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My Take
Reg E. Cathey had one of those voices I could pick out of any crowd: low, gravelly, and somehow both warm and dangerous. I first really noticed him as Norman Wilson in The Wire, but it was Freddy the rib-joint owner in House of Cards that won him a deserved Emmy in 2015. What strikes me is the range hiding behind that signature delivery, since the same man taught kids math on Square One Television years earlier. Character actors like him rarely get top billing, yet they're the glue that makes a scene feel real. Losing him in 2018 felt like the screen got quieter.
Overview
Reginald Eurias Cathey (August 18, 1958 – February 9, 2018) was an American character actor. He was best known for various roles on the children's math show Square One Television, as well as Norman Wilson in The Wire, Martin Querns in Oz, Freddy Hayes in House of Cards. The latter garnered him three consecutive Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, including a win in 2015.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Reg E. Cathey
- Name (Japanese)
- レグ・E・キャシー
- Reading
- れぐ・E・きゃしー
- Born
- August 18, 1958 – February 9, 2018
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Dog
- Origin
- Huntsville, Alabama, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / stage actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Michigan
Awards & achievements
- 2015 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Television actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.