Charley Scalies, the actor fondly remembered for his tough-talking role as Thomas “Horseface” Pasuka in The Wire, has died at the age of 84. His daughter, Anne Marie, confirmed he passed away Thursday at a nursing home in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
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