Solomon Reddick was the father of the late actor Lance Reddick.
Solomon Reddick was a native of Baltimore, Maryland.
He reportedly worked as a teacher.
Solomon’s wife Dorothy Gee was a public schoolteacher in Baltimore (MD) for 40 years.
Aside from these facts, other details about Solomon Reddick are under the radar.
However, his son Lance Reddick was an American actor and musician.
Lance was born on June 7, 1962 to Dorothy Gee and Solomon Reddick.
Lance attended Friends School of Baltimore. He then received a Music degree from the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music.
In the early 90s, Reddick attended the Yale School of Drama, earning a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1994.
As an actor, Lance was known for playing Cedric Daniels in The Wire and Phillip Broyles in Fringe, detective Johnny Basil on Oz, Matthew Abaddon in Lost, Charon in the John Wick franchise and Guillermin in Godzilla vs. Kong.
He also provided the voice and likeness for video game characters Martin Hatch in Quantum Break, Sylens in Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West, and Commander Zavala in the Destiny franchise.
The 60-year-old Lance Reddick was reportedly found dead at his home in Los Angeles on March 17, 2023. A cause of death was reported as a natural cause.