Raymond Allen "Ray" Liotta was an American actor, who was well-known for his distinctive raspy New Jersey-accented voice. He was best known for his roles as Shoeless Joe Jackson in the 1989 fantasy-drama film Field of Dreams, as Henry Hill in the 1990 crime film Goodfellas, and as Tommy Vercetti in the 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. He also played Mike Wozniak in the CBS drama series Shades of Blue.
His Disney roles included Captain T.C. Doyle in Operation Dumbo Drop, Jack Devine The Last Shot, Jack in Wild Hogs, Principal Luger in the Hannah Montana Forever episode "Hannah Montana to the Principal's Office", Major Liotta in the Phineas and Ferb episode "What A Croc!", and Big Papa in Muppets Most Wanted.
Roles[]
Captain T.C. Doyle
(Operation Dumbo Drop)
(Operation Dumbo Drop)
Major Liotta
(Phineas and Ferb)
(Phineas and Ferb)
Principal Luger
(Hannah Montana Forever)
(Hannah Montana Forever)
Big Papa
(Muppets Most Wanted)
(Muppets Most Wanted)
Gallery[]
Ray Liotta on the set of Muppets from Space with Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and Pepe the King Prawn.
Ray Liotta and his daughter, Karsen attending the 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in January 2016.
Ray Liotta speaks onstage at the Shades of Blue panel during the CBS portion of the 2017 Winter TCA Press Tour.
Trivia[]
- Liotta was originally considered to voice Scar in The Lion King, along with James Caan, Tim Curry, Robert Duvall, and Malcolm McDowell, but at the end, Jeremy Irons was cast instead.