Bo Dietl
Known for

Acting

Credits

26

Gender

Man

Birthday

Dec 4, 1950 (73)

Place of birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also known as
Richard Dietl
Beau Dietl
Richard 'Bo' Dietl

Bo Dietl

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 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
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
Mob Cops
2023Inside Man
2022Rudy! A DocumusicalSelf
2020For NYC
2019The IrishmanJoe Glimco
2019Godfather of HarlemThomas Lucchese
2019Clinton RoadMayor
2016VinylJoe Corso
2015The Making of TrumpSelf
2013The Wolf of Wall StreetBo Dietl
2010Blue BloodsCarmine Romano
2005Law & Order: Trial by JuryToni Stotti
2003The Lucky OnesNorman King
1998Dead Man's CurveDetective Amato
1998ExiledDetective Beldock
1993Carlito's WayCasino Man
1993Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita StoryPriest
1992Bad LieutenantDetective Bo
1992Whispers in the DarkDetective Ditali
1992This Is My LifePrivate Detective Wheedle
1990GoodFellasArresting Narc
1990Law & OrderCarmine 'Bumpy' Bustale
1990Maniac Cop 2Detective
Credits
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
1999The Bone CollectorAssociate Producer
1998One Tough CopExecutive Producer
1998One Tough CopNovel