3amCelebrity NewsSecond Indochina WarThe actor, who was 80, appeared in many mafia films and was a long-running character in TV's The Sopranos.22:30, 01 Aug 2026Updated 22:46, 01 Aug 2026The Sopranos actor Vincent Pastore, has died in New York. The actor, who was 80, was found dead in his apartment in The Bronx by a neighbour on Saturday, after not being heard from for three days, according to Deadline.‌He played Soprano crew associate and mob boss Tony Soprano's close friend Salvatore 'Big P****' Bonpensiero in the drama - which is often considered the greatest TV show ever made.‌The long-running role came to an abrupt end when the character was murdered for being an FBI informant in one of the programme's most memorable scenes.‌His manager Bob McGowan paid tribute to the actor today, saying: “Vinnie was a great guy, he would help anyone and was very charitable.”‌Pastore's character was a mob veteran who had worked in the Soprano crime syndicate with Tony's dad, alongside Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri and Silvio Dante.The actor, who fought in the Vietnam War before taking up performing, was a regular in mafia movies, appearing in Goodfellas, Men of Respect, Carlito's Way and the TV movie Gotti.He also appeared, alongside many of the actors who would go on to appear in The Sopranos, in Hugh Grant comedy Micky Blue Eyes, about an English auctioneer who gets engaged to the daughter of a New York mob boss.Article continues belowPastore had a later career appearing on some of the best known US reality show including Celebrity Apprentice, Dancing With the Stars and Celebrity Fit Club, on which he lost more than two stone.He is survived by his daughter Renee.Choose Daily Mirror as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.‌GoodfellasSecond Indochina WarDancing with the StarsThe ApprenticeThe SopranosReality shows