Johnny Spamanto

From The Wire

Johnny "Fifty" Spamanto, played by Jeffrey Pratt Gordon, is a young checker from Frank Sobotka's union. Spamanto is caucasian and wears a long beard. He received his nickname for drinking over fifty beers on his 25th birthday and is often seen drinking in Delores' bar. Spamanto assists Nick and Ziggy in stealing from the docks for The Greek. He refuses to get involved in the drug trade with Nick and Ziggy. Spamanto was indicted by a grand jury as part of the investigation in to smuggling at the docks but gave very little information and escaped uncharged.

[edit] Appearances

Season 2

• "Ebb Tide"
• "Collateral Damage"
• "Hot Shots"
• "Hard Cases"
• "Undertow"
• "All Prologue"
• "Backwash"
• "Duck and Cover"
• "Stray Rounds"
• "Storm Warnings"
• "Bad Dreams"
• "Port in a Storm"