Biography
Richard “Bo” Dietl was a New York City Police Officer and Detective from June 1969 until he retired in 1985. Bo was one of the most highly decorated detectives in the history of the police department, with several thousand arrests to his credit. There were two particular cases that represent his career highlights. The first was what former New York City Mayor Edward I. Koch labeled “...the most vicious crime in New York City history” (1981) which involved a nun who was raped and tortured in a...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Money Talks
2025
as Strip Club Manager
On the day of Reagan’s inauguration, a $100 bill travels through the underbelly of 1981 New York City.
Mob Cops
2025
as Sherman
A retired NYPD detective writes a book about his family's ties to the mob, igniting a firestorm between the corrupt cops working for the city's brutal...
Inside Man
2023
Based on true events. A disgraced police detective seeking redemption goes undercover to expose a violent crime syndicate. But as he sinks deeper into...
Rudy! A Documusical
2022
as Self
The definitive Rudy Giuliani documentary, charting his fall from the cover of Time Magazine to the parking lot of Four Seasons Total Landscaping.
Blackjack: The Jackie Ryan Story
2020
as Eddie Falcone
The Brooklyn-native street basketball legend Jackie Ryan.
For NYC
2020
Noel Ashman and Damon Dash direct a collection of favorite quotes from high profile artists, recorded on their smart phones, in their homes during qua...
Mob Town
2019
as Irving Bozeman Esq.
Based on the true story of the notorious 1957 ‘mob summit’ in upstate New York. Spearheaded by Vito Genovese, more than 50 leaders of the organized cr...
The Irishman
2019
as Joe Glimco
Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank ...
Clinton Road
2019
as Mayor
A widowed firefighter seeks closure after his wife goes missing on an actual haunted road in rural New Jersey but must unlock the roads secret if he w...
The Making of Trump
2015
as Self
As every day of Donald Trump's presidential campaign seemingly generates new headlines, this two-hour special examines the increasingly polarizing can...
The Wolf of Wall Street
2013
as Bo Dietl
A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infi...
The Lucky Ones
2003
as Norman King
While looking into a strange spiritual ritual, Lorenzo discovers his virtues and unlocks his demons, taking him from a shameless, shallow existence to...
The Bone Collector
1999
Associate Producer
Lincoln Rhyme was the department's top homicide detective and leading expert in criminal forensics until an injury left him paralyzed, depressed, and ...
Exiled
1998
as Detective Beldock
NYPD Detective Mike Logan, who was reassigned to Staten Island after punching a corrupt politician, takes on a grisly murder case. When the investigat...
One Tough Cop
1998
as Det. Benny Levine
A detective tries to remain loyal to his partner, and his best friend - a mobster.
One Tough Cop
1998
Executive Producer, Novel
A detective tries to remain loyal to his partner, and his best friend - a mobster.
The Curve
1998
as Detective Amato
Two roommates plan to kill a third to take advantage of college policy giving a 4.0 grade to a suicide's roommates.
Carlito's Way
1993
as Casino Man
Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New Yor...
Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story
1993
as Priest
Joey Buttafuoco's story, of how a sexy, possessive young girl destroyed his life by telling her friends the two are lovers, and then shooting his wife...
Bad Lieutenant
1992
as Detective Bo
While investigating a young nun's rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways...
Whispers in the Dark
1992
as Detective Ditali
Psychiatrist Ann Hecker is ending one relationship and possibly starting an important new one, while finding that some of the sexual exploits her pati...
This Is My Life
1992
as Private Detective Wheedle
Single mom Dottie Ingels sells cosmetics in a department store, but she dreams of being a comedian. When she inherits some money, she takes the chance...
GoodFellas
1990
as Arresting Narc
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks ...
Maniac Cop 2
1990
as Detective
After being framed by corrupt superiors and brutally assaulted in prison, Officer Matt Cordell teams up with a vicious serial killer to track down tho...
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987
as Gangster
Axel Foley returns to the land of sunshine and palm trees to investigate the near-fatal shooting of police Captain Andrew Bogomil. With the help of Sg...