The legendary bad guy also played toughs for Martin Scorsese in 'Raging Bull,' 'Goodfellas' and 'Casino.' Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m) Related News. However, Billy Batts is better known to a legion of crime-film fans as the talented actor, musician, and comedian Frank Vincent. The actor died at … The legendary bad guy also played toughs for Martin Scorsese in 'Raging Bull,' 'Goodfellas' and 'Casino.' Actor Frank Vincent, best known for his role in HBO's "The Sopranos," died Wednesday at the age of 80, his family confirmed. He appeared in "Raging Bull," "Goodfellas" - where he played Billy Batts, a made man in the Gambino crime family - and "Casino," playing Frank Marino, based on real-life gangster Frank Cullotta. Died. Frank Vincent Gattuso Jr. (April 15, 1937 – September 13, 2017) was an American actor, musician and author, prominent for roles in the HBO series The Sopranos and in several films for director Martin Scorsese: Raging Bull (1980), Goodfellas (1990), and Casino (1995).
"Go home and get your shine box....", so said ill-fated Billy Batts in Goodfellas (1990). Frank Vincent as William "Billy Batts" Benventa in the 1990 film "Goodfellas". Frank Vincent, the character actor that specialized in Mafia roles and appeared as a mobster in Goodfellas, The Sopranos and Casino, died Wednesday.He was 78. A wise choice for wiseguy roles: Frank Vincent at a premiere in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 2011. Frank Vincent, the character actor that specialized in Mafia roles and appeared as a mobster in Goodfellas, The Sopranos and Casino, died Wednesday.He was 78. Frank Vincent Gattuso April 15, 1937 North Adams, Massachusetts, USA.
Frank Vincent, a veteran character actor who often played tough guys, including mob boss Phil Leotardo on "The Sopranos," has died.
September 13, 2017 (age 80) New Jersey, USA.
Billy Batts was a fictional character played by Frank Vincent in the 1990 Martin Scorsese film Goodfellas.The character was based on the Lucchese crime family member William "Billy Batts" Benventa, who was murdered by Tommy DeSimone, who was portrayed as Tommy DeVito, who was played by actor Joe Pesci in the film. He was 80. He was born in North Adams, Massachusetts, but was raised in the Greenville section of Jersey City, New Jersey.
16 ... 14 October 2019 | Indiewire ‘Goodfellas’ Test Screening Forced Martin Scorsese to Cut Back on … Frank Vincent, Actor: Goodfellas. Frank Vincent, the New Jersey-bred actor who brought iconic wise guys to life in Martin Scorsese's "Goodfellas" and HBO's "The Sopranos," has died. Photograph: Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images Martin Scorsese ’s 1990 gangster drama Goodfellas …