- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRichard Edward Foronjy
- Nickname
- Richie
- Richard Foronjy was born on August 3, 1937 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Repo Man (1984), Midnight Run (1988) and Serpico (1973). He died on May 19, 2024 in Fishkill, New York, USA.
- Frequently cast by Sidney Lumet.
- He was perhaps best known for playing the mobster Tony Darvo in the 1988 film Midnight Run and the mobster Peter Amadesso in the 1993 film Carlito's Way.
- Richard Foronjy was a character actor who grew up in the gangster world and went to prison before becoming an actor in movies including "Midnight Run," "Prince of the City" and "Carlito's Way".
- In retirement, Foronjy lived in the Hudson Valley of New York.
- He appeared in the film Serpico (1973) and some episodes of the series Serpico (1976).
- Beyond the screen, Foronjy penned a memoir on October 8, 2020 "From the Mob to the Movies: How I Escaped the Mafia and Landed in Hollywood" under the name Richie Salerno. The book, published in 2020, followed his life from being in the mob in New York to his career in Hollywood.
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