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James Ransome, who starred on The Wire as Ziggy Sobotka, dies at 46

Norman Weiss
Dec 21, 2025
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James Ransome, who starred on The Wire as Ziggy Sobotka, dies at 46
Ransome, who played dock worker and gangster Chester “Ziggy” Sobotka on The Wire Season 2, died by suicide in Los Angeles on Friday.…

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