David Proval

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 CCBYSAfull list of contributors on Wikipedia