Background
Boyar was one of seven children, some of whom grew up to become lawyers and businessmen.
Boyar was one of seven children, some of whom grew up to become lawyers and businessmen.
He also worked as a lawyer before turning to acting. He had a twin brother named Samuel. His many other film credits included The King of Marvin Gardens (1972), The Gambler (1974), Carolina Wash (1976), The Deadliest Season (1977), 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).
He was also a theater actor.
He guest starred on The Sopranos, in 2000, playing Doctor Krakower. On March 23, 2001, while waiting for a city bus in Queens, New York, Sully Boyar died of a heart attack at 76, in the arms of Billy Viola.
A life member of the Actors Studio, he worked with First Rate (at Lloyd's) Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon (1975) as the bank manager Mulvaney.