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Veteran actor Al Brown, who turned well-known for his function within the hit TV present “The Wire,” has died at age 83.
Brown made his identify taking part in police commander Stanislaus “Stan” Valchek within the blockbuster HBO present in regards to the Baltimore medication commerce.
Information of Brown’s loss of life was introduced on his YouTube channel and Fb web page.
His Fb web page was up to date on Saturday night time to learn: “My identify is Michael. I handle Al’s Fb web page.
“I’m unhappy to let that angels got here for Al yesterday morning, Friday, January 13, 2023.
“Could his reminiscence be a blessing to his household, his associates, and every of you.
This web page will stay as an affidavit to Al’s work and love for his followers.”
Michael is believed to be Brown’s agent, Michael Mogan. CNN has reached out to Mogan for remark.
The leisure information website TMZ additionally introduced Brown’s loss of life, following an interview together with his daughter, Jenny. She advised the web site that her father died in Las Vegas on Friday. He had been affected by Alzheimer’s.
She advised TMZ that her father, who bought into performing in the course of the Nineteen Nineties, was a Vietnam warfare veteran, having served two excursions there with the US Air Pressure.
Brown guest-starred in lots of TV exhibits, together with “Rescue Me,” “Commander In Chief,” “Forensic Information” and “Legislation & Order: Particular Victims Unit,” however he was most well-known for his efficiency as Valchek, a wily Polish-American police chief, in all 5 seasons of “The Wire.”