David Aaron Proval (born May 20, 1942) is an American actor, known for his roles as Tony DeVienazo in the

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'' (1973), Snooze in ''

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'' (1994), Siegfried in ''

Four Rooms ''Four Rooms'' is a 1995 American anthology farce black comedy film co-written and co-directed by Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, and Quentin Tarantino, loosely based on the adult short fiction writings of Roald Dahl. The ...

'' (1995) and as

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on the HBO television series ''

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'' (1999–2007).

Biography

Proval was born in

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family, the son of Clara Katz, an actress from

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Mob Queen ''Mob Queen'' is a 1998 American romantic comedy directed by Jon Carnoy and written by Mike Horelick. Plot The film is set in Brooklyn in 1957. After the consigliere (assistant) to the Mafia Don dies, crushed by a crate of tuna-fish cans, small ...

'', ''

'', '' UHF'', '' Innocent Blood'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

Balls of Fury ''Balls of Fury'' is a 2007 American sports comedy film directed by Robert Ben Garant, who also wrote the screenplay with Thomas Lennon, who also co-starred and produced with Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber and Jonathan Glickman. The film stars Dan ...

'', had cameos in ''

The Brady Bunch Movie ''The Brady Bunch Movie'' is a 1995 American comedy film that parodies the 1969–1974 television series ''The Brady Bunch''. The film was directed by Betty Thomas, with a screenplay by Laurice Elehwany, Rick Copp, and Bonnie and Terry Turner, an ...

'', and ''

Smokin' Aces ''Smokin' Aces'' is a 2006 American action comedy film written and directed by Joe Carnahan. The film centers on the chase for Las Vegas magician turned mafia informant Robert 'Buddy Aces' Israel (Jeremy Piven), on whom a one-million-dollar bounty ...

'', and has had recurring roles in television shows such as ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He appeared on ''

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'', '' The Equalizer'', ''

Miami Vice ''Miami Vice'' is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series stars Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs, two M ...

'', and '' Friday the 13th: The Series''. He appeared in the 14th episode of ''

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,'' "

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", as

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's rabbi. In 1977, his voice was heard in the cult animated film '' WIZARDS'', as the robot assassin Necron 99. He also appeared in the 1989 cult film '' UHF'' as the Head Thug. In 2004, he played adult twin brothers James and Edward Talley in the Hallmark Channel original movie ''Murder Without Conviction''.

Films

Television

References

External links

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HBO Profile - David Proval
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