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Henry Hill Jr. (June 11, 1943 – June 12, 2012) was an American mobster who was associated with the Lucchese crime family of New York City from 1955 until 1980, when he was arrested on narcotics charges and became an FBI informant.
Apr 2, 2014 · Henry Hill was a member of the Lucchese crime family who became a federal informant, inspiring the Martin Scorsese movie 'Goodfellas.' Updated: Jun 24, 2020. (1943-2012) Who...
Mar 9, 2024 · Henry Hill was a Lucchese crime family associate who became a notorious mobster and a key witness in the Lufthansa heist case. Learn about his life, crimes, and testimony that inspired the movie Goodfellas.
Jul 22, 2020 · Henry Hill and the Real-Life GoodFellas: The True Story Behind the Movie. Martin Scorsese's 1990 film about Hill and the mafia comes to a climax during the now-infamous Lufthansa Heist. By...
Jun 13, 2012 · Henry Hill, who inspired the 1990 Martin Scorsese film Goodfellas, passed away in Los Angeles at 69. He was a former associate of the Lucchese crime family who testified against his mafia bosses and became a celebrity in later life.
In 1955, youngster Henry Hill becomes enamored of the criminal life and Mafia presence in his working class Italian-American neighborhood in Brooklyn. He begins working for local caporegime Paulie Cicero and his associates: Jimmy "the Gent" Conway, an Irish-American truck hijacker and gangster, and Tommy DeVito, a fellow juvenile delinquent.
Sep 21, 1990 · Goodfellas is a 1990 crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, based on the book by Nicholas Pileggi. It tells the story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Italian gangster who rose and fell in the Lucchese Crime Family.
