Ray Liotta Dies At 67, Star Of Goodfellas And GTA: Vice City

Iconic actor Ray Liotta has died at the age of 67. Deadline was first to report details, which so far only includes the context that Liotta died May 25 in his sleep in the Dominican Republic--where he was shooting the film Dangerous Waters.

Liotta is survived by his daughter Karsen Liotta. He was engaged to be married to Jacy Nittolo.

The storied performer worked steadily in TV and film since 1978, though is most often remembered for his role in 1990's Goodfellas. In 2021, Liotta told The Guardian he was well aware of the public still largely associating him with the film, which was an adaptation of the 1985 non-fiction book Wiseguy written by Nicholas Pileggi. The book chronicles the rise and fall of mob associate Henry Hill and his friends and family. Liotta, who played Hill in the Martin Scorsese film adaptation said, "If you got one movie that people remember, that's great. If you got two, that's fantastic."

Liotta had many memorable film roles, including 1989's Field of Dreams. More recently, he was coming off a string of movies, including Marriage Story, Many Saints of Newark, and No Sudden Move. As of this writing, he has three films now slated for a posthumous release, including Cocaine Bear.

The actor also won an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama series for a 2004 episode of ER, in which he plays an ex-con and alcoholic named Charlie Metcalf living out his final minutes due to cirrhosis-related illnesses. Liotta was also skilled at comedy, including spoofing himself and his Emmy win in 2007's Bee Movie and a decade later popping up in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Paulie Fucillo, the owner of a gas station and Titus Andromedon's arch nemesis.

Liotta is also forever linked to the Grand Theft Auto video game franchise, having the distinction of voicing Tommy Vercetti in 2002's Grand Theft Auto: Vice City--the first protagonist in the series fully voice acted.