Actor Charley Scalies
Useless at 84 …
Horseface on ‘The Wire,’ Appeared on ‘Sopranos’
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Charley Scalies — a personality actor who performed tough-talking characters on two of the best reveals ever — has died … based on stories.
The Hollywood Reporter says they spoke with Charley’s daughter, Anne Marie Scalies … who revealed her father handed away Thursday at a nursing facility in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, after a protracted battle with Alzheimer’s.
Completely happy sixtieth Marriage ceremony Anniversary to Angeline & Charley Scalies. Charley portrayed Thomas ‘Horseface’ Pakusa on #TheWire & Coach Molinaro on #TheSopranos pic.twitter.com/liEDuDcVww
— Ziggy_Sobotka (@Ziggys_Duck) April 20, 2023
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Scalies started his appearing profession by grabbing a couple of bit components within the mid-Nineties … showing within the Al Pacino-led “Two Bits” and the sci-fi basic “12 Monkeys” starring Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt.
Scalies’ profession spotlight got here again in 2003 when he appeared in all 12 episodes of season 2 of “The Wire” … taking part in Thomas “Horseface” Pakusa — a former union man with a expertise for stealing vehicles.
A yr later, Scalies appeared on an ep of “The Sopranos” as Coach Molinaro — a highschool soccer coach Tony had in highschool who seems in Tony’s dream and berates him for his shortcomings.
Amongst his different credit … “Law & Order,” “Cold Case,” “Jersey Girl,” “Liberty Heights” and “Condition Red.”
He’s survived by his spouse of 62 years, Angeline, his children Chuck, Angeline, Tony, Christa and Anne Marie and several other grandchildren.
Charley was 84.
RIP
