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Marlo Stanfield

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The Wire - Marlo Stanfield (aka Black)

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Marlo Stanfield: Leadership in the Wire

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Marlo Stanfield "The Wire" (Exclusive - The Official Movie Video)

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Jamie Hector On Marlo Stanfield's 'My Name Is My Name!' Scene In The Wire | Rewind The Scene

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The Wire - Marlo Wants to Wear the Crown

Marlo Stanfield is a fictional character on the HBO television drama The Wire, played by actor Jamie Hector. Stanfield is a young, ambitious, intelligent and extremely ruthless player and is head of the eponymous Stanfield Organization in the Baltimore drug trade. Marlo's organization starts out small-time, operating in the vacuum left by the Barksdale Organization, and rises to the top of the Baltimore drug trade fairly quickly. A repeated theme in Marlo's characterization is his demand for unconditional respect, which trumps all other concerns. He frequently orders the deaths of those who disrespect him or undermine his name on the streets, however unwittingly. He is arguably the most violent and ruthless of the drug kingpins portrayed in The Wire; In 2016, Rolling Stone ranked him #2 of their "40 Greatest TV Villains of All Time".