Michael Kenneth Williams was an American actor. He played Omar Little on the HBO drama series The Wire from 2002 to 2008[1][2][3] and Albert "Chalky" White on the HBO series Boardwalk Empire from 2010 to 2014.He earned Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his performances in the HBO television biopic Bessie (2015), the Netflix drama series When They See Us (2019), and the HBO series The Night Of (2016) and Lovecraft Country (2020). He had a recurring role in the sitcom Community from 2011 to 2012. He also had supporting roles in a number of films including Gone Baby Gone (2006), The Road (2009), 12 Years a Slave (2013), Inherent Vice (2014), and Motherless Brooklyn (2019).
(November 22, 1966 – September 6, 2021)
Williams was found dead in his
Williamsburg, Brooklyn apartment by his nephew on September 6, 2021.
[50][51][52][15] On September 24, 2021, the NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner confirmed that Williams died of a fatal combination of
fentanyl,
p-fluorofentanyl,
heroin and
cocaine, and ruled the death as an accidental overdose.
[53][54] His private funeral was held at
St. Stephen's Episcopal Cathedral in
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania where his mother lives.
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