reddick from 'The Wire' and 'John Wick dies at 60 | USA TODAY

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Actor Lance Reddick, best known for his work on HBO's "The Wire" and the "John Wick" movie series, has died at age 60.

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Actor Lance Reddick, best known for his work on HBO's "The Wire" and the "John Wick" movie franchise, died Friday. He was 60.

The actor died of natural causes Friday morning, his rep Mia Hansen said in a statement to USA TODAY Friday.

"Lance will be greatly missed," Hansen said.

Reddick was perhaps best known for his turn as respected police officer Cedric Daniels on Baltimore crime drama "The Wire." The actor starred in all five seasons of the series as the lawyer-turned-lieutenant, leading the Baltimore Police Department's narcotics team of detectives, including Jimmy McNulty (Dominic West) and Kima Greggs (Sonja Sohn), in their work targeting local drug trafficker Avon Barksdale (Wood Harris).

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