He would often say that while he might be best known for playing gangsters, his real passions were poetry, painting and opera.
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By Lindsey Bahr and Martin Adames The Associated Press
His first big film role was in Jonathan Demme’s “Something Wild” as Melanie Griffith’s character’s hotheaded ex-convict husband Ray.
By John Katsilometes / RJ
Gilbert Gottfried, the actor and legendary standup comic known for his raw, scorched voice and crude jokes, has died. He was 67.