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The Sopranos actor Charley Scalies dies aged 84 as The Wire star passes away after Alzheimer’s battle

Published on May 04, 2025 at 09:33 PM

THE Sopranos actor Charley Scalies has died aged 84, after a battle with Alzheimer’s.

Charley, who also starred in The Wire, passed away at a Pennsylvania nursing home on Thursday, his family has revealed.

An obituary posted on Legacy read: “Best known first and foremost as a husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend.”;

It added that the actor’s “favourite audience was always seated around the dinner table”;.

The actor starred as Tony Soprano’s high school football coach, Coach Molinaro, in the hit show.

He also appeared in 12 episodes of The Wire as Thomas “Horseface”; Pakusa.

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