REG E. CATHEY
August 18, 1958 – February 9, 2018 (age 59)
Cause of Death: Lung Cancer
Most recently known for his role as Freddy Hayes in the Netflix series “House Of Cards,” playing a BBQ restaurant owner and confidant of Congressman Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey), Reg E. Cathey would win a Primetime Emmy for that guest starring role. Cathey was no stranger to high profile television, however, as he starring in series like “Oz” and “The Wire” along with countless guest appearances. He also made a name for himself in films, starting in 1988 as a reporter in “Funny Farm” to films like “The Mask” (1994), “Se7en” (1995), and “The Machinist” (2004). He will also appear in the upcoming second season of the Marvel and Netflix series “Luke Cage.” Although he will truly be missed, his legacy will live on forever.
REG E. CATHEY’S FILMOGRAPHY
| 1988 | Funny Farm | Reporter |
| 1988 | Crossing Delancey | Cab Driver |
| 1988 | Me and Him | Waitor |
| 1989 | Penn & Teller Get Killed | Fan’s Friend |
| 1989 | Born on the Fourth of July | Speaker – Syracuse, NY |
| 1990 | Loose Cannons |
Willie |
| 1990 | Quick Change |
Sound Analyst |
| 1990 | Astonished |
Wayne |
| 1991 | What About Bob? |
Howie / Director |
| 1994 | Clean Slate | 1st Cop |
| 1994 | The Mask | Freeze |
| 1994 | Clear and Present Danger | Sergeant-Major |
| 1994 | Airheads |
Marcus |
| 1994 | The Hard Truth | Shotgun Cop |
| 1995 | Napoleon | Frog (voice) |
| 1995 | Tank Girl |
Deetee |
| 1995 | Se7en |
Dr. Santiago |
| 1997 | Ill Gotten Gains | Nassor |
| 2000 | American Psycho | Homeless Man |
| 2001 | Pootie Tang | Dirty Dee |
| 2003 | Head Of State |
Officer Waters |
| 2003 | A Good Night to Die | Avi |
| 2003 | S.W.A.T. | Lt. Greg Velasquez |
| 2004 | The Machinist | Jones |
| 2004 | Everyday People | Akbar (Black Ribbon Friday) |
| 2004 | Men Without Jobs | Mr. Morgan |
| 2004 | The Cookout |
Frank Washington |
| 2006 | 508 Nelson |
Frank Harmon |
| 2008 | 20 Years After | Samuel |
| 2008 | Patsy |
Dr. Joshua |
| 2009 | Misunderstood (short) |
Clifton |
| 2011 | My Last Day Without You | Pastor Johnson |
| 2012 | Arbitrage | Earl Monroe |
| 2012 | The Normals |
Rodney |
| 2012 | Sampling (short) |
Leonard |
| 2014 | Two Men in Town | Supervisor Jones |
| 2014 | Alex of Venice | Walt |
| 2014 | St. Vincent | Gus |
| 2015 | Nasty Baby | The Bishop |
| 2015 | Sweet Kandy |
Curtis Coleson |
| 2015 | Fantastic Four |
Dr. Franklin Storm |
| 2016 | Hands of Stone | Don King |
| 2017 | Flock of Four | Pope Dixon |
| 2018 | Tyrel |
TBA |
REG E. CATHEY’S TELEVISION APPEARANCES
| 1984 | A Doctor’s Story | Richie | Television movie |
| 1987 | Spenser: For Hire | Shepard | Episode: “The Man Who Wasn’t There” |
| 1987-1992 | Square One Television | *Various* | 24 Episodes |
| 1990 | Great Performances | Guildenstern | Episode: “Hamlet” |
| 1991 | Eyes of a Witness | Prosecuter | Television movie |
| 1992 | Fool’s Fire |
Minister Gunther | Television movie |
| 1993 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Morag | Episode: “Aquiel” |
| 1993 | And the Band Played On | Staff Doctor #2 | Television movie |
| 1994 | Roc | Fred | Episode: “The Concert” |
| 1995 | Tyson |
Attorney Winston | Television movie |
| 1996 | ER | IAD Investigator David Haskell | Episode: “Take These Broken Wings” |
| 1997-1998 | Arli$$ | Alvin Epps | 3 Episodes |
| 1998 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Bernard Weeks | Episode: “Full Court Press” |
| 2000 | Homicide: The Movie | Bernard Weeks | Television movie |
| 2000 | The Corner |
Scalio | Television mini-series (6 Episodes) |
| 2000-2003 | Oz | Martin Querns | 8 Episodes |
| 2001 | Boycott | E.D. Nixon | Television movie |
| 2002 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Professor Roland Sanders | Episode: “Anti-Thesis” |
| 2004 | Law & Order | Gerald | Episode: “Darwinian” |
| 2004 | The Jury |
Mr. Grove | Episode: “Mail Order Mystery” |
| 2005 | Third Watch |
Jaime Castro | Episode: “Welcome Home” |
| 2006-2008 | The Wire |
Norman Wilson | 23 Episodes |
| 2008-2013 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Barry Querns / Victor Tybor | 5 Episodes |
| 2009 | A NY Thing | Marcus | Television movie |
| 2010 | 30 Rock |
Rutherford Rice | Episode: “Let’s Stay Together” |
| 2011 | Lights Out |
Barry K. Word | 12 Episodes |
| 2012 | Person Of Interest |
Davidson | 2 Episodes |
| 2013 | Grimm |
The Baron / Baron Samedi | 3 Episodes |
| 2013-2016 | House of Cards | Freddy Hayes | 15 Episodes |
| 2014 | Banshee |
Det. Julius Bonner | 2 Episodes |
| 2014 | The Divide |
Uncle Bobby | 5 Episodes |
| 2014 | Banshee Origins |
Det. Julius Bonner | 3 Episodes |
| 2015 | The Good Wife |
Judge Aaron Coleman | Episode: “The Deconstruction” |
| 2015 | Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter | Dad | 2 Episodes |
| 2016 | The Blacklist |
The Caretaker | Episode: “The Caretaker (No. 78)” |
| 2016 | Horace and Pete | Harold | 2 Episodes |
| 2016 | Inside Amy Schumer | Adviser / Congressman #2 | 2 Episodes |
| 2016-2017 | Outcast |
Chief Giles | 20 Episodes |
| 2017 | The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks | Zakariyya | Television movie |
| 2018 | Luke Cage |
James Lucas | *** |
