Bo Dietl

Acting

Bo Dietl

Born December 4, 1950New York City, New York, USA29 credits

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 an East Harlem convent as 27 crosses were carved into her by two men, who later confessed and were convicted.  The second was the Palm Sunday Massacre in 1984, which was one of New York City’s most bloody mass slayings, of ten people.  Bo was instrumental in the arrest and conviction of the suspects in both cases. Bo is the co-author of the book “One Tough Cop”, which is a story about his life as a New York City police detective.  The movie version of “One Tough Cop” was made into a major motion picture. Bo’s next book, entitled “Business Lunchatations”, a story about networking and business strategies hit stores in April 2005, ranking #5 on Amazon’s Business Best Seller List.  Since then, Bo has embraced many faceted roles in the industry such as Associate Producer for the movie “The Bone Collector” and Producer for the movie “Table One.”  Bo entered into the television realm as an Executive Producer of ABC’s “The Runner” which was to be released back in 2002.  He also was Executive Producer of “The Gray Area” on CBS TV.

Known For

Filmography

Money Talks
2025Money Talks
as Strip Club ManagerMovie
Mob Cops
2025Mob Cops
as Ben ShermanMovie
Mob Town
2019Mob Town
as Irving Bozeman Esq.Movie
The Irishman
2019The Irishman
as Joe GlimcoMovie
Godfather of Harlem
2019Godfather of Harlem
as Thomas LuccheseTV
Clinton Road
2019Clinton Road
as MayorMovie
Vinyl
2016Vinyl
as Joe CorsoTV
Blue Bloods
2010Blue Bloods
as Carmine RomanoTV
T
2003The Lucky Ones
as Norman KingMovie
Exiled
1998Exiled
as Detective BeldockMovie
One Tough Cop
1998One Tough Cop
as Det. Benny LevineMovie
The Curve
1998The Curve
as Detective AmatoMovie
Carlito's Way
1993Carlito's Way
as Casino ManMovie
Bad Lieutenant
1992Bad Lieutenant
as Detective BoMovie
Whispers in the Dark
1992Whispers in the Dark
as Detective DitaliMovie
This Is My Life
1992This Is My Life
as Private Detective WheedleMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Order
as Carmine 'Bumpy' BustaleTV
GoodFellas
1990GoodFellas
as Arresting NarcMovie
Maniac Cop 2
1990Maniac Cop 2
as DetectiveMovie
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987Beverly Hills Cop II
as GangsterMovie
3 Days Rising
3 Days Rising
as Detective AveryMovie