Bobby J. Brown Courtesy of subject Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Bobby J. Brown, who portrayed the Baltimore cop Bobby Brown on HBO's The Wire, has died after being caught in a barn fire in Maryland. He was 62. Brown's daughter told TMZ that her father died of smoke inhalation Wednesday after he was attempting to jump-start a vehicle and the barn became engulfed in flames.