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  1. May 31, 2021 · Robert De Niro has had numerous comedic roles in his career, but the legendary actor's best performances have come when he played gangsters. One of his best-ever roles is that of James "Jimmy" Conway in Martin Scorsese's award-winning movie Goodfellas. The character is based on real-life Lucchese crime family member James Burke, aka Jimmy the Gent.

  2. Sep 21, 2015 · Right, Robert De Niro is seen, June 23, 2015, in Milan. Robert De Niro as James "Jimmy the Gent" Conway Memorable line: “You took your first pinch like a man and you learn two great things in ...

  3. Jun 20, 2020 · Goodfellas never made it clear whether Robert De Niro's Jimmy Conway meant to kill Karen Hill. Back in 1990, long before embracing a more reflective, subdued tone with 2019's The Irishman, director Martin Scorsese released what many consider to be the finest of his mobster flicks: Goodfellas. Now, 30 years after the movie debuted, audiences are ...

  4. Jun 13, 2012 · quicklist: 7title: Hill Still Liked to Watch 'Goodfellas'text: Hill coached Robert De Niro on how to play ruthless mobster Jimmy "the Gent" Burke, whose last name was changed to Conway in the film.

  5. Apr 23, 2015 · Robert De Niro, however, met with Hill and endlessly quizzed him for insights into his character, Jimmy Conway, who was based on mobster James (Jimmy the Gent) Burke. 4.

  6. Apr 7, 2015 · In Martin Scorsese’s classic gangster film Goodfellas, Tommy DeVito, played by Joe Pesci, gets whacked by John Gotti’s family in retribution for killing made man Billy Batts, played by Frank ...

  7. When Martin Scorsese, one of the world's most skillful and respected directors, reunited with two-time Oscar-winner Robert De Niro in GoodFellas, the result was one of the most powerful films of the year. Based on the true-life best seller Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi and backed by a dynamic pop/rock oldies soundtrack, critics and filmgoers alike declared GoodFellas great. It was named 1990's ...