Henry Hill - Death, Family & Goodfellas
Henry Hill was a member of the Lucchese crime family who became a federal informant, inspiring the Martin Scorsese movie 'Goodfellas.'
Who Was Henry Hill?Henry Hill was born in Brooklyn, New York, on June 11, 1943. Although not related by blood, Hill worked his way up in the Lucchese crime family from a young age. Arrested for drug trafficking in 1980, Hill became a federal informant and joined the Witness Protection Program for a number of years.