Henry Hill, the former New York mobster portrayed by Ray Liotta in "Goodfellas," died at the age of 69 earlier this week. Hill had worked for the Lucchese crime family before becoming an informant and going into hiding with his wife in the early 1980s.
He first came to public attention with the publishing of the 1986 book "Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family," by Nicholas Pileggi. In the book Pileggi detailed the extravagant and dangerous life Hill led while in the mob.
"Henry Hill was a hood. He was a hustler. He had schemed and plotted and broken heads," Pileggi wrote in the book. "He knew how to bribe and he knew how to con. He was a full-time working racketeer, an articulate hoodlum from organized crime."
He became a cult celebrity in 1990 following the adaptation of Pileggi's book into the film "Goodfellas." Hill died of complications from a heart condition in Los Angeles.
For comments and feedback contact: editorial@rttnews.com
Entertainment News
June 05, 2026 16:18 ET A busy week for economic news flow saw a slew of reports being released that reflected the trends in the U.S. labor market. In Europe, economic growth and inflation data gained attention as the European Central Bank and Bank of England head for policy session later in the month. In Asia, the monetary policy session of the Indian central bank was in focus as the country, a major oil importer, reels under the pressures of a weaker rupee and rising inflation.