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The moment Boardwalk Empire star Michael Stuhlbarg chased a homeless man who had just assaulted him down the street in New York has been caught on camera.
Stuhlbarg, 55, was approached seemingly at random by the assailant in an upscale neighborhood close to Central Park on Sunday evening, cops told DailyMail.com.
He was walking close to 90th and East Drive in the Upper East Side around 7:45pm when Xavier Israel, 27, threw a rock at his head, striking him in the back of the neck.
Stuhlbarg suffered 'minor injuries' and he ran after Israel down to the Russian consulate at East 91st Street, where cops stationed outside intercepted him.
The chase was caught on camera by a local business in dramatic surveillance footage obtained by DailyMail.com.
The chase was caught on camera by a local business in dramatic surveillance footage obtained by DailyMail.com
Stuhlbarg, 55, was approached seemingly at random by a homeless man in the Upper East Side on Sunday Night
The actor was walking close to East 90th and East Drive around 7:45pm when Xavier Israel, 27, struck him in the back of his neck with a rock. (Pictured: Israel's booking photo last night)
The footage shows Israel, wearing what appears to be ripped pale blue jeans, a cropped t-shirt and a white shirt over his face and head, standing on a street corner.
He paces back and forth on the sidewalk close by a crosswalk, while holding a small makeshift bag in his fist.
In a second clip, Israel can be seen sprinting down the sidewalk beneath some scaffolding in the same outfit.
Seconds later, a man in a black top and bottoms runs down the road after him, and both are out of shot within seconds.
The actor was offered medical attention at the scene, but he refused treatment, the NYPD said. Israel, who is homeless, was taken into custody and charged with assault.
Pictured: Israel running towards the Russian Consulate where he was detained Sunday night
Pictured: Stuhlbarg chasing his assailant down the street after he struck him with a rock
He has previously been arrested for two violent assaults and a robbery in January 2022, cops confirmed.
In one incident that month, he knocked a 59-year-old Good Samaritan to the ground and mugged him after the man tried to offer him a coat amid freezing
