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. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Proval, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Prominent works featuring David Proval
The Shawshank Redemption
The Sopranos
Four Rooms
Mean Streets
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
Knight Rider
Smokin' Aces
The Siege
Quantum Leap
The West Wing
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (98 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Projectionist | Aaron | Movie | 2026 |
 | Queen of Manhattan | Mickey | Movie | 2025 |
 | Written for Walken | David Proval | Movie | 2023 |
 | Talking Sopranos | Self | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Lost Angelas | Vince Rose | Movie | 2019 |
 | Rusty | Uncle Charlie | Movie | 2019 |
 | Papa | David Dresner | Movie | 2018 |
 | Cabaret Maxime | Mr. Gus | Movie | 2018 |
 | High & Outside: A Baseball Noir | Don | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Brooklyn Banker | Manny | Movie | 2016 |
 | Vinyl | Vince Finestra | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Sopranos Behind-The-Scenes Volume 1 of 2 | Self | Movie | 2015 |
 | Aquarius | Danilo | TV Series | 2015 |
| The Legacy of Avril Kyte | Harold | Movie | 2015 | |
 | Sharkskin | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2015 |
| Night City Angels | Marty | Movie | 2014 | |
 | Silent but Deadly | Giovanni | Movie | 2012 |
 | Just 45 Minutes from Broadway | Larry Cooper | Movie | 2012 |
 | Adventures of Serial Buddies | Big Chicken | Movie | 2011 |
 | Queen of the Lot | Caesar | Movie | 2010 |
 | Pete Smalls Is Dead | Nimmo | Movie | 2010 |
 | The Deported | Chabuyo | Movie | 2010 |
 | Celebrity Ghost Stories | Self | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Phantom Punch | Savino | Movie | 2008 |
 | Stiletto | Mohammad | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Unknown Trilogy | Lucky Smith (segment "Frankie the Squirrel") | Movie | 2008 |
 | Balls of Fury | Mob Boss | Movie | 2007 |
 | Hollywood Dreams | Caesar DiNatale | Movie | 2007 |
 | Smokin' Aces | Victor Padiche | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Real Sopranos | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Circle | Dad | Movie | 2005 |
 | Nobody Wants Your Film | Self | Movie | 2005 |
 | Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous | Mr. Grant (uncredited) | Movie | 2005 |
 | Murder Without Conviction | James Talley /Edward Talley - Age 55 | Movie | 2004 |
 | Just Desserts | Uncle Fabrizio | Movie | 2004 |
 | A.U.S.A. | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Bookies | Larry | Movie | 2003 |
 | Boomtown | Paul Turcotte | TV Series | 2002 |
 | The Hollywood Sign | Charlie | Movie | 2002 |
 | Life with Bonnie | Anonymous Author | TV Series | 2002 |
 | 13 Moons | Mo | Movie | 2002 |
 | White Boy | Jim Lovero | Movie | 2002 |
 | James Dean | Daniel Mann | Movie | 2001 |
 | Zigs | Mike's Dad | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Division | Edgar Lessing | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Newsbreak | Jacob Johnson | Movie | 2000 |
 | The West Wing | Rabbi Glassman | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Judging Amy | Henry Pagano | TV Series | 1999 |
 | The Sopranos | Richie Aprile | TV Series | 1999 |
 | The Siege | Danny Sussman | Movie | 1998 |
 | Brimstone | Harry | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Felicity | Mr. Kinney | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Mob Queen | George Gianfranco | Movie | 1998 |
 | Flipping | Billy White, Cop / Narrator / Michael's Lover | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Relic | Guard Johnson | Movie | 1997 |
 | Rolling Thunder | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1996 |
 | The Pretender | Carl Will | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Everybody Loves Raymond | Marco Fogagnolo | TV Series | 1996 |
 | The Phantom | Charlie Zephro | Movie | 1996 |
 | The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play | Joseph 'Happy' Cartello | Movie | 1996 |
 | Skyscraper | Security guard (uncredited) | Movie | 1996 |
 | Four Rooms | Siegfried | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Courtyard | Dog Man | Movie | 1995 |
 | To the Limit | Joey Bambino | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Brady Bunch Movie | Electrician | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Shawshank Redemption | Snooze | Movie | 1994 |
 | Being Human | George | Movie | 1994 |
 | Romeo Is Bleeding | Scully | Movie | 1993 |
 | Strike a Pose | McTeague | Movie | 1993 |
 | Innocent Blood | Lenny | Movie | 1992 |
 | Picket Fences | Frank the Potato Man | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Palace Guard | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Perfect Witness | Lucca | Movie | 1989 |
 | UHF | Head Thug | Movie | 1989 |
 | Quantum Leap | Dr. Masters | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Shakedown | Larry | Movie | 1988 |
 | Vice Versa | Turk | Movie | 1988 |
 | Friday the 13th: The Series | Victor Haas | TV Series | 1987 |
| Friday the 13th: The Series | Eric | TV Series | 1987 |
 | The Monster Squad | Pilot | Movie | 1987 |
 | The Equalizer | Goldman | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Miami Vice | I.A. Detective Louie Gallo | TV Series | 1984 |
 | The Star Chamber | Officer Nelson | Movie | 1983 |
 | Hey Good Lookin' | Crazy Shapiro (voice) | Movie | 1982 |
 | Knight Rider | Robber with Gold Watch | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Cagney & Lacey | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Fame | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Nunzio | Nunzio | Movie | 1978 |
 | Nowhere to Hide | Rick | Movie | 1977 |
 | Wizards | Peace (voice) | Movie | 1977 |
 | Monster Squad | Plunder | TV Series | 1976 |
 | Harry and Walter Go to New York | Ben | Movie | 1976 |
 | Foster & Laurie | Ianucci | Movie | 1975 |
 | Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins | The Incessant Talker | Movie | 1975 |
 | Cinderella Liberty | Sailor #1 | Movie | 1973 |
 | Kojak | Calvelli | TV Series | 1973 |
 | Mean Streets | Tony DeVienazo | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Boston Strangler | Removalist (uncredited) | Movie | 1968 |