This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. James Ransone, a character actor who played an impulsive, drug-dealing dockworker in the iconic HBO series “The ...

The character actor had grown up in Maryland, where “The Wire” was set, and went on to star in horror films like “It Chapter Two.” By Jonathan Abrams Jonathan Abrams, a Times reporter, is the author ...

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James Ransone, the actor best known for portraying Ziggy Sobotka on HBO’s The Wire and for his role in the military miniseries Generation Kill, has died. He was 46. The Los Angeles County Medical ...

“Damn. Ziggy.” Those were the words that left my mouth when I learned the actor James Ransone died Friday, apparently of suicide. Ransone, known to some for his roles in horror movies like “It: ...

The tribute featured a photo of Ransone staring at the camera wearing a white shirt. Pierce had his breakout role playing Detective Bunk Moreland in “The Wire” from 2002 to 2008. Ransone played Frank ...

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James Ransone, the actor who played Ziggy Sobotka in the HBO series "The Wire" and appeared in many other TV shows and movies, has died. He was 46. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's office ...

Actor James Ransone died Friday apparently by suicide, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner. He was 46. Ransone, a native of Maryland, was best known for playing Ziggy Sobotka in the ...

James Ransone, the actor best known for his critically acclaimed role as Ziggy Sobotka in HBO's The Wire, died by suicide on Friday, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. The ...

James Ransone, the American actor best known for his role as Ziggy Sobotka on HBO’s "The Wire," has died at the age of 46. Ransone passed away on Friday in what authorities have described as an ...