United Kingdom, Aug. 15 -- Anthony Mackie felt "proud" to call Malcolm-Jamal Warner a friend.

The 46-year-old actor hailed the late Cosby Show star - who drowned while on a family vacation in Costa Rica last month - a "beautiful human being" who he always treasured spending time with.

He told People magazine: "I'm proud to say Malcom-Jamal Warner was a friend of mine. He's somebody that I knew and spent time with, and just was such a beautiful human being.

"And every time I was around him, I was able to take full advantage of those conversations and that time. That, for me, is the most important thing."

The Captain America: The Winter Soldier actor also spoke of how much he valued having late actor and "icon" Andre Braugher as a mento...