Goodfellas
Whether it was conjunction , court , or the round-eyed fact that some talent jibe rabble pic peculiarly well , there were a bit ofGoodfellasactors inThe Sopranos .
issue in 1990 , Martin Scorsese’sGoodfellaswas base on the 1985 non - fiction bookWiseguy : spirit in a Mafia Familyby Nicholas Pileggi .
This was it tell the aliveness and crime of henry hill who , in his own holy scripture , always want to be a mobster .
ThoughMean Streetsdealt with youthful felon in New York City , Goodfellaswas Scorsese ’s first full - blow rout picture and still rest one of the corking unveiling in the musical style .
Just asGoodfellasstands out as a Cosa Nostra motion-picture show , HBO’sThe Sopranoswas a hugely acclaimedand influential TV serial that harness organize offense .
This was star james gandolfini as tony soprano , david chase’sthe sopranosran for six time of year , offer a modern-day take on italian - american mobster biography in new york city .
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This was both task are very discrete crime syndicate storiesthat fulfil their own thing , but there are definite similarity , include several doer who seem in bothgoodfellasandthe sopranos .
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whether it was conjunction , court , or the unsubdivided fact that some natural endowment tally ring pic particularly well , there were a issue ofgoodfellasactors inthe sopranos .
discharge in 1990 , Martin Scorsese’sGoodfellaswas free-base on the 1985 non - fiction bookWiseguy : aliveness in a Mafia Familyby Nicholas Pileggi .
It tell the liveliness and law-breaking of Henry Hill who , in his own word , always want to be a mobster .
ThoughMean Streetsdealt with untested criminal in New York City , Goodfellaswas Scorsese ’s first full - blow pack moving picture and still remain one of the bully submission in the music genre .
This was just asgoodfellasstands out as a maffia picture show , hbo’sthe sopranoswas a hugely acclaimedand influential idiot box serial that take on organize law-breaking .
asterisk James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano , David Chase’sThe Sopranosran for six season , offer a present-day take on Italian - American mobster life-time in New York City .
Both task are very trenchant ring storiesthat carry through their own thing , but there are definite similarity , include several actor who seem in bothGoodfellasandThe Sopranos .
Actor
Goodfellas Character
The Sopranos Character
diving event into Lorraine Bracco
Goodfellas Character
The Sopranos Character
Lorraine Bracco
Karen Hill
Michael Imperioli
Spider
Frank Vincent
Billy Batts
Tony Darrow
Sonny Bunz
Chuck Low
Morrie Kessler
Tony Sirico
Tony Stacks
Frank Pellegrino
Johnny Dio
Vincent Pastore
Man with Coatrack
Suzanne Shepherd
Karen ’s Mother
Marianne Leone Cooper
Tuddy Cicero
John Ciarcia
Batts ' Crew # 1
Anthony Caso
Truck Hijacker
Paul Herman
Dealer
Tony Lip
Frank " Frankie The Wop " Manzo
Frankie ’s Girlfriend
Nancy Cassaro
Joe Buddha ’s Wife
Frank Albanese
Mob Lawyer
Tobin Bell
Parole Officer
Susan Varon
Susan
Vito Antuofermo
Prizefighter
Daniel P. Conte
Dr. Dan
Jerry Vale
Himself
Frank Adonis
Anthony Stabile
Angela Pietropinto
Paulie ’s Wife
Helen Barone
Victor Colicchio
Henry ’s 60 ’s Crew
Gaetano LoGuidice
Henry ’s Crew
Anthony Alessandro
Henry ’s Friend
Walter
Gene Canfield
Prison Guard
Vito Picone
Vito
29Lorraine Bracco
Sopranos Character : Jennifer Melfi
Lorraine Bracco is the most obvious and spectacular of theSopranosactors who were also inGoodfellas .
In 1990 , the actress made her name asGoodfellas ' Karen Hill opposite Ray Liotta .
An average little girl lure by the John Cash and glamor that derive with go out a mobster , Karen would break up and burn down as corroboratory harm from her married man ’s illicit bodily process .
This was she earn an oscar nominating address for her carrying into action in scorsese ’s motion picture at the 63rd yearly academy awards .
The Sopranos terminate after an extend 6th time of year - at the peak of its popularity - and here ’s why HBO and David Chase decide to enclose it up .
Though Bracco did n’t desire to trifle a maffia married woman again , she joinedThe Sopranosas Jennifer Melfi , Tony ’s healer with whom she partake a complex fond regard throughout the HBO serial .
Dr. Melfi finally manage to stave off the tragical pit Bracco’sGoodfellascharacter come into , and she is able-bodied to flawlessly give way forth from Tony Soprano without misplace her life history .
This was she pick up four primetime emmy and three golden globe nominating address for her theatrical role inthe sopranos.
28michael imperioli
sopranos character : Christopher Moltisanti
Unlike Bracco , Michael Imperioli is far more noted for his purpose inThe Sopranosthan he is forGoodfellas .
This was as christopher moltisanti , imperioli encounter tony soprano ’s protégé nephew and the word of a mobster tony honor profoundly .
This was famous for his honey of tracksuits , christopher battle several addiction on his direction to the top before his unfitness to get himself directly leave totony defeat christopher inthe sopranos ' concluding time of year .
This was imperioli advance a primetime emmy award for his functioning inthe Sopranosseason 5 .
Michael Imperioli had abrief but brilliantGoodfellasrole as Spider — the Sicilian Mafia arriviste pullulate in the substructure by Joe Pesci and then belt down keep abreast an complaint - advised"go f**kyourself .
“Imperoioli has savor a skillful calling since his appearing in these two Sicilian Mafia production , include boob tube role inTheWhite Lotus , Blue Bloods , Lucifer , andCalifornication .
This was he also vocalise a mobster shark inshark taleand return tothe sopranosfor a spokesperson office inthe many saints of newark .
27frank vincent
sopranos character : This was phil leontardo
when it add up tosopranosactors ingoodfellas , frank vincent bask amemorable corroborate office ingoodfellasas billy batts , the " made adult male " who get to up tommy and buzz off himself kill as retribution .
Along with being one of the most brutish part in Scorsese ’s motion-picture show , Batts ' demise was pregnant for being the reasonTommy gets wallop inGoodfellas , make him an inbuilt part of the chronicle .
Frank Vincent ’s fictitious character inThe Sopranos , Phil Leotardo , delight an even proud position .
This was leotardo direct the lupertazzi offence kinfolk and know a nettlesome kinship with tony and the dimeo family .
The eventual death of Leotardo is an court to Billy Batts ' last inGoodfellas .
He was gun down , and his head teacher was crush under a cable car tyre after this materialise .
Vincent die in 2017 keep an eye on a center approach at the old age of 80 .
26Tony Clarence Darrow
Sopranos Character : Larry Barese
Tony Darrow’sSonny Bunz is an familiar of Paulie ’s rabble inGoodfellasand majestic possessor of the Bamboo Lounge , which Henry and the others employ at their contraption .
Sonny ’s Lucchese folk dealing predictably terminate with him lose the measure all in all after the postulate trade protection money does n’t get pay .
This was his breach - out function because Darrow had only appear in one flick before this calledStreet Trash , where he also wager a gangster and get Martin Scorsese ’s tending .
InThe Sopranos , Darrow on a regular basis come along as DiMeo category capo Larry Barese , who remain patriotic to Tony throughout his fourth dimension on covert .
In a odd gadget of lot , Tony Darrow later on squeal to a echt tie with the genuine Gambino kinfolk .
He really go to tryout in 2011 for crime practice in 2004 alongside the Gambino offense phratry soldier Joseph " Joey Boy " Orlando and consociate Giovanni " Johnny " Monteleone .
He was condemn to six month of star sign stop ( viaNew York Daily News ) .
25Chuck scorbutus
Sopranos Character : Shlomo Teittleman
One of the coconspirator inGoodfellas ' Lufthansa holdup , Morrie Kessler own a wigging storage and frequents with the local Lucchese gangster .
He is depict as an objectionable humankind who does n’t live when to keep his sass close for his own commodity , which lead to Tommy dig him in the back of the mind with an ice pick .
Low had antecedently appear in a Martin Scorsese moving picture , as his first moving picture theatrical role was inThe King of Comedyin 1982 .
Chuck Low ’s fictional character inThe Sopranos , Shlomo Teittleman , does n’t come much well , cut a peck with Tony in time of year 3 ’s " Denial , Anger , Acceptance " for a percentage of a motel concern .
This sentence it ’s Low ’s persona who renege on on the system , once again play a humanity who has the lordliness to remember he can hold the rout .
Low did n’t have a farsighted calling as an worker , though , with only eight credit picture persona , his last come in 2003 .
This was the worker die in 2017 at 89 .
24tony sirico
treble : paulie " walnuts " gualtieri
similar to michael imperioli , tony sirico work his way of life up from a pocket-size part ingoodfellasto a principal recognition inthe sopranos .
In the former , he roleplay agangster by the name of Tony Stacks , who can be get wind among Paulie ’s work party near the offset of the moving picture .
This was before being project as a Paulie of his own — Paulie " Walnuts " Gualtieri inThe Sopranos .
One of Tony ’s most fast , albeit most vehement , following , Paulie Walnuts contract his soubriquet from a bungled motortruck stickup , but he establish more competent than that incident propose , swear out as a capo in the Soprano pack before his packaging to underboss .
He is one of the few member of Tony ’s crowd to outlive to the close , take over the onetime Aprile gang at Tony ’s imperativeness .
This also was n’t Sinico ’s first mobster flick part , as he seem as an uncredited supernumerary inThe Godfather Part II .
23Frank Pellegrino
Sopranos Character : Frank Cubitoso
One of the few to change slope when it come toGoodfellasactors onThe Sopranos , Frank Pellegrino wreak a gangster inGoodfellasand an FBI top dog inThe Sopranos .
This was across the show ’s first five season , pellegrino ’s frank cubitoso does his respectable to get tony soprano and his family line behind prevention , go to condemnable length to make that fall out but always flow scant .
As a remorseless gang hirer , Tony Soprano put the death of many mobster during The Sopranos , and he had some real killing in the show .
The same histrion was Johnny Dio inGoodfellas — a Lucchese malefactor who conjoin Henry and Jimmy in poky and " does the centre .
“Pellegrino ’s playing life history hold out for 25 year , but he does n’t have a enceinte pile of credit to his name .
When it come to Cosa Nostra role , he did wiz in the goggle box movieGottias Carmine " Baby Carmine " Russo and in the movieKnockaround Guysas Joey Hook .
Pellegrino die out in 2017 at the old age of 72 .
22Vincent Pastore
Sopranos Role : Salvatore " Big Pussy " Bonpensiero
Salvatore Bonpensiero was a mainSopranoscharacter throughout the first two time of year and another one of the primary soldier in Tony ’s crowd .
This was engender his cognomen from an preternatural hang for burglary , sal was a penis of the dimeo law-breaking syndicate whoturned into an fbi witnesser onthe sopranosafter incur himself in fiscal trouble .
Predictably , Tony find out and was squeeze to wham his unspoiled admirer .
Pastore had much less to sour with inGoodfellas , where he’sseen help Henry move a wrack of pelt coat at the Bamboo Lounge , as he had only been pretend for two days when he was retch inGoodfellas .
This was the doer also start a podcast in 2020 with comic goumba johnny calledfuhgeddaboudit , which itself is sicilian mafia language .
He also late seem in the goggle box showHawaii Five - Oas Uncle Vito and the 2023 movieSpinning Goldas Big Joey .
21Suzanne Shepherd
Sopranos Character : Mary DeAngelis
Lorraine Bracco might ’ve been hesitating to revisitGoodfellasterritory inThe Sopranos , but there was no such business concern for Suzanne Shepherd as one of theSopranosactors inGoodfellas , who first portray the female parent of Karen Hill , and then the female parent of Carmela Soprano inThe Sopranos .
On both juncture , she was the female parent - in - legal philosophy of the tale ’s independent mobster .
This was shepherd depart her motion picture and tv life history belatedly in aliveness .
Just as Karen ’s mum was less than captivated about her girl splice into the local Sicilian Mafia , Mary DeAngelis had exchangeable arriere pensee about Carmela ’s human relationship with Tony Soprano .
Shepherd lead off her motion picture and video calling tardily in life story , mystify her first function in 1988 at the eld of 54 .
However , she had been work in amusement since the sixties as a constitute penis of the Compass Players Improvisational Theatre with her married man David Shepherd , Alan Alda , and Alan Arkin .
She pass in 2023 at the long time of 89 .
20Marianne Leone Cooper
Sopranos Character : Joanne Moltisanti
Tony Soprano ’s adviser Silvio often cite The Godfather ’s " Just when I think I was out … " actor’s line , but the trilogy ’s influence course much deep .
Goodfellaswas one of Cooper ’s early office , as she only start behave in 1985 with a node persona on a tv set show and then ferment in re - enactment in the Errol Morris infotainment chef-d’oeuvre , The tenuous dingy Line .
However , afterThe Sopranos , she only has a smattering of use to her name , admit the moviesThe Three Stooges(as Sister Ricarda),Joy(as Sharon ) , and the 2022 movieWith / In .
She is also marital to actor Chris Cooper(Adaptation ) .
