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Charley Scalies, ‘The Wire’ and ‘The Sopranos’ Actor, Dies at 84


Charley Scalies, who appeared in HBO's 'The Wire' and 'The Sopranos,' has died. He was 84.

Scalies starred in Season 2 of “The Wire.” He appeared in all 12 episodes as Horseface, an imprisoned Baltimore longshoreman and member of IBS Local 1514 with an emphatic allegiance to his criminal boss, Frank Sobotka. In “The Sopranos,” Scalies appeared in the Season 5 episode “The Test Dream” as Tony’s high school football instructor, Coach Molinaro. Scalies also starred in a number of stage productions with the St. Francis Players in Springfield, Pa., including “Guys and Dolls,” “Chicago” and “The Wizard of Oz.”

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