Michael K. Williams, of The Wire and Lovecraft Country, Dead at 54
Matt Webb Mitovich
Mon, September 6, 2021, 4:38 PM
Michael K. Williams of
The Wire fame was found dead in his Brooklyn apartment on Monday. He was 54.
Drug paraphernalia was reportedly found in the actor’s apartment, according to the New York
Post and
Daily News.
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In addition to his five-season run as
The Wire‘s Omar Little, Williams’ TV credits included
Boardwalk Empire, Community, The Spoils Before Dying, The Night Of, When We Rise, Hap and Leonard, When They See Us and voice work on
F Is for Family.
He is currently Emmy-nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, for his role as
Lovecraft Country‘s Montrose Freeman.
Williams had just been cast in an untitled biopic of boxing great George Foreman, playing trainer Doc Broadus.
Isiah Whitlock Jr, who played state senator Clay Davis on
The Wire, remembered Williams as “
One of the nicest brothers on the planet with the biggest heart. An amazing actor and soul.”
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