quote [ Frank Vincent, the character actor that specialized in Mafia roles and appeared in 'Goodfellas,' 'The Sopranos' and 'Casino,' has died at 78.

Vincent will be best remembered as rival crime boss Phil Leotardo in the HBO series The Sopranos, Rolling Stone's pick for The Greatest TV Show of All Time. Vincent's character tormented James Gandolfini's Tony Sopranos over the show's final two seasons, with Leotardo's gruesome death the last murder shown on the series. ]