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Michael Kenneth Williams
Acting
105 known credits
1.6 popularity score 54 years
Biography
About Michael Kenneth Williams
Michael Kenneth Williams (November 22, 1966 – September 6, 2021) was an American actor. He played Omar Little on the HBO drama series The Wire from 2002 to 2008 and Albert "Chalky" White on the HBO series Boardwalk Empire from 2010 to 2014. Williams was raised in the Vanderveer Projects in East Flatbush, Brooklyn and attended George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School. Later, Williams enrolled at the National Black Theatre in New York City.
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Michael Kenneth Williams across film and television
101credited titles
71movie credits
30TV credits
1996–2025screen career span
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