![]() ![]() WILLIAMS: I get to have these characters show me parts of myself that I can fix or make better or get rid of or just take a look at. MARTIN: Internally, he used his characters to heal. It got me to want to become a grown man, to grow up and to stop acting foolish - or at least to make the attempt to stop acting foolish, you know? He never - you know, I'm not saying he accepted me in my dysfunctionalism (ph), but he loved me in it. But until you're ready, man, I'm your brother. You know, he just nudged, you know? You know, Mike, you know, if you want to stop this pain, I can help you with this. WILLIAMS: One of his biggest sayings was, I'm going to love you till you learn to love yourself. In 2016, he told Fresh Air host Terry Gross about seeking help from a pastor. INSKEEP: Williams was open about his own real-life struggles with addiction. WILLIAMS: I didn't allow myself to feel weak over that incident 'cause I knew that, mentally, I didn't have what it would have taken to really deal with what had just happened (laughter), so I didn't mentally go there. Those visible scars just became part of the characters he played. The night of his 25th birthday, he got into a fight and was slashed across his face and throat. ![]() MARTIN: Williams refused to let hardship get in his way. He appeared in other shows and films across more than two decades, including "Boardwalk Empire" and "The Night Of." Before acting, in his 20s, he left his job as a pharmaceutical representative to become a background dancer. INSKEEP: That's from the HBO show "The Wire," a crime drama about the drug scene in Baltimore. WILLIAMS: (As Omar Little) I robs drug dealers. MICHAEL K WILLIAMS: (As Omar Little) I rip and run. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: (As character) What exactly do you do for a living, Mr. He was a prolific actor.Īnd his roles included one of the most popular TV characters of recent decades, Omar Little. One of Butchie's men is purposely left alive so that he can spread the word about what happened and lure Omar back to Baltimore.Michael K. Sensing Butchie's resolve not to give up Omar, Chris eventually kills him with a bullet to the head. They shoot him twice in the leg, then smash a bottle over his face. They murder one of his accomplices, then try to torture him into revealing Omar's whereabouts. In 2008, in an effort to get back at Omar for the card game robbing, Marlo has his crew of enforcers Chris Partlow and Snoop track down Butchie. Butchie provided him with protection in the prison, sending Donnie to help. When Marlo contrived to have Omar framed for murder in response, Butchie was Omar's first phone call when he was arrested. In 2006, Proposition Joe again contacted Butchie to meet with Omar, this time pitting Omar against Marlo Stanfield by convincing him to rob a card game that Marlo attended. In the end Avon is arrested before Omar can use Butchie's tip. ![]() Butchie had known the information all along but hoped to protect Omar by withholding it. Butchie later provides Omar with Avon Barksdale's hideout location. He also returns it to Detective Moreland for Omar. Butchie helps Omar find Officer Dozerman's stolen gun. In 2004, his connection to Omar was more apparent, as several scenes showed Omar getting advice from Butchie. Later in the season it became apparent that he was a connection to Omar, as Proposition Joe arranged a face-to-face meeting between Omar and Stringer by talking to him. In 2003, Butchie is first seen supplying Corrections Officer Tilghman with the narcotics he sells inside the prison, and later negotiating with Stringer Bell over supplying Tilghman with the poisoned drugs ("hot shots") that killed several prisoners. ![]()
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