Tony Darrow
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 1, 1938 (age 88)
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
Biography
Tony Darrow (born Anthony Borgese; October 1, 1938) is an Italian-American actor. Darrow was born in the East New York section of Brooklyn. Darrow had plenty of opportunity to observe would-be mobsters and their attitudes while growing up in his neighborhood in Brooklyn. As a teenager, he gravitated towards show business, entering and winning talent shows while working odd jobs. After ten years of singing in nightclubs, Darrow received an offer to appear in what turned out to be a cult film, Street Trash in which he played a mobster. Several months after Street Trash, Darrow was contacted by the film director Martin Scorsese. It turned out that Scorsese had seen Street Trash and wanted him to audition for a role in Goodfellas. He was successful and was cast as the owner of the Bamboo Lounge, Sonny. Darrow was also in the Woody Allen films Bullets over Broadway, Mighty Aphrodite, Deconstructing Harry, Small Time Crooks and Sweet and Lowdown. In 1999, Darrow played a large role in Analyze This with Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal. The following year, he appeared in Mickey Blue Eyes with Hugh Grant, and got another big role as mobster Larry Barese in the HBO hit series The Sopranos, which he was on for the entire series run (1999–2007). More recently, Darrow starred in the independent film Lynch Mob.
Known For
Filmography
Once a Week for Life
Movie · as Nicola Narduccio
As Far Back As I Can Remember... The Story of Goodfellas
Movie · as Self
Micki
Movie · as Pops
The Families Feud
Movie · as Nicky Knuckles
Killin Smallz
Movie · as Tony Capone
Made in Chinatown
Movie · as Al Capella
Gravesend
TV · 19 eps
The Brawler
Movie · as Tommy, head of the family
Offstage Elements
Movie · as Carlo Capozzoli
The Uncle Gerry Show
Movie · as Bobby Rocco
Friends and Romans
Movie · as Frankie Fusso
Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn
Movie · as Patsy Pirati
Kill the Irishman
Movie · as Mikey Mendarolo
Person of Interest
TV · as Caparelli · 1 ep
Lynch Mob
Movie · as Boss Giavanni
Searching for Bobby D
Movie · as Ralph Argano
Crooked Lines
Movie · as Jimmy
Small Time Crooks
Movie · as Tommy
Sweet and Lowdown
Movie · as Ben
Analyze This
Movie · as Moony
Mickey Blue Eyes
Movie · as Angel
The Sopranos
TV · as Larry Barese, Larry Boy Barese · 10 eps
The North End
Movie · as Nunzio
Celebrity
Movie · as Moving Man in Loft
Deconstructing Harry
Movie · as Camera Operator
On Seventh Avenue
Movie
Swift Justice
TV · as Vietor · 6 eps
Mighty Aphrodite
Movie · as Boxing Trainer
Men Lie
Movie · as Hot Dog Customer
Who Do I Gotta Kill?
Movie · as Tony Bando
Bullets Over Broadway
Movie · as Aldo
New York Undercover
TV · as Vinnie · 1 ep
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
Movie · as Nardi
The Good Policeman
Movie
GoodFellas
Movie · as Sonny Bunz
Law & Order
TV · as Joey Giabone, Bobby Vignerelli, Mario Forcelli · 1 ep
Swirlee
Movie · as Don Tofutti
Street Trash
Movie · as Nick Duran
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep