Paul Carafotes (born March 23, 1959) is an American actor, known for playing Harold Dyer in the prime-time television drama Knots Landing.
[2] In it, he portrayed Ralph Morelli, a talented and soulful street kid from Philadelphia in a performance that Variety called "amazing.
"[citation needed] He followed that performance with another starring role as a partially deaf football player in the drama "Choices" in which Demi Moore debuted on the screen as his girlfriend.
He then appeared in the film All the Right Moves[3] as Vinnie Salvucci, teammate and friend of Stef Djordjevic, played by Tom Cruise.
In 2006, Carafotes wrote, directed and produced the short film, Club Soda, edited into Stories USA.