Veteran actor Al Brown, who became famous for his role in the hit TV show 'The Wire,' has died at age 83.
His Facebook page was updated on Saturday night to read: "My name is Michael. I manage Al's Facebook page."May his memory be a blessing to his family, his friends, and each of you.Michael is believed to be Brown's agent, Michael Mogan. CNN has reached out to Mogan for comment.also announced Brown's death, following an interview with his daughter, Jenny. She told the website that her father died in Las Vegas on Friday. He had been suffering from Alzheimer's.
She told TMZ that her father, who got into acting during the 1990s, was a Vietnam war veteran, having served two tours there with the U.S. Air Force. Brown guest-starred in many TV shows, including "Rescue Me," "Commander In Chief," "Forensic Files" and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," but he was most famous for his performance as Valchek, a wily Polish-American police chief, in all five seasons of "The Wire."
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