stickup artist

So, in 1969 he returned to France, and became a stickup artist.

Williams, who starred as legendary stickup artist Omar who only targeted dealers, was one of the few actors from "The Wire" that truly combed the streets of Baltimore like a local.

“So I hooked up with these guys,” he later said, “and all of a sudden I’m a stickup artist. I stuck up every nightclub in New York.”

Within an alliance that operates by consensus, the Turkish strongman has come to be seen as something of a stickup artist.

In the summer of 2002, Michael K. Williams was just beginning his star turn on HBO’s “The Wire” as gay stickup artist Omar Little, a classic performance that tried to bring more humanity to perceptions of Black men.