i almost had him. i almost had him. raylee oat a s character, henry hill. sweating there. iconic scene from the mafia classic goodfellas. as you may have heard by now the man that inspired the movie met his end last night in california in the hospital. he was a ripe old age of 69. not bad for a mob informant. he spent 20 years an associate of a crime family. the people that bought my cowboy boots from in texas. the name sounds familiar. interview called goodfellas in an interview, 99% accurate, that s the way heleyed he says. that s the way we treated our lives, always on the hustle. hill eventually turned and became an fbi informant, testimony brought down nearly 50 mobsters. he was eventually kicked out of witness protection for committing other crimes. and continually blowing his cover but as opposed to keeping his head down he embraced his goodfella image and becoming a frequent guest on the howard