Granville Adams (October 8, 1963 – October 10, 2021) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as Zahir Arif on the

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television series '' Oz''. He also had a

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on the

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series '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' as Officer Jeff Westby.

Arrest

On February 4, 2007, Adams was arrested and charged with criminally negligent homicide for the death of a man in a

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. According to police reports, Adams got into an altercation with Orlando Valle at BED New York, a

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nightclub of which Adams was a manager. He was accused of pushing Valle against the

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doors of the sixth floor club, causing the doors to become unhinged and Valle to fall down the shaft to his death. According to Adams' attorneys, Adams was trying to break up an altercation between a patron and an employee when Valle attacked Adams from behind and Adams acted in

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by throwing Valle off of his back. Adams was released on $5,000

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and faced up to four years in prison. On June 30, 2007, a judge dropped the charges against Adams. Valle's family filed a

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against Adams.

Death

On October 10, 2021, Adams died of cancer at age 58, two days after his 58th birthday.Granville Adams Dies: ‘Oz’ Star Was 58
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* 1963 births 2021 deaths American male television actors 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors People charged with murder 20th-century African-American male actors 21st-century African-American male actors {{US-tv-actor-1960s-stub