Al Brown, best known for his role as Col. Stanislaus Valchek on 'The Wire,' has died. He was 83.
The actor's Facebook page also
about his passing."My name is Michael. I manage Al's Facebook page. I am sad to let you know that angels came for Al" Friday morningThe Luedtke Agency, which represented the actor, told USA TODAY in an emailed statement Friday,"Al was Salt of the Earth and a really great person."Michael K. Williams' nephew discusses his uncle's unexpected fentanyl death
Brown was best known as Valchek, an official for the Baltimore police department who sometimes went corrupt. His character had a major storyline in Season 2, which focused on the city's ports and the Greek mob. Valchek followed his suspicion of corruption and drug smuggling by workers at the ports, making a dramatic arrest at the end of the season.
The actor portrayed Valchek on the HBO series for all five seasons from 2002 to 2008. He appeared in 19 of 60 total episodes, according to
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