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Irving "Sully" Boyar (December 14, 1923 – March 23, 2001) was an American character actor of stage, film, and television of Russian-Jewish descent.
A life member of the Actors Studio, he worked with Al Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon (1975) as the bank manager Mulvaney.
His many other film credits included The Panic in Needle Park (1971), The King of Marvin Gardens (1972), The Gambler (1974), Car Wash (1976), Oliver's Story (1978), Night of the Juggler (1980), The Jazz Singer (1980), Fort Apache, The Bronx (1981), The Entity (1982), Too Scared to Scream (1985), Prizzi's Honor (1985), Best Seller (1987), The Lemon Sisters (1989), Betsy's Wedding (1990), In the Soup (1992), and Just the Ticket (1999).
On television, he appeared as Tom Feeney in the television movie, The Deadliest Season (1977). He portrayed Judge Maurice Sanderling in the 1980s CBS series, The Equalizer. He appeared four times in the first four seasons of Law & Order, three of which portraying Judge Harvey Sirkin in a cameo role. He also guest starred on The Sopranos in 2001, playing Dr. Krakower, a psychiatrist consulting with Carmela Soprano.
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| 1977 | Kojak | Louie Rindone | 2 episodes |
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| 1979 | The Rockford Files | Bernard L. Petrankus | 1 episode |
| 1980 | Charlie's Angels | Stiles | 1 episode |
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| 1990 | Law & Order | Swersky | Episode: "Everybody's Favorite Bagman" |
| 1991 | Law & Order | Judge Harvey Sirkin | Episode: "Life Choice" |
| 1992 | Law & Order | Arraignment Judge Harvey Sirkin | Episode: "The Corporate Veil" |
| 1993 | Law & Order | Arraignment Judge Harvey Sirkin | Episode: "Volunteers" |
| 2001 | The Sopranos | Dr. Krakower | 1 episode |
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