No More Shines

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“Now…
go home…
and get your fukkin’ shinebox!
 
 

Frank Vincent
Actor, musician, Hollywood wiseguy.
April 15, 1937 – September 13, 2017.
Aged 80 years.

Most recognized for: Similar to what Danny Trejo did for Mexicans in cinema, Mr. Vincent was a cartoonish amalgam of Italian bad-guy stereotypes… and it totally worked for him. His distinguished appearance and gruff demeanor made him the easy choice in Hollywood when somebody said “get me some mean old mafioso guy.” “Raging Bull,” “Goodfellas,” “Casino,” “The Sopranos,” etc. It must’ve been an easy career… playing the same character 1000 times.