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Nicky Katt, the actor known for playing Clint Bruno in Dazed and Confused and teacher Harry Senate in Boston Public, died on April 8, 2025, in Burbank, California. He was 54.
What happened to Nicky Katt?
The Los Angeles Times reported that Katt died in his Burbank apartment and that his lawyer, John Sloss, confirmed his death. The newspaper said the Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office determined the cause was suicide. The Guardian also reported that Katt’s family confirmed his death.
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Katt’s sister, Elise Ravenscroft, said he had died by suicide after battling depression, describing a struggle he fought “bravely but quietly,” according to The Guardian. The cause and circumstances should be understood through those attributed reports; speculation beyond them is not warranted.
How old was Nicky Katt?
Katt was 54 when he died. He was born on May 11, 1970, according to the Los Angeles Times.
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What was Nicky Katt known for?
Dazed and Confused
Katt played Clint Bruno in Richard Linklater’s 1993 coming-of-age film Dazed and Confused. Linklater remembered him as someone with “a deep love for the character actors of cinema history,” adding that he thought Katt saw himself that way, The Guardian reported.
Boston Public
On television, Katt was widely recognized as Harry Senate, a teacher on Boston Public. The Los Angeles Times reported that he played the character during the show’s first three seasons.
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A career spanning film and television
Katt began acting as a child, appearing on television in shows including Quincy, M.E., Father Murphy, Fantasy Island and CHiPs. After Dazed and Confused, his film roles included Billy Ray Cobb in A Time to Kill, a stockbroker in Boiler Room, a hitman in The Limey and an appearance in Full Frontal.
His other credits included Batman & Robin and The Dark Knight. The Los Angeles Times listed a role in Hulu’s Casual in 2018 as his last acting credit.
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