U.S. Army photo/Capt. Elizabeth A. Casebeer · Public domain

David Proval built a four-decade character-acting career anchored by collaborations with major filmmakers and prestige television, from Tony DeVienazo in Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets to Snooze in The Shawshank Redemption and Richie Aprile, the volatile capo of HBO's The Sopranos.