Ray Liotta is op 67-jarige leeftijd overleden in zijn slaap, terwijl hij Dangerous Waters in de Dominicaanse Republiek aan het draaien was.

Liotta was vooral bekend voor zijn vertolking van maffiabaas Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese-klassieker Goodfellas uit 1990, maar maakte ook naam met andere bijdragen aan de misdaadcinema, waaronder m Blow, de Silence of the Lambs-sequel Hannibal, Killing Them Softly en Identity. Recent was Liotta nog te zien in Marriage Story, de Sopranos-prequel The Many Saints of Newark en No Sudden Move.

Voor zijn overlijden had Liotta de opnames afgerond van Cocaine Bear van Elizabeth Banks en hij zal ook nog te zien zijn in de aankomende Apple TV+-serie Black Bird met Taron Egerton.

Verschillende collega’s herdachten Liotta op Twitter.

Bron: IndieWire

Shocked and saddened to hear of Ray Liotta’s passing. Beyond the tough guy exterior and the tightly wound emotions of his signature characters, he was a sweet, playful and passionate collaborator and brilliant actor. RIP. pic.twitter.com/O5tueLlBMP

— Mangold (@mang0ld) May 26, 2022

I am utterly shattered to hear this terrible news about my Ray.
I can be anywhere in the world & people will come up & tell me their favorite movie is Goodfellas. Then they always ask what was the best part of making that movie. My response has always been the same…Ray Liotta. pic.twitter.com/3gNjJFTAne

— Lorraine Bracco (@Lorraine_Bracco) May 26, 2022

Not Ray 💔

— James Caan (@James_Caan) May 26, 2022

Ray Liotta. Man. Just met dude for the first time last year. GREAT actor. Nice to have had a chance to say that to him. RIP.

— Jeffrey Wright 🥜 (@jfreewright) May 26, 2022

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I can’t believe Ray Liotta has passed away. He was such a lovely, talented and hilarious person. Working with him was one of the great joys of my career and we made some of my favorite scenes I ever got to be in. A true legend of immense skill and grace.

— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) May 26, 2022

https://twitter.com/jamieleecurtis/status/1529865195555737605?s=21&t=LTkJCvqltc9khFCXYTEcSg

RIP Ray Liotta!! Loved your work ❤️https://t.co/XmoRVn4L3R

— Viola Davis (@violadavis) May 26, 2022