Today actor Frank Vincent passed away, due to heart surgery complications, at the age of 78.

Vincent had memorable roles in three Martin Scorsese movies: Savly in Raging Bull; Joe Pescis aide-de-camp Frank Marino in Casino; and real-life mobster Billy Batts in 1990s Goodfellas.

Of all three roles, Vincents part as Billy Bats in Goodfellas is indisputably the most well known. Go home at get your *bleeping* shineboxwhat Batts tells Joe Pescis volatile Tommy DeVito charactermight very well be the greatest quote in cinematic history.

In 2006, Vincent published a book via Berkley publishing: A Guys Guide To Being A Mans Man.

Vincent was also enormously talented at playing the main baddie, not just the sidekick, as he proved adeptly with his portrayal of the snakelike Phil Leotardo, who memorably went to war against mob boss Tony Sopranos crime family on The Sopranos.

With his prominent chin, swarthy good looks and neatly cut and combed hair, Frank Vincent looked the part of an Italian-American mobster, perhaps more so than any other actor of the twentieth and twenty-first century.

Rest in peace, Mr. Vincent. We are really going to miss you.