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HIS DAUGHTER, ANNE MARIE SCALIES, SHARED THE SAD NEWS THAT HER FATHER PASSED ON THURSDAY, WHILE BEING CARED FOR AT A NURSING HOME IN PHOENIXVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA. 22:51, 04 May 2025 Sopranos
star and The Wire actor Charley Scalies has died, aged 84, after a battle with Alzheimer's. His daughter, Anne Marie Scalies, shared the sad news that her father passed on Thursday,
while being cared for at a nursing home in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. Scalies portrayed Thomas 'Horseface' Pakusa in 12 episodes of The Wire as well as playing Tony Soprano's
childhood football coach, Coach Molinaro in the hit series abut the New Jersey crime family. Anne Marie revealed the news to the Hollywood Reporter, the Mirror reports. Part of the obituary
read: "Charley emphasised the importance of family, stating that loving their mother, spending quality time, and teaching respect and hard work were key elements of fatherhood. He
believed that a father's role is to guide children toward self-sufficiency. His wife, children, and grandchildren will miss his stories but will keep him in their hearts forever."
Article continues below Scalies made his cinema debut in Al Pacino's Two Bits in 1995, before going on to act in The Wire, The Sopranos and Law & Order, amongst others. He also
tried his hand at screenwriting, having written a screenplay called It Takes Balls, which was inspired by his childhood experiences in the pool room. Charley was also Director of Sales and
Contracts at Clifton Precision, a company known for precision manufacturing. He later established his own consulting firm, focusing on ISO 9000 auditing and quality management systems.
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