Al Brown, well-known for his position in The wire, has died on the age of 83 years. His daughter Jenny confirmed Brown’s dying. The actor handed away on Friday, January 14, in Las Vegas, after battling Alzheimer’s.
Brown’s character, Baltimore Police Commissioner Stanislaus “Stan” Valchek, appeared in all 5 seasons of The wirewhich aired between 2002 and 2008 on HBO.
He primarily appeared within the second season, which centered on the town ports and the Greek mob. Brown’s character was suspected of corruption and drug smuggling amongst port dock employees. The season ended with Valchek making a dramatic arrest within the presence of the media. The character of him was portrayed as a proud Polish-American, a recurring working gag all through the season.
Jenny says that her father cherished to cease speaking to anybody who might need acknowledged him from the present, stating that he cherished his job.
brown appeared in Rescue Me, Regulation & Order: SVU, Commander in chief, maron, The scammer, forensic recordsdataand a 2004 TV film titled One thing the Lord did, amongst others. He additionally took on movie roles, showing in The replacements, Pink Dragon, heights of freedom, 12 monkeys, put the favouriteand extra.
His daughter additionally confirmed that earlier than he began appearing within the ’90s, he served honorably within the Air Power at age 29 and went on two excursions in Vietnam.
She is survived by her kids and prolonged household.
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