{"id":187532,"date":"2023-01-15T21:09:01","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T21:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/the-wire-star-al-brown-dead-at-83\/"},"modified":"2023-01-15T21:09:01","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T21:09:01","slug":"the-wire-star-al-brown-dead-at-83","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/the-wire-star-al-brown-dead-at-83\/","title":{"rendered":"‘The Wire’ Star Al Brown Dead at 83"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/p>\n Al Brown<\/strong> — famous from “The Wire” — has died … this according to his loved ones.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n the actor’s daughter, Jenny<\/strong>, tells TMZ … Get passed away Friday in Las Vegas as a result of his Alzheimer’s battle. She tells us that before he got into acting in the ’90s, he was a 29-year-old Air Force vet who served two tours in Vietnam … so he served honorably.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n Jenny also says Al loved fans of his and was happy to stop and chat with anyone who might’ve recognized him from the show over the years — noting, he loved his job.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Al will best be remembered for playing Col. Stan Valchek in the hit HBO show from the 2000s. In the series, he was a high-ranking Baltimore PD official, often portrayed as somewhat corrupt … who’d give the main character cops a hard time in their investigations.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n Valchek was a recurring character in all five seasons of “The Wire,” but played a major part in Season 2 … when he was dealing with dock workers who’d gotten mixed up with the Greek mob. His character was portrayed as a proud Polish-American – a running gag throughout.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Great role, and Brown played it well for years. In addition to his work on HBO … he also guest starred in other shows like “Rescue Me,” “Forensic Files,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “Commander in Chief,” “Maron,” “The Hustler” and others.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n Al even had a few notable movies in his repertoire … playing small roles in “The Replacements,” “12 Monkeys,” “Lay the Favorite,” “Red Dragon,” “Liberty Heights,” and more. He had a knack for playing hardboiled cops and law enforcement types … and he did ’em justice every time.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n He’s survived by his children and extended family. It was 83.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n RIP<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Al Brown — famous from “The Wire” — has died … this according to his loved ones. the actor’s daughter, Jenny, tells TMZ … Get passed away Friday in Las Vegas as a result of his Alzheimer’s battle. She tells us that before he got into acting in the ’90s, he was a 29-year-old Air …<\/p>\n