Joseph Siravo at the ‘The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story’ premiere in 2016. – Kathy Hutchins / NEWSCOM / SIPA
The team of Sopranos of grieving David Chase. Joseph Siravo, known for playing Tony Soprano’s father, Giovanni Francis “Johnny” Soprano in the cult HBO series, died of cancer at the age of 64, his daughter announced on Instagram, reports the
BBC.
“I was by his side when my dear father passed away this morning, peacefully, in his beloved Treehouse… I am extremely grateful to have had him here on earth and I know he did not go very far. She wrote.
Two cult series
Garry Pastore, aka Jerry Basile in the series, paid tribute to his former colleague this Sunday on Instagram : “RIP my dear friend, who fought an incredible fight. I’ll miss you. See you soon on the other side, ”he commented in the caption of a photo of Joseph Siravo.
The latter appeared in five episodes of Soprano in 1999 in flashback scenes depicting Tony’s troubled relationship with his parents. In 2016, he notably played Fred Goldman, father of the murdered waiter Ronald Goldman, in The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story.