Vincent Pastore, 1946-2026

In the crowded ranks of television’s supporting actors, few have burned themselves into our memories with the force of Vincent Pastore. For a handful of seasons on The Sopranos, he played Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero with such lived-in authenticity that his character’s fate (*spoiler alert*) of sleeping with the fishes seared itself into our imaginations.…