Tony Darrow (born Anthony Borgese; October 1, 1938) is an Italian-American actor. Darrow was born in the East New York section of Brooklyn. Darrow had plenty of opportunity to observe would-be mobsters and their attitudes while growing up in his neighborhood in Brooklyn. As a teenager, he gravitated towards show business, entering and winning talent shows while working odd jobs. After ten years of singing in nightclubs, Darrow received an offer to appear in what turned out to be a cult film, Street Trash in which he played a mobster. Several months after Street Trash, Darrow was contacted by the film director Martin Scorsese. It turned out that Scorsese had seen Street Trash and wanted him to audition for a role in Goodfellas. He was successful and was cast as the owner of the Bamboo Lounge, Sonny. Darrow was also in the Woody Allen films Bullets over Broadway, Mighty Aphrodite, Deconstructing Harry, Small Time Crooks and Sweet and Lowdown. In 1999, Darrow played a large role in Analyze This with Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal. The following year, he appeared in Mickey Blue Eyes with Hugh Grant, and got another big role as mobster Larry Barese in the HBO hit series The Sopranos, which he was on for the entire series run (1999–2007). More recently, Darrow starred in the independent film Lynch Mob.

Filmography

• 2026Once a Week for Life — Nicola Narduccio
• 2023Micki — Pops
• 2023The Families Feud — Nicky Knuckles
• 2022Killin Smallz — Tony Capone
• 2021Made in Chinatown — Al Capella
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• 2019Offstage Elements — Carlo Capozzoli
• 2019The Brawler — Tommy, head of the family
• 2017The Uncle Gerry Show — Bobby Rocco
• 2014Friends and Romans — Frankie Fusso
• 2013Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn — Patsy Pirati
• 2011Kill the Irishman — Mikey Mendarolo
• Person of Interest — Caparelli
• 2009Lynch Mob — Boss Giavanni
• 2005Searching for Bobby D — Ralph Argano
• 2003Crooked Lines — Jimmy
• 2000Small Time Crooks — Tommy
• 1999Analyze This — Moony
• 1999Mickey Blue Eyes — Angel
• 1999Sweet and Lowdown — Ben
• The Sopranos — Larry Barese, Larry Boy Barese
• 1998Celebrity — Moving Man in Loft
• 1998The North End — Nunzio
• 1997Deconstructing Harry — Camera Operator
• 1996On Seventh Avenue
• Swift Justice — Vietor
• 1995Mighty Aphrodite — Boxing Trainer
• 1994Bullets Over Broadway — Aldo
• 1994Men Lie — Hot Dog Customer
• New York Undercover — Vinnie
• 1994Who Do I Gotta Kill? — Tony Bando
• 1992Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story — Nardi
• 1991The Good Policeman
• 1990GoodFellas — Sonny Bunz
• Law & Order — Joey Giabone, Bobby Vignerelli, Mario Forcelli
• 1989Swirlee — Don Tofutti
• 1987Street Trash — Nick Duran

Appearances as themselves (3)

• 2026As Far Back As I Can Remember... The Story of Goodfellas — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self
• The Mike Douglas Show — Self