David Proval

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1942-05-20 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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 Everybo...

Acting

1995

Four Rooms

as Siegfried

1973

Mean Streets

as Tony DeVienazo

1993

1982

Hey Good Lookin'

as Crazy Shapiro (voice)

1983

The Star Chamber

as Officer Nelson

1996

The Phantom

as Charlie Zephro

1998

The Siege

as Danny Sussman

1992

2008

Stiletto

as Mohammad

1977

Wizards

as Peace (voice)

2010

2019

Rusty

as Uncle Charlie

2005

2001

Zigs

as Mike's Dad

1978

Nunzio

as Nunzio

1996

Skyscraper

as Security guard (uncredited)

2002

1997

Flipping

as Billy White, Cop / Narrator / Michael's Lover

1995

The Courtyard

as Dog Man

2012

2010

The Deported

as Chabuyo

2008

Phantom Punch

as Savino

1988

Vice Versa

as Turk

2002

White Boy

as Jim Lovero

2007

Hollywood Dreams

as Caesar DiNatale

2007

Balls of Fury

as Mob Boss

2002

1995

To the Limit

as Joey Bambino

2006

Smokin' Aces

as Victor Padiche

1987

1997

The Relic

as Guard Johnson

1993

Strike a Pose

as McTeague

1996

2004

Just Desserts

as Uncle Fabrizio

1998

Mob Queen

as George Gianfranco

2005

2018

Cabaret Maxime

as Mr. Gus

2018

Papa

as David Dresner

1988

Shakedown

as Larry

2008

The Unknown Trilogy

as Lucky Smith (segment "Frankie the Squirrel")

2019

Lost Angelas

as Vince Rose

2004

Murder Without Conviction

as James Talley /Edward Talley - Age 55

1977

2003

Bookies

as Larry

1995

The Brady Bunch Movie

as Electrician

1989

UHF

as Head Thug

2000

Newsbreak

as Jacob Johnson

1975

Foster & Laurie

as Ianucci

1973

Cinderella Liberty

as Sailor #1

2001

James Dean

as Daniel Mann

1968

The Boston Strangler

as Removalist (uncredited)

2023

Written for Walken

as David Proval

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