Robert F. "Bob" Colesberry, Jr. (March 7, 1946 – February 9, 2004) was an American film and television producer and first assistant director notable for his work as a producer on the Emmy Award winning miniseries The Corner, the Peabody Award winning television series The Wire for HBO, and the Oscar-nominated movie Mississippi Burning.
Colesberry died at the age of fifty-seven from complications following cardiac surgery in 2004. His death occurr...
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Robert F. "Bob" Colesberry, Jr. (March 7, 1946 – February 9, 2004) was an American film and television producer and first assistant director notable for his work as a producer on the Emmy Award winning miniseries The Corner, the Peabody Award winning television series The Wire for HBO, and the Oscar-nominated movie Mississippi Burning.
Colesberry died at the age of fifty-seven from complications following cardiac surgery in 2004. His death occurred soon after his directing debut on The Wire episode "Port in a Storm", which was the second season finale. "Final Grades", the final episode of the fourth season, and -30-, the final episode of the fifth season, were dedicated to him.
Colesberry had a recurring cameo on The Wire as detective Ray Cole. In episode three of the third season, entitled Dead Soldiers, Detective Cole was said to have died suddenly while exercising at a gym. Other characters held an emotional wake for Detective Cole.
Colesberry attended Southern Connecticut State...
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