He was portrayed by Joe Pesci, who also portrayed Frankie Monaldi in Once Upon a Time in America, Mr. He is based on the real life Chicago Outfit enforcer Anthony John 'The Ant' Spilotro.
Nicholas 'Nicky' Santoro is the main antagonist of the 1995 crime film Casino. And we know what you do, don't we, Charlie? You fuck people out of money and get away with it. And guess what? I'll split your fucking head open again. And just about the time that I'm coming out of jail, hopefully, you'll be coming out of your coma. if you don't have my money for me, I'll crack your fucking head wide open in front of everybody in the bank. For instance tomorrow morning I'll get up nice and early, take a walk down over to the bank and walk in and see and, uh. I think in all fairness, I should explain to you exactly what it is that I do. You know, you've got the wrong impression about me.