"Sopranos" star Joseph Siravo, who played Tony Soprano's father, has died following a long battle with cancer. He was 64.
Siravo is best known for work in television as well as theater. On HBO's "Sopranos," he played Johnny Soprano — featuring prominently in flashback episodes to the 1960s — and later portrayed Fred Goldman, father of Ron Goldman, in FX's "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story."
Other recent credits include TV series such as "For Life," "The Blacklist," "Made in Jersey," "Dirty Sexy Money" and "Law and Order." In film, he appeared in the Adam Driver-led "The Report" and Meera Menon's 2016 film "Equity, as well as "Motherless Brooklyn," "The Wannabe," "Shark Tale" and "Night Falls on Manhattan."
Born and raised in Washington D.C., the actor received his MFA from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts theatre program. He made his screen debut in "Carlito's Way" and soon landed the Johnny Soprano role in HBO hit "The Sopranos," which ran for six seasons.
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