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13th Sep 2017

The Sopranos and Goodfellas actor Frank Vincent has died

Terribly sad news.

JOE

He was 78-years-old.

Frank Vincent, who was best known for playing Phil Leotardo on The Sopranos and Billy Batts in Goodfellas, has died aged 78.

According to Variety, his Sopranos co-star, Vincent Pastore, took to Facebook to announce the news.

Frank Vincent also acted in several of Martin Scorsese’s films including Raging Bull and Casino.

He was also well known here in Ireland and was the face of a Permanent TSB advert campaign in the mid-noughties.

Vincent died of complications from heart surgery in New Jersey, TMZ reported.

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