'Goodfellas' Henry Hill dies at 69(June 12,2012)

Henry Hill Jr. is born June 11, 1943.He was an American mobster associated with the Lucchese crime family. After he turned FBI informant, his life story was documented in the book Wiseguy by crime reporter Nicholas Pileggi.


The 1990 Martin Scorsese film, Goodfellas, was based on the book.His crimes included dealing drugs and hijacking trucks, and he was involved in the 1967 Air France robbery in which $420,000 was stolen from the airline’s terminal at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport.

Hill spent six years in prison for extortion, but continued his criminal activities while behind bars.

Seven things to know about mobster turned FBI informant Henry Hill, portrayed by Ray Liotta in 1990's "Goodfellas.


Henry Hill, the infamous mob informant whose life of crime was chronicled in the film classic “GoodFellas,” was the first to admit that Henry Hill, the former mobster whose life was the basis for the movie "Goodfellas," has passed away at the age of 69 in a Los Angeles-area hospital after a long battle with an undisclosed illness, his girlfriend Lisa tells Reuters.

Hill died in a Los Angeles hospital on June 12, 2012, one day after his 69th birthday, after a long battle with an undisclosed illness. Hill's partner for the last 4 years of his life, Lisa Caserta said: "He had been sick for a long time.Henry Hill,Goodfellas Henry Hill,Henry Hill died, Henry Hill pictures, Henry Hill movies, Henry Hill goodfellas, henry hill dies 69, Henry Hill  biography.