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In the HBO TV series The Sopranos, he had his most prominent role as Phil Leotardo, a ruthless New York City gangster who, as boss of the show's fictional Lupertazzi crime family, becomes the show's chief antagonist in the final season.
Phil Leotardo's murder of Angelo Garepe referred back to the death of actor Frank Vincent's character, Billy Batts, in Goodfellas; both were beaten, thrown into a car trunk, and shot while pleading for their life.
Sep 13, 2017 · Frank Vincent, who played the vicious mob boss Phil Leotardo on The Sopranos, has died. He was 80. Vincent died Wednesday, his family said in a statement. He died of complications from heart...
He also had the role of Phil Leotardo in the legendary gangster TV series The Sopranos (1999). Frank Vincent was also the proud recipient of the Italian American Entertainer of the Year Award, and was also acknowledged with a Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Back East Picture Show.
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Sep 13, 2017 · Frank Vincent Gattuso Jr. (April 15, 1937 – September 13, 2017) was an American actor, musician and author who portrayed Phil Leotardo in a main role of The Sopranos. After Nancy Marchand and James Gandolfini, he is the third main/supporting actor on the show who died.
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Sep 13, 2017 · Frank Vincent, the actor perhaps best known as mob boss Phil Leotardo on “The Sopranos,” has died following complications from heart surgery. He was 78.
Phil Leotardo : This is business, Anthony. Tony Soprano : Yeah, I know. But I'm talkin' to you here on a human level. There's a limit, Phil. C'mon. A point where business bleeds into other shit. Feelings make things financially unfeasible.