Actor Charley Scalies
Useless at 84 …
Horseface on ‘The Wire,’ Appeared on ‘Sopranos’
Revealed
Charley Scalies — a personality actor who performed tough-talking characters on two of the best reveals ever — has died … in accordance with reviews.
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.
Blissful 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 just a few bit components within the mid-Nineteen 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 automobiles.
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 a number of other grandchildren.
Charley was 84.
RIP
