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Acting
Birthday:
May 20, 1942
Place of Birth:
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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David Proval
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Aaron Proval (born May 20, 1942) is an American actor, known for his roles as Richie Aprile on the HBO television series The Sopranos and as Tony DeVienazo in the 1973 Martin Scorsese film Mean Streets opposite Robert De Niro and Harvey Keitel.
Proval was born in Brooklyn, New York of Jewish heritage, the son of actress Clara Katz of Romanian origin. He has appeared in such feature films as The Shawshank Redemption, Mob Queen, Four Rooms, UHF, Innocent Blood, The Siege, a cameo appearance in Smokin' Aces, and has had recurring roles in television shows such as Picket Fences, Boomtown and Everybody Loves Raymond. In 1977 his voice was heard in the cult animated film WIZARDS, as the robot assassin Necron 99.
In 2008, David Proval starred in the comedy City of Shoulders and Noses. The film is being produced by Sybil Danning, George Parra, and Tommy Ardolino.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Written for Walken | David Proval |
| 2022 | The Latin from Manhattan | Mickey |
| 2019 | Rusty | Uncle Charlie |
| 2019 | Lost Angelas | Vince Rose |
| 2018 | Cabaret Maxime | Mr. Gus |
| 2018 | Papa | David Dresner |
| 2018 | High & Outside: A Baseball Noir | Don |
| 2016 | The Brooklyn Banker | Manny |
| 2015 | The Legacy of Avril Kyte | Harold |
| 2015 | Sharkskin | |
| 2015 | Sopranos Behind-The-Scenes Volume 1 of 2 | Himself |
| 2012 | Just 45 Minutes from Broadway | Larry Cooper |
| 2012 | Silent but Deadly | Giovanni |
| 2011 | Adventures of Serial Buddies | Big Chicken |
| 2010 | Queen of the Lot | Caesar |
| 2010 | The Deported | Chabuyo |
| 2010 | Pete Smalls Is Dead | Nimmo |
| 2008 | Stiletto | Mohammad |
| 2008 | Phantom Punch | Savino |
| 2008 | The Unknown Trilogy | Lucky Smith (segment "Frankie the Squirrel") |
| 2007 | Hollywood Dreams | Caesar DiNatale |
| 2007 | Balls of Fury | Mob Boss |
| 2006 | Smokin' Aces | Victor Padiche |
| 2006 | The Real Sopranos | |
| 2005 | The Circle | Dad |
| 2005 | Nobody Wants Your Film | Self |
| 2005 | Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous | Mr. Grant (uncredited) |
| 2004 | Just Desserts | Uncle Fabrizio |
| 2004 | Murder Without Conviction | James Talley /Edward Talley - Age 55 |
| 2003 | Bookies | Larry |
| 2002 | The Hollywood Sign | Charlie |
| 2002 | White Boy | Jim Lovero |
| 2002 | 13 Moons | Mo |
| 2001 | Zigs | Mike's Dad |
| 2001 | James Dean | Daniel Mann |
| 2000 | Newsbreak | Jacob Johnson |
| 1998 | The Siege | Danny Sussman |
| 1998 | Mob Queen | George Gianfranco |
| 1997 | Flipping | Billy White, Cop / Narrator / Michael's Lover |
| 1997 | The Relic | Guard Johnson |
| 1996 | The Phantom | Charlie Zephro |
| 1996 | Skyscraper | Security guard (uncredited) |
| 1996 | The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play | Joseph 'Happy' Cartello |
| 1996 | Rolling Thunder | |
| 1995 | Four Rooms | Siegfried |
| 1995 | The Courtyard | Dog Man |
| 1995 | To the Limit | Joey Bambino |
| 1995 | The Brady Bunch Movie | Electrician |
| 1994 | The Shawshank Redemption | Snooze |
| 1993 | Romeo Is Bleeding | Scully |
| 1993 | Strike a Pose | McTeague |
| 1992 | Innocent Blood | Lenny |
| 1989 | UHF | Head Thug |
| 1988 | Vice Versa | Turk |
| 1988 | Shakedown | Larry |
| 1987 | The Monster Squad | Pilot |
| 1983 | The Star Chamber | Officer Nelson |
| 1982 | Hey Good Lookin' | Crazy Shapiro (voice) |
| 1978 | Nunzio | Nunzio |
| 1977 | Wizards | Peace (voice) |
| 1977 | Nowhere to Hide | Rick |
| 1976 | Harry and Walter Go to New York | Ben |
| 1975 | Foster & Laurie | Ianucci |
| 1975 | Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins | The Incessant Talker |
| 1973 | Mean Streets | Tony DeVienazo |
| 1973 | Cinderella Liberty | Sailor #1 |
| 1968 | The Boston Strangler | Removalist (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Talking Sopranos | Self |
| 2016 | Vinyl | Vince Finestra |
| 2015 | Aquarius | Danilo |
| 2009 | Celebrity Ghost Stories | Self |
| 2003 | A.U.S.A. | |
| 2002 | Boomtown | Paul Turcotte |
| 2002 | Life with Bonnie | Anonymous Author |
| 2001 | The Division | Edgar Lessing |
| 1999 | Judging Amy | Henry Pagano |
| 1999 | The West Wing | Rabbi Glassman |
| 1999 | The Sopranos | Richie Aprile |
| 1998 | Brimstone | Harry |
| 1998 | Felicity | Mr. Kinney |
| 1996 | The Pretender | Carl Will |
| 1996 | Everybody Loves Raymond | Marco Fogagnolo |
| 1991 | Palace Guard | |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap | Dr. Masters |
| 1987 | Friday the 13th: The Series | Victor Haas |
| 1987 | Friday the 13th: The Series | Eric |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | William Mayer (uncredited) |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Goldman |
| 1984 | Miami Vice | |
| 1982 | Fame | |
| 1982 | Knight Rider | Robber with Gold Watch |
| 1982 | Cagney & Lacey | |
| 1976 | Monster Squad | Plunder |
| 1973 | Kojak | Calvelli |