Robert Spillane, American actor (EZ Streets) and playwright, son of gangster Mickey Spillane, has died from a fall he was , 45

Robert Spillane was a small role actor and the son of Irish-American mobster, Mickey Spillane has died from a fall he was , 45.^[2]

(September 21, 1964 – July 10, 2010^[1])

Biography

Robert was the youngest son of Irish mobster Mickey Spillane. Mickey was known as the "Gentleman Gangster" as head of the infamous "Westies", the Hell's Kitchen (Clinton, Manhattan, NYC) Irish mob in the 1960s. Robert "Bobby" Spillane was young boy of only twelve years old when his father was gunned down in front of their house in 1977. The only silver lining from that horrible day was that with the "Gentleman Gangster's" death the Spillane connection to the "Westies" died as well.
His father's murder remains unsolved to this day.
Spillane, who battled with alcohol and drug addiction decades ago, wrote an off-Broadway play, “All Dolled Up” about a cross-dressing gangster. On television, he appeared in one episode of NYPD Blue in 1997. He also appeared in four episodes of Law & Order and in an episode of Rescue Me.
On film, Spillane played a minor role in the 1999 movie remake of The Thomas Crown Affair.^[3]

Death

Robert Spillane died on July 10, 2010 in the Hell's Kitchen area of New York City. He leaned against an unsecured window screen in his apartment, falling to the sidewalk below. He was unable to catch himself because of an injury that left his arm in a sling. He was discovered by his brother, Michael.^[1]
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