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Frankie Faison

Full / Real Name: Frankie Russel Faison
Born: 10 June 1949 (75 years old)
Gender: Male

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Frankie Faison (sometimes credited as Frankie R. Faison) is an American actor best known for his role as Commissioner Ervin H. Burrell in the police drama television series The Wire, from 2002-2008.

He also has a starring role as Sugar Bates, a former boxer, ex-con and the owner of the local watering hole The Forge who knows Lucas' secret past and has his back, in the action drama television series Banshee.


Television Roles

Show

Character

Frank Dawson

Sugar Bates

Sugar Bates

Sugar Bates

Sugar Bates

Jeffords

Ron

Judge Brewster O'Hare

Pepper Evans

William Bailey

William Bailey

Lester Crawford

FBI Agent Tom Nickerson

FBI Agent Tom Nickerson

Teddy

Cornelius Keane

Detective Ray Peterson

Jeremiah Easton

Jeremiah Easton

Jeremiah Easton

Comm. Ervin H. Burrell

Comm. Ervin H. Burrell

Comm. Ervin H. Burrell

Comm. Ervin H. Burrell

Comm. Ervin H. Burrell

Mayor Beverly


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