The man immortalized by Martin Scorsese 's film `` Goodfellas '' has died . Then man who made mobster film , ` ` Goodfellas , '' passed away at the age of 69 Tuesday . Hill was a gangster , turned police informant whose story was immoratlized in Martin Scorsese 's film . He lived in relative obscurity until the film 's producers brought him out of retirement . Hill 's longtime companion , Lisa Williams , told media he was surrounded by family members .
Then man who made mobster film , ` ` Goodfellas , '' passed away at the age of 69 Tuesday . Hill was a gangster , turned police informant whose story was immoratlized in Martin Scorsese 's film . He lived in relative obscurity until the film 's producers brought him out of retirement . Hill 's longtime companion , Lisa Williams , told media he was surrounded by family members .