The US actor accused in the murder of an off-duty policeman told jurors today he did not know his alleged accomplice was armed when he went to an apartment looking for drugs.

A former Sopranos actor is due to appear in court today charged with the murder of an off-duty police officer.

An actor who once played an aspiring mobster on The Sopranos faces murder charges along with another man in the death of an off-duty police officer, authorities said.

A young police officer dying from a bullet to his chest somehow managed to steady his gun and shoot two burglars today, one of whom was later identified by police as an actor who once played a misfit mobster on The Sopranos television show.