Tony Darrow
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Oct 1, 1938 (age 88)
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Credits
- 40
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
As Far Back As I Can Remember... The Story of Goodfellas
2026Movie
Self
Once a Week for Life
2026Movie
Nicola Narduccio
Micki
2023Movie
Pops
The Families Feud
2023Movie
Nicky Knuckles
Killin Smallz
2022Movie
Tony Capone
Made in Chinatown
2021Movie
Al Capella
Gravesend
2020TV
Offstage Elements
2019Movie
Carlo Capozzoli
The Brawler
2019Movie
Tommy, head of the family
The Uncle Gerry Show
2017Movie
Bobby Rocco
Friends and Romans
2014Movie
Frankie Fusso
Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn
2013Movie
Patsy Pirati
Person of Interest
2011TV
Caparelli
Kill the Irishman
2011Movie
Mikey Mendarolo
Lynch Mob
2009Movie
Boss Giavanni
Searching for Bobby D
2005Movie
Ralph Argano
Crooked Lines
2003Movie
Jimmy
Small Time Crooks
2000Movie
Tommy
Sweet and Lowdown
1999Movie
Ben
Mickey Blue Eyes
1999Movie
Angel
Analyze This
1999Movie
Moony
The Sopranos
1999TV
Larry Barese, Larry Boy Barese
Celebrity
1998Movie
Moving Man in Loft
The North End
1998Movie
Nunzio
Deconstructing Harry
1997Movie
Camera Operator
On Seventh Avenue
1996Movie
Swift Justice
1996TV
Vietor
Mighty Aphrodite
1995Movie
Boxing Trainer
Bullets Over Broadway
1994Movie
Aldo
Who Do I Gotta Kill?
1994Movie
Tony Bando
New York Undercover
1994TV
Vinnie
Men Lie
1994Movie
Hot Dog Customer
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
1992Movie
Nardi
The Good Policeman
1991Movie
Law & Order
1990TV
Joey Giabone, Bobby Vignerelli, Mario Forcelli
GoodFellas
1990Movie
Sonny Bunz
Swirlee
1989Movie
Don Tofutti
Street Trash
1987Movie
Nick Duran
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962TV
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961TV
Self