Known for Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Richard Foronjy (August 3, 1937 - May 19, 2024) was an American film and television character actor. He is perhaps best known for playing the mobster "Tony Darvo" in the 1988 film Midnight Run, alongside Robert Miranda, who played the role of "Joey". Throughout his career he appeared in 79 films and television shows. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Foronjy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born
August 3, 1937
Died
May 19, 2024 (age 86)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Filmography
31 films, 9 shows


Hot Parts
2003 · 1h 30m
country: United States
A stripper infiltrates a ring of car thieves to avenge her murdered brother.


Boss of Bosses
2001 · 1h 33m
country: United States
The story of the rise and fall of the powerful New York City organized crime boss, Paul Castellano.


Hoods
1998 · 1h 30m
country: United States
A 50-year-old mobster struggles to carry out his father's order to execute a rival's 9-year-old child.


Recoil
1998 · 1h 36m
country: United States
Detective Ray Morgan accidentally kills the son of a mob boss. The mob boss orders to have Morgan killed unknowing that the assassin killed Morgan's wife and kids. Now Morgan's out for revenge..and he'll do it his own way


Evasive Action
1998 · 1h 31m
country: United States
When Redwood Federal Penitentiary closes, there are going to be several hundred prisoners looking for a new home. Several of the most dangerous, all killers, will be transported by train to Santa Ana, a new high tech prison for the worst of the worst. Included in this transfer are: -Ian Kelly, explosions expert who has set off terrorist bombings worldwide. -Lorenzo "Enzo" Martini, a mafia kingpin who enjoyed nationwide fame before finally being put away. -Karl "The Killer" Miller, a serial killer with absolutely no conscience and an unquenchable thirst for blood. -Tommy "Zimm" Zimmer, a man who's serving life for killing his wife and her lover. -Luke Sinclair, who's finishing up the last nine months of a fifteen-year sentence for killing the man who murdered his wife. When the prisoners, under heavy security, board the last car of the train, it quickly becomes clear that an escape plan has been hatched
Dumb Luck in Vegas
Dumb Luck in Vegas
1997
country: United States
An untalented lounge singer with a dead-end career receives an offer—much-needed cash—for murdering a bookie.


Man of the House
1995 · 1h 36m
country: United States
Ben Archer is not happy. His mother, Sandy, has just met a man, and it looks like things are pretty serious. Driven by a fear of abandonment, Ben tries anything and everything to ruin the "love bubble" which surrounds his mom. However, after Ben and Jack's experiences in the Indian Guides, the two become much closer.


Carlito's Way
1993 · 2h 24m
country: United States
Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New York City underworld.


Da Vinci's War
1993 · 1h 34m
country: United States
A veteran and his war buddies hunt for the killer of the veteran's sister.


The Public Eye
1992 · 1h 39m
country: United States
A crime photographer gets involved in a conspiracy.


To Kill For
1992 · 1h 35m
country: United States
A homicide detective (Michael Madsen) falls for a resort owner (Laura Johnson) suspected of slaying a playboy developer.


Oscar
1991 · 1h 49m
country: United States
Angelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world of crime and become an honest businessman. Despite having no experience in making money in a legal fashion, Snaps sets about to keep his promise.


Curiosity Kills
1990 · 1h 26m
country: Unknown
An apartment block janitor stumbles upon a deadly secret after one of the residents seemingly commits suicide and a mysterious new tenant arrives.


Ghostbusters II
1989 · 1h 48m
country: United States
The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.


Midnight Run
1988 · 2h 6m
country: United States
A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter, the F.B.I., and his old mob boss after jumping bail.


The Morning After
1986 · 1h 42m
country: United States
Failed actress Alex Sternbergen wakes up hungover one morning in an apartment she does not recognize, unable to remember the previous evening -- and with a dead body in bed next to her. As she tries to piece together the events of the night, Alex cannot totally rely on friends or her estranged husband, Joaquin, for assistance. Only a single ally, loner ex-policeman Turner Kendall, can help her escape her predicament and find the true killer.


The Check is in the Mail...
1986 · 1h 23m
country: United States
Meet Richard Jackson - a man fed up with the insanity of "plastic" suburban living. Rallying his befuddled family around him, Richard mounts an outrageously comic assault on credit card craziness, "Yuppie" status symbols and "the system" in general!


Odd Jobs
1986 · 1h 28m
country: United States
Five college buddies start their own moving business only to find themselves tangling with sleazy competitors and the mob.


Streets of Justice
1985 · 2h
country: Unknown
After bikers kill the wife and son of an auto worker (John Laughlin) and then get off with a light sentence in the court system, he decides to seek his revenge as a clandestine vigilante.


City Heat
1984 · 1h 37m
country: United States
Set in Kansas City in 1933, Eastwood plays a police lieutenant known simply by his last name, Speer. Reynolds plays a former cop turned private eye named Mike Murphy. Both Speer and Murphy served on the force together and were once good friends, but are now bitter enemies. When Murphy's partner is slain they team up again to fight the mob.


Once Upon a Time in America
1984 · 2h 19m
country: United States
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.


Young Lust: A Soap Opera
1984 · 1h 30m
country: United States
The reunion of Garytown High School’s class of ‘71 is a catalyst for a series of comic crises involving sex, drugs, murder and anatomical oddities.


Repo Man
1984 · 1h 32m
country: United States
A down and out young punk gets a job working with a seasoned repo man, but what awaits him in his new career is a series of outlandish adventures revolving around aliens, the CIA, and a most wanted '64 Chevy.


Prince of the City
1981 · 2h 47m
country: United States
New York City detective Daniel Ciello agrees to help the United States Department of Justice eliminate corruption in the police department, as long as he will not have to turn in any close friends. In doing so, Ciello uncovers a conspiracy within the force to smuggle drugs to street informants.


The Jerk
1979 · 1h 34m
country: United States
After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson sets off on a hilarious misadventure that takes him from rags to riches and back again. The slaphappy jerk strikes it rich, but life in the fast lane isn't all it's cracked up to be and, in the end, all that really matters to Johnson is his true love.


The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
1979 · 1h 42m
country: United States
The Pittsburgh basketball team is hopeless. Maybe with the aid of an astrologer, and some new astrologically compatible players, they can become winners.


The One Man Jury
1978 · 1h 41m
country: United States
Officer Jim Wade is a loose cannon on the force with a reputation for roughing up suspects, informants, witnesses, and just about everybody else who rubs him the wrong way. When women start being killed by a mysterious serial murderer called The Slasher, Wade vows to put a stop to the killing spree, regardless of whether through legal means or not.


Fun with Dick and Jane
1977 · 1h 35m
country: United States
When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.


Shark Kill
1976 · 1h 16m
country: United States
Two adventurers set sail to find a giant man-eating great white shark.


The Gambler
1974 · 1h 52m
country: United States
New York City English professor Axel Freed outwardly seems like an upstanding citizen. But privately Freed is in the clutches of a severe gambling addiction that threatens to destroy him.


Serpico
1973 · 2h 9m
country: United States
New York cop Frank Serpico blows the whistle on the rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.