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name: "David Proval"
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born: "20 May 1942"
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# David Proval

Actor. Born 20 May 1942 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 May 1942, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- **Also known as:** Clark Katz

## Biography

David Proval is an American actor. He was born on 20 May 1942 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of actress Clara Katz.

Proval is known for his role as Tony DeVienazo in Martin Scorsese's *Mean Streets* (1973). His other film credits include Snooze in *The Shawshank Redemption* (1994), Siegfried in *Four Rooms* (1995) and a cameo in *Smokin' Aces* (2006). He provided the voice of Necron 99 in the animated film *Wizards* (1977). On television he played Richie Aprile in *The Sopranos* (1999–2007) and had a recurring role in *Everybody Loves Raymond* (1996–2005). He is also credited as Clark Katz.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Mean Streets* (1973), Fi1m 87, as Tony DeVienazo — [page](https://film.one/film/mean-streets.md)

## Also known for

- *The Shawshank Redemption* (1994), Snooze — [page](https://film.one/film/the-shawshank-redemption.md)
- *The Sopranos* (1999), Richie Aprile — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sopranos.md)
- *Four Rooms* (1995), Siegfried
- *Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous* (2005), Mr. Grant (uncredited)
- *Smokin' Aces* (2006), Victor Padiche
- *The Siege* (1998), Danny Sussman
- *Knight Rider* (1982), Robber with Gold Watch
- *Quantum Leap* (1989), Dr. Masters

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