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Sully Boyar

Biography

Sully Boyar was an American actor whose career took in theater, movies, and television. He grew up in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and practiced law before he decided to study acting. Stage work came first, in small roles with off-Broadway and experimental companies such as Judson Poets Theater, and he remained a life member of the Actors Studio. His movie credits included The King of Marvin Gardens (1972), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), in which he played the bank manager Mulvaney opposite Al Pacino, Car Wash (1976), Oliver's Story (1978), Fort Apache, the Bronx (1981), The Entity (1982), Prizzi's Honor (1985), Betsy's Wedding (1990), and In the Soup (1992). On television he was Tom Feeney in The Deadliest Season (1977), played Judge Maurice Sanderling on the 1980s CBS show The Equalizer, and made four appearances on Law & Order, mostly as Judge Harvey Sirkin. In 2001 he played the psychiatrist Dr. Krakower on The Sopranos.

77years old at death

  • Born Williamsburg
  • Died Queens
  • Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21

Movie Career

Films
14
Career span
20 years1972 to 1992

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  1. First role

    Boyar started out in the theater, playing minor roles in off-Broadway and experimental shows, among them productions at Judson Poets Theater.

Sully Boyar movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Dog Day Afternoon1975 Crime, Dramaas Mulvaney

    IMDb rating 8.0295K votes

  2. Car Wash1976 Comedy, Drama, Romanceas Leon "Mr. B" Barrow

    IMDb rating 6.39.2K votes

  3. The Manhattan Project1986as Night Guard

    IMDb rating 6.17.6K votes

  4. The King of Marvin Gardens1972as Lebowitz

    IMDb rating 6.46.6K votes

  5. Prizzi's Honor1985as Casco Vascone

    IMDb rating 6.729K votes

  6. The Entity1982as Mr. Reisz

    IMDb rating 6.721K votes

  7. Night of the Juggler1980as Larry the Dog Catcher

    IMDb rating 6.92.4K votes

  8. Best Seller1987as Monks

    IMDb rating 6.47.3K votes

Most often with

Sidney J. Furie directed two of these films. Rony Clanton appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Sully Boyar's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$190 million

8 of the 14 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 14 films: 8 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 5 figure not found.

  • 8Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 5Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    $65M34.3% of the total
  2. 2
    Dog Day Afternoon1975as Mulvaney
    $57M29.8% of the total
  3. 3
    Prizzi's Honor1985as Casco Vascone
    $27M14.0% of the total
  4. 4
    Betsy's Wedding1990as Morris (Lola's Dad)
    $20M10.4% of the total
  5. 5
    The Entity1982as Mr. Reisz
    $13M7.0% of the total
  6. 6
    Best Seller1987as Monks
    $4.3M2.3% of the total
  7. 7
    The Manhattan Project1986as Night Guard
    $3.9M2.1% of the total
  8. 8
    In the Soup1992as Old Man
    $256K0.1% of the total