Goodfellas and Field of Dreams star Ray Liotta dies at 67
- The actor was best known for roles like mobster Henry Hill and baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson
- Liotta died in his sleep in the Dominican Republic, where he was filming a new movie
Ray Liotta, the actor best known for playing mobster Henry Hill in Goodfellas and baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson in Field of Dreams, has died. He was 67.
An official at the Dominican Republic’s National Forensic Science Institute who was not authorised to speak to the media confirmed Liotta’s death and said his body was taken to the Cristo Redentor morgue.
The Hollywood Reporter and NBC News cited representatives for the actor who said he died in his sleep on Wednesday night. He was in the Dominican Republic to film a new movie.
Lorraine Bracco, who played Karen Hill in Goodfellas, tweeted on Thursday that she was,“Utterly shattered to hear this terrible news about my Ray.”
“I can be anywhere in the world & people will come up & tell me their favourite movie is Goodfellas,” she continued. “Then they always ask what was the best part of making that movie. My response has always been the same … Ray Liotta.”