R.I.P. Ray Liotta 1954-2022

The world was shocked and saddened to learn of the death of Ray Liotta at age 67. The New Jersey native was immortalized in the role of real-life gangster Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese's mob masterpiece "Goodfellas". I consider it the greatest film of the 1990s and I know I'm not alone in that assessment, but there's more to Ray than airport robberies and imaginary helicopters. After landing his first significant job as Melanie Griffith's psycho boyfriend in Jonathan Demme's "Something Wild", he memorably met up with Kevin Costner as Shoeless Joe Jackson in the cornfield classic "Field of Dreams". Liotta brought his unique talent and energy to everything he did- "Unlawful Entry", "Copland", "Hannibal", "Narc", an Emmy-winning 2004 episode of "ER", "Killing Them Softly", "Marriage Story", and most recently, the "Sopranos" prequel "The Many Saints of Newark". We may never get another actor as hardworking and unpretentious as Ray Liotta.

Complete filmography- "The Lonely Lady"(1983), "Something Wild"(1986), "Dominick and Eugene"(1988), "Field of Dreams"(1989), "Goodfellas"(1990), "Article 99"(1992), "Unlawful Entry"(1992), "No Escape"(1994), "Corrina, Corrina"(1994), "Operation Dumbo Drop"(1995), "Unforgettable"(1996), "Turbulence"(1997), "Copland"(1997), "Phoenix"(1998), "Muppets from Space"(1999), "Forever Mine"(1999), "Pilgrim"(2000), "A Rumor of Angels"(2000), "Hannibal"(2001), "Heartbreakers"(2001), "Blow"(2001), "Narc"(2002), "John Q"(2002), "Ticker"(2002), "Identity"(2003), "The Last Shot"(2004), "Control"(2004), "Revolver"(2005), "Slow Burn"(2005), "Even Money"(2006), "Take the Lead"(2006), "Local Color"(2006), "Comeback Season"(2006), "Smokin' Aces"(2007), "Wild Hogs"(2007), "In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Seige Tale"((2007), "Battle in Seattle"(2007), "Bee Movie"(2007)-voice, "Hero Wanted"(2008), "Powder Blue"(2008), "Crossing Over"(2009), "Observe and Report"(2009), "The Line"(2009), "Youth in Revolt"(2009), "Crazy on the Outside"(2010), "Date Night"(2010), "Snowmen"(2010), "Chasing 3000"(2010), "Charlie St. Cloud"(2010), "The Details"(2011), "The Son of No One"(2011), "All Things Fall Apart"(2011), "Street Kings 2: Motor City"(2011), "The River Murders"(2011), "The Entitled"(2011), "Wanderlust"(2012), "Killing Them Softly"(2012), "Breathless"(2012), "The Iceman"(2012), "The Place Beyond the Pines"(2012), "Yellow"(2012), "The Devil's in the Details"(2013), "Pawn"(2013), "Better Living Through Chemistry"(2014), "Muppets Most Wanted"(2014), "The Identical"(2014), "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For"(2014), "Revenge of the Green Dragons"(2014), "Stretch"(2014), "Kill the Messenger"(2014), "Blackway"(2015), "Campus Code"(2015), "Sticky Notes"(2016), "Flock of Dudes"(2016), "Marriage Story"(2019), "Hubie Halloween"(2020), "No Sudden Move"(2021), "The Many Saints of Newark"(2021) "Cocaine Bear"(2023), "Fool's Paradise"(2023)