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Richard Foronjy, Character Actor in ‘Midnight Run’ and ‘Serpico,’ Dies at 86
Richard Foronjy, an actor in films like "Midnight Run," "Prince of the City" and "Carlito's Way," died Sunday. He was 86.
Foronjy, born in Brooklyn, N.Y., saw his first small role as Corsaro in “Serpico,” the 1973 autobiographical crime drama that starred Al Pacino as a whistleblower whose work led to an investigation by the Knapp Commission into the department. In the 1988 comedy action film “Midnight Run,” he played mobster Tony Darvo, starring alongside Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin. Among his other roles were parts in “Once Upon a Time in America,” “Ghostbusters II,” “Prince of the City” and dozens of TV series including “Who’s the Boss,” “Murphy’s Law,” “Silver Spoons,” “The Jeffersons,” “Cagney & Lacy” and “Hill St. Blues.”
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