Tony Darrow
Acting
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.
Born: October 1, 1938
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Pops
as Nicky Knuckles
as Tony
as Al Capela
as Carlo Capozzoli
as Tommy, head of the family
as Bobby Rocco
as Frankie Fusso
as Patsy Pirati
as Caparelli
as Mikey Mendarolo
as Ralph Argano
as Jimmy
as Tommy
as Ben
as Angel
as Moony
as Larry Barese
as Larry Boy Barese
as Moving Man in Loft
as Nunzio
as Camera Operator
as Boxing Trainer
as Aldo
as Tony Bando
as Vinnie
as Hot Dog Customer
as Joey Giabone
as Bobby Vignerelli
as Mario Forcelli
as Sonny Bunz
as Don Tofutti
as Nick Duran
as Self