# 27 Goodfellas actors in Sopranos?

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**Created:** [September 4, 2014, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-goodfellas-actors-in-sopranos/697530 "2014-09-04T22:57:37Z")\
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> **[David Chase on Tony Soprano’s Fate, the State of TV, and Why He Couldn’t...](https://www.thedailybeast.com/david-chase-on-tony-sopranos-fate-the-state-of-tv-and-why-he-couldnt-finish-true-detective)**
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> The creator of The Sopranos sat down at the Venice Film Festival to discuss the recent Tony Soprano dead-or-alive controversy and why he’s competitive with Mad Men.

I know there are a lot, but 27?

Here is my list: ( Sopranos characters names listed when known)

Dr. Melfi  
Christopher Moltisanti  
Paulie Walnuts  
Big Pussy  
Tony’s mother in law  
Carmine Lupertazi Sr.  
Phil Leotardo  
Guy who owned restaurant in Goodfellas (got burned out)

Anyone else?

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**Chuck Low,** who played Morris “Morrie” Kessler in _Goodfellas,_ was the Hassidic Jew in S1E3 (“Denial, Anger, Acceptance”) who made a deal with Tony to obtain a divorce for his daughter.

**Tobin Bell** had a non-speaking role as a parole officer in _Goodfellas,_ and was the military school advisor in S3E13 (“Army of One”).

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**Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-goodfellas-actors-in-sopranos/697530/3 "2014-09-04T23:19:09Z")

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The whole list.Frank Adonis  
Frank Albanese  
Anthony Alessandro  
Vito Antuofermo  
Tobin Bell  
Lorraine Bracco  
Nicole Burdette  
Gene Canfield  
Anthony Caso  
Nancy Cassaro  
John Ciarcia  
Victor Colicchio  
Daniel P. Conte  
Tony Darrow  
Paul Herman  
Michael Imperioli  
Marianne Leone  
Tony Lip  
Gaetano LoGiudice  
Chuck Low  
Vincent Pastore  
Frank Pellegrino  
Angela Pietropinto  
Suzanne Shepherd  
Tony Sirico  
Susan Varon  
Frank Vincent  
Thank you IMDB!

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Low sold Real Estate to DeNiro which was his start in acting.

Also on the Goodfellas DVD for the commentary, they bleep out the real name of Morrie. They did not explain why.  
Looks like many of that list of had really minor roles. I know that Vincent Pastore (big pussy) had a real small Goodfellas part, not sure he even had a line.

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[Here’s a list with 24.](https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090411171012AAZE764)

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> [@buddha\_david](#):
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> **Chuck Low,** who played Morris “Morrie” Kessler in _Goodfellas,_ was the Hassidic Jew in S1E3 (“Denial, Anger, Acceptance”) who made a deal with Tony to obtain a divorce for his daughter.

Wow! I knew I had recognized him, but, didn’t know from where!