Brent Briscoe, who recently portrayed Detective Dave Macklay in the third season of Twin Peaks, passed away in Los Angeles the morning of October 18, 2017. The 56-year-old actor was surrounded by his father, Carl, his sister, Shelly, and his brother, Kent. The sad news was first shared by a friend on Facebook.
David Lynch first cast Briscoe alongside Robert Forster as Detective Domgaard in Mulholland Drive (2001). In a similar role as a South Dakotan police detective, he starred in 7 “parts” of the new Twin Peaks. The Moberly-born actor hasn’t talked publicly about his experiences on the set, but maybe we’ll see him in some of the behind-the-scenes footage on the upcoming Blu-ray/DVD release.
UPDATE: David Lynch issued an official statement on Briscoe’s passing.
I want you to know how much I loved working with Brent. I worked with him on “Mulholland Drive” and “Twin Peaks.” I loved him as an actor and a great person. I’m holding good thoughts for all of you. I will really miss working with Brent again.
Briscoe also appeared as JJ in Parks and Recreation, Jimbo Rooney in Desperate Housewives, Bill Dodge in The Green Mile, and Lou in A Simple Plan, to name just a few of his other nearly 100 TV and movie credits.
My dear friend, my heart is heavy, and you will be sorely missed by the world and all of us at #TwinPeaks. Gone too soon. #BrentBriscoe #RIP pic.twitter.com/A0VW0e0nJB
— Adele Jones (@AdeleRene) October 20, 2017
#inktober Sad to hear of the very recent passing of Brent Briscoe who played Det. Macklay in Twin Peaks: The Return. Here is a drawing… pic.twitter.com/mL80tSpJUd
— Jim Gleeson (@JimGleeson) October 20, 2017
UPDATE: Year of birth corrected.
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If he was born in 1956 then he was 61, not 56. Regardless, it’s a sad day as another Twin Peaks actor has passed away.
He was born in 1961. He was in my graduating class.
Thanks for clearing that up.
I want to high school and played baseball with Brent growing up in our hometown of Moberly, Mo. He was driven by his passion and we are all so proud he got to live his dream. He was a good man, a very good man. He’ll be missed by many.