{"id":1759342,"date":"2022-12-02T08:47:52","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T13:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1759342"},"modified":"2022-12-02T08:47:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T13:47:58","slug":"ex-nfl-player-brad-william-henke-actor-in-dexter-justified-orange-is-the-new-black-dies-at-56","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-nfl-player-brad-william-henke-actor-in-dexter-justified-orange-is-the-new-black-dies-at-56\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-NFL Player Brad William Henke, Actor In \u2018Dexter,\u2019 \u2018Justified,\u2019 \u2018Orange Is The New Black,\u2019 Dies At 56"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fex-nfl-player-brad-william-henke-actor-in-dexter-justified-orange-is-the-new-black-dies-at-56%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1759342&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former NFL defensive lineman Brad William Henke, who appeared as an actor in several highly popular TV shows, died unexpectedly earlier this week. He was 56 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Henke was born on April 10, 1966, in Nebraska and later moved to Colorado where he grew up, Deadline <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/12\/brad-william-henke-dead-orange-is-the-new-black-justified-dexter-lost-1235186685\/\">reported<\/a>. He played college football for the University of Arizona, was drafted into the NFL by the New York Giants in 1989, and played in Super Bowl XXIV with the Denver Broncos. He was forced to retire in 1994 due to injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Henke reportedly died in his sleep on Tuesday, November 29. No cause of death was given.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHenke was an avid NFL and UFC fan, a happily married family man with a heart of gold who visited his mother frequently, loved taking his stepson to soccer games and gymnastics and adored his dog, Ruby,\u201d agent Sheree Cohen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/obituaries\/brad-william-henke-orange-new-black-actor-former-nfl-player-dies-56-rcna59742\">said<\/a> in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Henke\u2019s manager, Matt DelPiano, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/uk\/reports\/a42129683\/brad-william-henke-dead\/\">told<\/a> E! News, \u201cBrad was an incredibly kind man of joyous energy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA very talented actor, he loved being a part of this community\u2026 and we loved him back,\u201d he continued. \u201cOur thoughts are with his wife and family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Henke started his acting career by doing commercials and later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/12\/01\/orange-is-the-new-black-actor-brad-william-henke-dead-dies\/\">landed roles<\/a> in \u201cER,\u201d \u201cLaw &#038; Order,\u201d \u201cChicago Hope,\u201d \u201cBones,\u201d \u201cCastle,\u201d \u201cThe Office,\u201d \u201cCriminal Minds,\u201d \u201cOrange Is The New Black,\u201d \u201cJustified,\u201d \u201cLost,\u201d and \u201cDexter.\u201d He also appeared in movies including \u201cPacific Rim\u201d and \u201cThe World Trade Center.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Henke is survived by his his wife, Sonja; stepson Aaden; stepdaughter Leasa; grandchild Amirahe; mother Tammy; and sister Annette.<\/p>\n<p>Henke said in 2021 that he learned to appreciate the fact that an injury in football forced him into a new career as an actor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t know what to do with my life. Luckily, I needed money, so I jumped at being an extra football player in a commercial; they needed football extras in the back of the commercial,\u201d he said at the time. \u201cAfter that, someone invited me to an acting class, saw what they were doing there, started going to class, and I just loved it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former NFL defensive lineman Brad William Henke, who appeared as an actor in several highly popular TV shows, died unexpectedly earlier this week. He was 56 years old. Henke was born on April 10, 1966, in Nebraska and later moved to Colorado where he grew up, Deadline reported. 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