Charley Scalies

Charley Scalies

ACTOR

Charley portrayed "El Presidente", a fictional dictator in a Van Melle commercial filmed in Pretoria, South Africa. For the shoot, a huge portrait of "El Presidente" was hung from the exterior of the famous Palace of Justice on Paul Krueger Square. Charley's visage is the only one known to have ever been displayed there.
  • Where was
    Charley Scalies born?

    Charley Scalies was born in Charley is best known for his work in "The Wire" (2003) and "The Sopranos" (2004) Charley grew up over his father's pool hall in South Philadelphia. Too young to "shoot stick" - he could barely reach the tables at 7 years old - he entertained the pool hal


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