Frank Vincent aka Billy Batts & Phil Leotardo has died

[Diamond Jim]

Frank Vincent, who played the vicious mob boss Phil Leotardo on The Sopranos, has died. He was 78.

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

Vincent also portrayed tough guys for director Martin Scorsese in Raging Bull (1980), Goodfellas (1990) — as the real-life Gambino gangster Billy Batts, he with the memorable line, "Go home and get your shine box!" — and Casino (1995).


RIP Shinebox

 

[j123]

Damn.... investigate Tommy

 

[Pliny Pete]

Now go home and get ya fuckin shinebox!

 

[TrippleOG]

Rip shah of iran

 

[GearSolidMetal]

Someone wacked him.

Paid off the heart surgeon to cause 'complications.'

 

[HARRISON_3]

He's up in the great big shine box in the sky

RIP

 

[minute bull]

@ :24

 

[Medical Marijuana Man]

RIP Phil

 

[RoninJin]

Damn u shinebox

 

[Anung Un Rama]

 

[liljoe]

He was great.

"Hey, I've known you my whole fuckin' life."

 

[Pied Piper]

he was a made man

 

[Anung Un Rama]

Damn u shinebox

you were a little out of line yourself

 

[Peteyandjia]

I heard his head got ran over

 

[minute bull]

I heard his head got ran over

I hear it's less of a popping sound, and more like a whump. That's what I hear, anyway.

*smooths hair*

 

[Peteyandjia]

I hear it's less of a popping sound, and more like a whump. That's what I hear, anyway.

*smooths hair*

Either way, I fucked guys like him in the ass when I was in prison

 

[liljoe]

He was great in his small scene in Do the Right Thing.

 

[minute bull]

Either way, I fucked guys like him in the ass when I was in prison

You used to say you were a prisoner to meth at My Little Pony raves, but I never recalled you served any jailtime.

*adjusts tie*

 

[Zer]

Damn, dude was part of some major shit

I'll always remember this. Shit traumatized me as a kid

 

[Anung Un Rama]

He was JLos dad in the good George Clooney movie