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 ...

LA medical examiner reports Ransone, who played Chester ‘Ziggy’ Sobotka in the HBO crime drama, died by suicide James Ransone, the American actor best known for his work in 12 episodes of The Wire, ...

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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US actor James Ransone, best known for appearing in US drama The Wire, has died aged 46. Ransone played Ziggy, the clumsy and chaotic petty criminal in the second season of the crime drama, which is ...

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 ...

Actor James Ransone has died at the age of 46. The actor was best known for playing Ziggy Sobotka in The Wire, which ran until 2008 and was popular with audiences across the globe. The actor was found ...

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James Ransone, best known for his role as Ziggy Sobotka in HBO's hit crime drama The Wire, has died at age 46. According to records from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner, the actor died by ...

James Ransone, the actor known for playing Ziggy Sobotka in “The Wire” and Eddie Kaspbrak in “It: Chapter Two,” died by hanging on Friday, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. He was ...