Charley Scalies of the Wire and the Sopranos dies on 84
Charley Scalies
Thanks to X / @ziggys_duckCharley ScaliesFamous for its roles on iconic shows Wire And The sopranodied at the age of 84 after a fight with Alzheimer’s disease.
The actor died on Thursday 1 May in a nursing facility in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.
Scalies was best known for his role of Dockworker and Union member Thomas “Horseface” Pakusa on Wireappear in every episode of the second season of the criticism -exclaimed show, released in 2003.
“As with all the other characters that I am blessed to portray, Horseface lives in me,” said the actor in 2019. “I invite him to play if needed.”
HBO has released many hit series over the years, but few can compete with the thread when it comes to criticism and enthusiasm. The Baltimore set crime drama, which was broadcast from 2002 to 2008, has repeatedly been named one of the best TV shows of all time, and former President Barack Obama has […]
On The sopranoScalies played a sports coach in high school that appeared in a dream series opposite James Gandolfini. As Scalies once said a local reporter: “I am a good actor. I can sweat on Cue.”
Away from the cameras, the resident of Lifelong Pennsylvania was a dedicated family man. “The best known in the first place as a husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend” reads His public death advertisement. “Professionally, Charley Scalies was an American actor and former manager whose life a rich mix of professional performance, creative passion and a real joy for life reflected. His favorite audience was always around the dining table.”
The moving obituary went on: “He is survived by the true love and joy of his life, his wife of 62 years, Angeline M. Scalies (née Cardamone); his five children: Charles (Chuck) Scalies III, Angeline Kogut (Steve Kogut), Anthony (Tony) Scalies, Christa Ann Scalae, and Anne Marie Scalies (Shawn Weaver);
While news about the death of the actor, Anne Marie led. “Charley emphasized the importance of family, stating that keeping their mother, spending Quality Time and Respect and Hard Working were important elements of paternity,” she said The Hollywood Reporter. “He saw the duty of a father as leading children to independence. His stories will be missed by his wife, children and grandchildren, but his memory will live on in their hearts.”
During his six-season run, the Sopranos transformed the television as we know it and they deserved his title as one of the greatest shows of all time. The HBO -Deputy Drama started in January 1999 with Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) reluctantly the office of his new psychiatrist, Jennifer Melfi (Lorraine Bracco), after a panic attack. […]
In addition to his two best -known roles, Scalies also appeared in the film 1995 Two bits, by Al Pacinoand episodes of Murder: Life on the street And Law and Order. He came to acting after a career in sales and advice, but according to all accounts was a born entertainer, making impressions and telling jokes in his father’s pool hall in his youth.
His memories of the Pool Hall of Philadelphia even inspired a scenario, It costs ballswhich he completed in 2015. “I love a good (real) love story as I like to smile,” he said of the project.
