Biography
Irving "Sully" Boyar (December 14, 1923 β March 23, 2001) was an American actor of Russian-Jewish descent.
Boyar was one of seven children, some of whom grew up to become lawyers and businessmen. He also worked as a lawyer before turning to acting. He had a twin brother named Samuel.
A life member of the Actors Studio, he worked with Al Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon (1975) as the bank manager Mulvaney. His many other film credits included The Panic in Needle Park (1971), The King of Marvin Gardens (1972), The Gambler (1974), Car Wash (1976), The Deadliest Season (1977), Oliver's Story (1978), Night of the Juggler (1980), The Jazz Singer (1980), Fort Apache, The Bronx (1981), The Entity (1982), Too Scared to Scream (1985), Prizzi's Honor (1985), Best Seller (1987), The Lemon Sisters (1989), Betsy's Wedding (1990), In the Soup (1992), and Just the Ticket (1999). He was also a theater actor.
On television, he regularly appeared in the first 4 seasons of Law & Order, mostly in a cameo role as an arraignment judge. He also guest starred on The Sopranos, in 2001, playing Dr. Krakower, a psychiatrist consulting with Carmela Soprano.
On March 23, 2001, while waiting for a city bus in Queens, New York, Sully Boyar died of a heart attack at 77.
Filmography
all 33
Movies 26
TV Shows 7
The Sopranos (1999)
Just the Ticket (1998)
The Pesky Suitor (1995)
Hits! (1994)
Somebody to Love (1994)
In the Soup (1992)
Law & Order (1990)
The Lemon Sisters (1989)
Best Seller (1987)
The Equalizer (1985)
Prizzi's Honor (1985)
Too Scared to Scream (1984)
The American Snitch (1983)
The Entity (1982)
Fort Apache, the Bronx (1981)
The Jazz Singer (1980)
The Kidnapping of the President (1980)
Night of the Juggler (1980)
Oliver's Story (1978)
Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws (1978)
The Deadliest Season (1977)
Car Wash (1976)
Charlie's Angels (1976)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Barney Miller (1975)
The Gambler (1974)
The Rockford Files (1974)
Kojak (1973)
Up the Sandbox (1972)
The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
Last of the Red Hot Lovers (1972)
Made For Each Other (1971)
The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1923-12-14
Deathday2001-03-23 (77 years old)
Birth PlaceWilliamsburg, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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