# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/michael-k-williams
# Generated: 2026-08-13T13:54:39.304Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/michael-k-williams"
name: "Michael K. Williams"
slug: "michael-k-williams"
description: "Michael Kenneth Williams was an American actor. He rose to fame for his acclaimed portrayals of Omar Little on the HBO drama series The Wire (2002–2008), Albert \"Chalky\" White on the HBO series Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014), and Freddy Knight on the HBO series The Night Of."
tagline: "American actor (1966–2021)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Omar_Michael_Williams_2012_Shankbone.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1966-11-22"
deathDate: "2021-09-06"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           25.89975333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "BKBMG"
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    handle:    "nm0931324"
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    url:       "http://www.michaelkennethwilliams.com"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump