Sully Boyar

Irving "Sully" Boyar (December 14, 1923 – March 23, 2001) was an American character actor of stage, film, and television he worked with Al Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon 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), 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).

On television, he appeared as Tom Feeney in the television movie The Deadliest Season (1977). He portrayed Judge Maurice Sanderling in the 1980s CBS series, The Equalizer. He appeared four times in the first four seasons of Law & Order, three of which portraying Judge Harvey Sirkin in a cameo role. He also guest starred on The Sopranos in 2001, playing Dr. Krakower, a psychiatrist consulting with Carmela Soprano.

Death On March 23, 2001, Boyar died of a heart attack at age 77 while waiting for a bus in Whitestone, Queens.

Filmography Film + Year Title Role Notes1965 Man Outside Policeman 1969 Me and My Brother 1971 The Panic in Needle Park Doctor 1971 Made for Each Other Psychiatrist 1971 The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight Bald Bartender Uncredited1972 Last of the Red Hot Lovers Man #1 Coffee Shop 1972 The King of Marvin Gardens Lebowitz 1972 Up the Sandbox Fat Man Uncredited1974 The Gambler Uncle Hy 1975 Dog Day Afternoon Mulvaney, Bank's manager 1976 Car Wash Leon 'Mr. B' Barrow 1978 Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws 1978 Oliver's Story Mr. Gentilano 1980 Night of the Juggler Larry the Dog Catcher 1980 The Kidnapping of the President FBI Chief 1980 The Jazz Singer Eddie Gibbs 1981 Fort Apache, The Bronx Dugan 1982 The Entity Mr. Reisz 1983 The American Snitch Pommeranz 1985 Too Scared to Scream Sydney Blume 1985 Prizzi's Honor Casco Vascone 1986 The Manhattan Project Night Guard 1987 Best Seller Monks 1989 Mortal Sins 1989 The Lemon Sisters Baxter O'Neil 1990 Betsy's Wedding Morris (Lola's Dad) 1992 In the Soup Old Man 1994 Somebody to Love Porno Theatre Owner 1994 Hits! Mr. Dougherty 1999 Just the Ticket Uncle Tony 2004 Delivery Method (final film role)

Television

+ Year Title Role Notes 1977 Kojak Louie Rindone 2 episodes1977 The Deadliest Season Tom Feeney TV movie 1979 The Rockford Files Bernard L. Petrankus 1 episode 1980 Charlie's Angels Stiles 1 episode1986 The Equalizer Judge Maurice Sanderling Episode: "Counterfire"1989 The Equalizer Judge Maurice Sanderling Episode: "Trial by Ordeal" 1990 Law & Order Swersky Episode: "Everybody's Favorite Bagman" 1991 Law & Order Judge Harvey Sirkin Episode: "Life Choice" 1992 Law & Order Arraignment Judge Harvey Sirkin Episode: "The Corporate Veil" 1993 Law & Order Arraignment Judge Harvey Sirkin Episode: "Volunteers" 2001 The Sopranos Dr. Krakower 1 episode