The “Goodfella” is now a “Deadfella.”
Henry Hill, the Brooklyn-born mobster turncoat who inspired the classic gangland movie “Goodfellas,” died yesterday. He was 69.
Hill, who was portrayed by Ray Liotta in Martin Scorsese’s Oscar-winning film, became a member of the Luchese crime family as a teen before ratting out his fellow mobsters and entering the witness-protection program in 1980.
Hill’s long-time manager and girlfriend, Lisa Caserta, told The Post he died at LA’s West Hills Hospital.
“He had a heart attack around the 27th of May, and he went into the hospital and it was really touch-and-go for a long time,” she said, adding that Hill had been suffering from bad circulation due to smoking.
She also said he “struggled with alcoholism.”
Caserta said Hill had recently made his peace with his family, but “I don’t think he ever got over his demons.
“He would talk about how bad he felt about doing the things that he did.”
She said Hill agonized over his many crimes, including the infamous Lufthansa heist at Kennedy Airport that netted his crew nearly $6 million in 1978. At the time, it was the most successful robbery in American history.
“He tried so hard to redeem himself,” she said. “He felt bad about that.”
As for Scorsese’s iconic depiction of Hill’s wild life, Caserta recalled, “He always said it was 99.9 percent accurate.”