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Irving "Sully" Boyar was an American actor. Boyar, a Russian American, son of Russian-born Nathan Boyarsky, 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. Sully was in many films including Fort Apache, The Bronx, In the Soup, and Car Wash. He worked with Al Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon (1975), as the bank manager Mulvaney. Sully can be seen in many other movie and television projects. He guest starred on The Sopranos, in 2001, playing Dr. Krakower. He was also a theater actor. On March 23, 2001, while waiting for a city bus in Queens, New York, Boyar died of a heart attack, aged 77.