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Collateral Damage (The Wire)
"Collateral Damage" is the second episode of the second season of the HBO original series ''The Wire''. The episode was written by David Simon from a story by Simon and Ed Burns and was directed by Ed Bianchi. It originally aired on June 8, 2003. Guest stars *Seth Gilliam as Detective Ellis Carver *Domenick Lombardozzi as Detective Thomas "Herc" Hauk *Jim True-Frost as Detective Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski *James Ransone as Ziggy Sobotka *Pablo Schreiber as Nick Sobotka *Michael Hyatt as Brianna Barksdale *Bill Raymond as The Greek *Al Brown as Major Stan Valchek *Hassan Johnson as Roland "Wee-Bey" Brice *Delaney Williams as Sergeant Jay Landsman *Maria Broom as Marla Daniels *Luray Cooper as Nat Coxson *Erik Todd Dellums as Randall Frazier *Charley Scalies as Thomas "Horseface" Pakusa *Chris Ashworth as Sergei Malatov *Gerard Ender as Sam *Jeffrey Fugitt as Claude Diggins *Brook Yeaton as "White" Mike McArdle Plot summary Beadie deals with various agencies trying to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wire
''The Wire'' is an American Crime film, crime drama Television show, television series created and primarily written by author and former police reporter David Simon. The series was broadcast by the cable network HBO in the United States. ''The Wire'' premiered on June 2, 2002, and ended on March 9, 2008, comprising 60 episodes over five seasons. The idea for the show started out as a police drama loosely based on the experiences of his writing partner Ed Burns, a former homicide detective and public school teacher. Set and produced in Baltimore, Maryland, ''The Wire'' introduces a different institution of the city and its relationship to law enforcement in each season, while retaining characters and advancing storylines from previous seasons. The five subjects are, in chronological order: the illegal drug trade, the port system, the city government and bureaucracy, education and schools, and the print news medium. Simon chose to set the show in Baltimore because of his familiar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barksdale Organization
The Barksdale Organization is a fictional drug-dealing gang on the television series ''The Wire''. Many of the characters featured in season one of ''The Wire'' belong to this organization. Season 1 largely deals with the Baltimore Police Department setting up a Major Crimes Unit to investigate the Barksdale Organization, led by Avon Barksdale who is portrayed as the most powerful drug kingpin in Baltimore. The gang's criminal activities include heroin and cocaine dealing, homicides (including killing witnesses in criminal cases against the gang), and money laundering. Avon Barksdale's power in west Baltimore was established some time before the events of season 1. The Barksdale Organization started a turf war for the city's largest public housing project. When they won the war and got the prized Franklin Terrace Towers, they had the best drug territory in the city and dominated the illicit heroin trade in west Baltimore. The show starts sometime after these events. The Balt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Ashworth
Christopher Michael Ashworth (born March 13, 1975, in Farmville, Virginia), better known as simply Chris Ashworth, is an American actor, perhaps best known for his portrayal of Sergei Malatov on ''The Wire''. He commonly plays characters from Eastern Europe due to his ability to mimic accents and dialects. Ashworth began training in martial arts, particularly Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, in 1993. He also earned two Associates' degrees, Criminal Justice & General Studies, and a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice. He made his acting debut in 2000, in the low-budget sci-fi film ''Aquarius''. He followed this up with a number of small roles in higher budget films such as ''Cecil B. DeMented'', '' The Replacements'' and '' The Watcher'' before eventually landing a regular role on ''The Wires second season in 2003. He has since appeared in numerous other films and television series including ''Without a Trace'', ''The Lost Room'' and ''Terminator Salvation ''Terminato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charley Scalies
Charley Scalies is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Thomas "Horseface" Pakusa, one of the stevedores and union members on the second season of HBO's ''The Wire''. He also appeared in Season 5 of ''The Sopranos ''The Sopranos'' is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster, portraying his difficulties as he tries to balance ...'' as Coach Molinaro. Other shows include '' Homicide: Life on the Street and'' '' Law & Order.'' He lives with his wife in Pennsylvania. He is the father of five children and the grandfather of four. Filmography Film Television References External links * Male actors from Philadelphia Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police Of The Wire
The Baltimore Police Department plays an integral part in ''The Wire''. Command The department is led by a Police Commissioner assisted by Deputy Commissioners of Operations (often shortened to Deputy Ops) and Administration. The Police Commissioner answers directly to the city mayor and outlines the departmental goals which are then enforced by the Deputy Commissioners. The Deputy Ops wields a great deal of power and is responsible for the day-to-day activity of the department's district and investigative unit commanders. The Administrative Deputy oversees the Internal Investigations Division (IID) and other units. The Baltimore Police Department#Rank structure and insignia, real life chain of command from the Commissioner downwards is Deputy Commissioner, Chief, Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Captain, Lieutenant, Sergeant, and Detective/Officer. However, in the series, any mention of the ranks of Chief, Lieutenant Colonel, and Captain are omitted. Presumably this is to avoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Todd Dellums
Erik Todd Dellums (born September 23, 1964) is an American actor and narrator. He played the drug kingpin Luther Mahoney for two seasons on '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' and voiced the roles as the radio DJ Three Dog in the 2008 video game ''Fallout 3'', Prince Arcann, Thexan and Oggo in '' Knights of the Fallen Empire'', the 2015 expansion to '' Star Wars: The Old Republic'' and Aaravos in the animated Netflix series ''The Dragon Prince''. Early life Dellums was born in the San Francisco Bay Area, California and moved to Washington, D.C. in his teenage years. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in political science from Brown University in 1986 and has since worked in Los Angeles, New York City, and Washington, D.C. He is the son of Leola Roscoe, a lawyer, and Ron Dellums, the former U.S. representative from California and mayor of Oakland. His sister Piper Dellums is an author. Career Dellums had minor appearances in several Spike Lee films early in his career, such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Characters From The Docks Of The Wire
The fictional HBO drama series ''The Wire'' focused largely on the Baltimore docks in its second season, introducing many new characters to the cast, which include the working Stevedores and their families as well as the criminal organization that controls smuggling through the Baltimore docks. Sobotka family The Sobotka family is a Polish American Baltimore family. The head of the family is Frank, a treasurer for the local union. The Sobotkas are hated by Southeastern District commander Stanislaus Valchek who has a long-standing feud with Frank. Frank Sobotka Frank Sobotka was a respected longshoremen's local union leader who became involved with an organized crime smuggling operation in order to finance a political campaign to sustain the docks. Joan Sobotka *Played by: Elisabeth Noone *Appears in season 2: "Ebb Tide" and "Hard Cases". Joan is Louis' wife and the two live with their grown son, Nick. Joan bemoans her family's drinking habits and tries to encourage Nick to get ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politicians Of The Wire
The following are politicians, family members, and assistants administrating the politics of Baltimore on ''The Wire''. Maryland State politicians Clay Davis * Played by: Isiah Whitlock, Jr. * Appears in: :Season one: "One Arrest"; " The Cost" and " Cleaning Up". :Season two: " Hot Shots" and "Port in a Storm". :Season three: " Hamsterdam"; " Straight and True"; "Homecoming"; "Moral Midgetry" and "Slapstick". :Season four: " Soft Eyes"; "Margin of Error"; "Misgivings"; " A New Day" and "Final Grades". :Season five: "More with Less"; " Unconfirmed Reports"; " Not for Attribution"; " Transitions"; "React Quotes"; "The Dickensian Aspect"; "Took"; " Clarifications"; "Late Editions" and " -30-". Clay Davis is a corrupt State Senator who is an important Democratic fundraiser. Baltimore mayors therefore try to stay on his good side. Damien Lavelle Price * Played by: Donnell Rawlings * Appears in: :Season one: "One Arrest" and "Lessons". :Season five: " Not for Attribution" and "Took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Landsman (The Wire)
Jay Landsman is a semi-fictional character on the HBO drama ''The Wire'' based upon the real life Baltimore City police officer Jay Landsman. The fictional character of Jay Landsman is portrayed by actor Delaney Williams. Biography Policing method Landsman's role in the police department is that of a supervisory detective sergeant who rarely participates in real investigative work. Landsman generally acts in the best interests of his subordinates especially those who give him the necessary clearances (closed cases). As a supervisor, Landsman acts in accordance with the wishes of his superior officers, even though, in some cases, he does not necessarily agree with specific commands. Examples of this are when he is ordered to have Bunk Moreland find Kenneth Dozerman's missing firearm in Season 3 and when a dead state's witness becomes an electoral issue in Season 4. Throughout the series, he is shown as a commander attempting to strike a balance between loyalty to subordinates a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delaney Williams
Delaney Williams (born December 12, 1962) is an American character actor from Washington, D.C. He appeared on the HBO drama ''The Wire'' (2002–2008) as a recurring guest star playing homicide sergeant Jay Landsman. He also had a small role on HBO's mini-series ''The Corner'' (2000) which brought him to the attention of the producers who worked on ''The Corner'' prior to casting ''The Wire''. He has also made appearances on such shows as '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', '' Veep'', ''Cold Case A cold case is a crime, or a suspected crime, that has not yet been fully resolved and is not the subject of a current criminal investigation, but for which new information could emerge from new witness testimony, re-examined archives, new or r ...'' and '' The Punisher.'' Filmography Film References External links * Delaney Williams on TwitterDelaney Williams Facebook PageDelaney Williams on Instagram 1962 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wee-Bey Brice
Roland "Wee-Bey" Brice is a fictional character in the HBO drama ''The Wire'' played by Hassan Johnson. Wee-Bey is a trusted soldier in the Barksdale Organization. Character storyline Wee-Bey dropped out of school in sixth grade and started dealing drugs on a corner with Avon Barksdale and Stringer Bell to become the primary soldier in their criminal organization. Wee-Bey was also responsible for more mundane activities including driving and picking up money. He and De'Londa have a son, Namond. He has no hesitation about sleeping with other women and maintains a separate residence. De'Londa uses his last name although they are not married. He has a passion for keeping tropical fish. Wee-Bey has the distinction of being one of the characters to appear in every season. Season one Wee-Bey is Barksdale's main soldier. When Avon is cleaning up any possible trail of evidence leading back to him, Wee-Bey kills a witness who had previously been bought off. Wee-Bey gets involved in tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hassan Johnson
Hassan "Iniko" Johnson is an American actor from Brooklyn, New York. He portrayed Roland "Wee-Bey" Brice on HBO's ''The Wire'' and also appears as Drew in '' Flatbush Misdemeanors'' on Showtime. Career Johnson's first acting role was in the 1995 Spike Lee film '' Clockers''. He also had a significant role in the motion picture '' In Too Deep'', which was based on a true story. He also had a recurring role on '' ER'' as Darnell Thibeaux. Johnson has appeared in ''Brooklyn's Finest'', ''Belly'' and ''The Devil's Own''. He owns a production company called Autumn Leaves, which he named after his daughter. He has also appeared in Mýa's music video for "Fallen", Killarmy's music video "Fair, Love & War", The Roots' music video for "Break You Off", GZA's music video for "Knock Knock", Boyz n da Hood's "Dem Boyz", Obie Trice's music video for "Snitch", Jadakiss's music video "Time's up", Freeway's "What We Do?" music video alongside his fellow cast-members from ''The Wire'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
