Sully Boyar

Irving "Sully" Boyar (December 14, 1923 – March 23, 2001) was an American character actor of stage, film, and television of Russian-Jewish descent.

Boyar was raised in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, one of seven children, some of whom grew up to become lawyers and businessmen. He worked as a lawyer before turning to acting classes. He had a twin brother named Samuel.

Boyer began his career as a theater actor, with small parts offered by off-Broadway and experimental productions, including those at Judson Poets Theater.

A life member of the Actors Studio, he worked with Al Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon (1975) 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.

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