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USA Today
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Charley Scalies, 'The Wire' and 'The Sopranos' actor, dies after Alzheimer's battle at 84
Charley Scalies, 'The Wire' and 'The Sopranos' actor, dies after Alzheimer's battle at 84 Charley Scalies Jr., a 1990s and 2000s actor best known for his role on "The Wire" and appearances on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" and "The Sopranos," has died. He was 84. Scalies died "peacefully" after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease on May 1, according to an obituary. His family said the actor was "best known first and foremost as a husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend" and "whose life reflected a rich blend of professional achievement, creative passion and a true joy for life." USA TODAY has reached out for more information. Scalies starred in stage plays and later the Al Pacino film "Two Bits" in 1995. He played Thomas "Horseface" Pakusa, an incarcerated former cargo checker from labor union IBS Local 1514, on Season 2 of the hit HBO crime drama "The Wire." He played Tony Soprano's high school football coach, Coach Molinaro, on HBO's other hit crime drama "The Sopranos" a year later in 2004. Other credits include an appearance on the series "Homicide: Life on the Street," and the films "12 Monkeys" (1995), "Liberty Heights" (1999) and "Jersey Girl" (2004). He made two separate appearances on "SVU": as Bert Ferrara in 2006 and Dock Foreman in 2008. The latter was among his last acting credits, in addition to an appearance on "Cold Case" as Rusty Jenkins. Why after 25 years, 'The Sopranos' is greatest TV drama of all time But the actor's "favorite audience was always seated around the dinner table," his family wrote. The former business executive and consulting firm founder is survived by his wife, Angeline Scalies, and five children: Charles Scalies III, Angeline Kogut, Anthony Scalies, Christa Ann Scalies and Anne Marie Scalies. The actor had four grandchildren.
Time of India
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
'The Wire' actor Charley Scalies dies at 84 after prolonged battle with Alzheimer's
Hollywood actor Charley Scalies, who is known for two of the most celebrated series, ' The Wire ' and ' The Sopranos ', has passed away after a battle with Alzheimer's . He was 84, and died on May 1. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now His death was confirmed via an online obituary, reports 'Variety'. "(He was) best known first and foremost as a husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend", the obituary read. "Professionally, Charley Scalies was an American actor and former business executive whose life reflected a rich blend of professional achievement, creative passion, and a true joy for life. His favorite audience was always seated around the dinner table". As per 'Variety', 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. His character manifests in Tony's dream, screaming at him for throwing away his life to become a criminal. Scalies' other television credits include 'Homicide: Life on the Street', 'Law & Order', 'Law & Order: SVU' and 'Cold Case'. On the film side, he appeared in '12 Monkeys', 'Liberty Heights', 'Jersey Girl' and 'Two Bits'. 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'. He is survived by his wife and "the true love and joy of his life", Angeline M. Scalies, and his five children: Scalies III, Angeline Kogut, Anthony Scalies, Christa Ann Scalise and Anne Marie Scalies.
