Today we have more sad news, losing another Goodfella, Chuck Low who passed away at the age of 89. Born in New York City, Low served four years on active duty as an army major. He was part of the U.S. Army Reserve for more than 30 years and the U.S. National Guard from 1957 to 1965.
Chuck famously played Morrie Kessler & was a close friend of Robert De Niro. Interestingly he was actually De Niro’s landlord when he first got into acting eventually co-starring with him in “Goodfellas.” He reportedly died at a nursing home in New Jersey on Sept. 18 and, having served 30 years in the service & got full military honors.
Low’s most memorable role came as Morrie of Morrie’s Wigs fame. His pal De Niro actually got to whack him. He went on to land roles in “The Sopranos,” “Scent of a Woman” and “The Mission.”
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