One scene Scorsese cut back on because of the test screenings was the brutal murder of gangster Billy Batts (Frank Vincent). Joe Pesci’s Tommy DeVito savagely kills Billy by stabbing him ...

5. Billy Batts Actor Frank Vincent Had To Overcome His Claustrophobia To Film His Scene In The Car Frank Vincent's death as Billy Batts in Goodfellas is the pivotal moment in the film's narrative ...

Portrayed in director Martin Scorcese’s 1990 “Goodfellas” by actor Frank Vincent, Billy Batts ended up a bloody mess.

Henry Hill, Jimmy the Gent, Tommy DeVito, Paulie, Karen, Billy Batts, the Lufthansa heist … all someone has to do is mention some of these names and I get the sudden and irresistible urge to ...

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But Goodfellas wouldn’t only feature actors who rubbed elbows with real mob guys; the film also featured legitimate mobsters, some of them still active in the trade.

Vincent played Tony Soprano’s archenemy Phil Leotardo in The Sopranos, one of his many wiseguy roles. He was Billy Batts in Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas — the “made man” who famously ...

The British folk-rocker’s dreamy hit is heard in the background while Jimmy (Robert De Niro) and Tommy (Joe Pesci) are furiously rearranging the face of made mob-boss Billy Batts.

As Phil Leotardo in 'The Sopranos,' Billy Batts in 'Goodfellas,' and many other roles, Frank Vincent ranked among the great gangster actors. Here's how much he was worth when he died.

– Billy Batts The insult is slung by Billy Batts, newly released from prison, at Tommy – alluding to his childhood days of shoe shining. While Batts claims he’s just “busting balls”, little does he ...

Goodfellas would set a new record with its 300 f-bombs – a total Scorsese himself would surpass with 1995’s spiritual sequel Casino. But it is also uproarious to watch and often hilarious.