Richard Foronjy | |
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| Born | August 3, 1937 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television actor |
| Years active | 1973–2003 |
Richard Foronjy (born August 3, 1937)[1] is an American film and television actor.[2][3] He is perhaps best known for playing the mobster Tony Darvo in the 1988 film Midnight Run and the mobster Peter Amadesso in the 1993 film Carlito's Way.[4] He wrote and published a book called "From The Mob To The Movies" on October 8, 2020. As of 2023, he has retired and is now residing in the Hudson Valley area of New York.
Partial filmography
- Serpico (1973) - Corsaro
- The Gambler (1974) - Donny
- Fun with Dick and Jane (1977) - Landscape Man
- The One Man Jury (1978) - Al
- The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979) - Mike
- The Jerk (1979) - Con Man
- Prince of the City (1981) - Detective Joe Marinaro
- True Confessions (1981) - Ambulance Driver
- Gangster Wars (1981) - Umberto Joe The Boss' Bodyguard (uncredited)
- Repo Man (1984) - Plettschner
- Once Upon a Time in America (1984) - Officer Whitey aka Fartface
- City Heat (1984) - Poker Player
- Odd Jobs (1986) - Mannu
- The Check Is in the Mail... (1986) - Tony
- The Morning After (1986) - Sergeant Greenbaum
- The Galucci Brothers (1987) - Galucci Brother
- Midnight Run (1988) - Tony Darvo[5]
- Ghostbusters II (1989) - Con Ed Supervisor
- Oscar (1991) - Knucky
- Fatal Instinct (1992) - Cy Tarr
- The Public Eye (1992) - Frank Farinelli
- DaVinci's War (1993) - Hamlet
- Carlito's Way (1993) - Pete Amadesso
- Man of the House (1995) - Murray
- Recoil (1998) - Vincent Sloan
- Hoods (1998) - Tony
- Evasive Action (1998) - Vince
References
- ↑ "Richard Foronjy". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
- ↑ "Foronjy". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. February 4, 1987. p. 89. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Scott, Vernon (January 19, 1987). "Ex-con becomes successful Hollywood character actor". The Tribune. Scranton, Pennsylvania. p. 16. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Pedersen, Erik (May 18, 2021). "Robert De Niro Remembers His 'Midnight Run' Co-Star Charles Grodin: "As Good A Person As He Was An Actor"". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
- ↑ Wilmington, Michael (July 20, 1998). "Movie Review: Murderous Fun in the 'Midnight Run'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2018 – via Wayback Machine.
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