The Sopranos
The Sopranosnever shy away from the wildness of the mafia humankind it was depicting , and the many the great unwashed Tony Soprano killed cemented him as a truly alone — and dangerous — television set agonist . ThroughoutThe Sopranos ' six seasons , Tony Soprano empower the deaths of twelve people from his offices at the back of Satriale ’s Pork Store of the Bada Bing strip order . These murder were carried out by loyal lieutenants like Paulie " Walnuts " Gualtieri ( Tony Sirico ) and Silvio Dante ( Steven Van Zandt ) .
However , Tony Soprano was n’t afraid to get his hands dirty and often took matter into his own hands . As a answer , he ’s forthwith responsible for eight murder , the 2nd high afterPaulie ’s surprisingSopranoskill count . Sometimes these murders were intrust in the interest of Tony keep up his deplorable modus vivendi , but other times the mafioso would kill out of anger , ignoring the range of command and the privileged position of his victim . The Sopranosmay have ended almost two decades ago , but Tony Soprano ’s kills ensure he ’s remembered as one of the most watchable fictional gangster ever .
Tony Sopranos ' Kills :
Character
Actor
Method Of Death
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Episode Of last
Willie Overall
Herbert Rogers
Considered to be a quintessential drama series to watch, The Sopranos is a crime-drama series that follows Tony Soprano, who tries to manage the expectations of an Italian-American patriarch while acting as the head of a prolific New Jersey crime family. Burdened by the stress of the expectations thrust upon him, Tony regularly visits a therapist throughout the series run. This helps give context to Tony’s actions as a ruthless boss with violent tendencies.
Shot
Season 6 , Episode 15 , " commemorate When "
Febby Petrulio
Tony Ray Rossi
Strangled
time of year 1 , Episode 5 , " College "
Chucky Signore
Sal Ruffino
Season 1 , Episode 13 , " I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano "
Matthew Bevilaqua
Lillo Brancato Jr.
Season 2 , Episode 9 , " From Where To infinity "
Salvatore " Big Pussy " Bonpensiero
Vincent Pastore
Season 2 , Episode 13 , " Funhouse "
Ralph Cifaretto
Joe Pantoliano
Beaten to death
time of year 4 , Episode 9 , " Whoever Did This "
Tony Blundetto
Steve Buscemi
Season 5 , Episode 13 , " All Due regard "
Christopher Moltisanti
Michael Imperioli
Sophisticated
time of year 6 , Episode 18 , " Kennedy and Heidi "
8Willie Overall Was The First Person Tony Killed
Killed Before The Events Of The Sopranos, Discussed In Season 6, Episode 15, “Remember When”
Willie Overall was the first person that Tony drink down , ingest Willie ’s life when Tony was a unseasoned gentleman’s gentleman coming up in the DiMeo house . Tony and Paulie kill Willie on Labor Day 1982 and buried him in the basement of a family . 25 years afterward , they had to rest low in Miami when Larry Barese told the FBI where Willie was buried . Luckily for Tony and Paulie , Larry tell the assurance that Tony ’s close supporter , Jackie Aprile , killed Willie Overall . As Jackie ’s death from cancer beginsThe Sopranos , no charges could be bring against him .
fan of HBO ’s strike serial publication " Did Tony Soprano die in The Sopranos stopping point ? " Though the show never direct answer this enquiry , there are some clues .
When Tony calculate back on the slaying , he is not fill with superbia at it being his first killing , anda abbreviated flashback appearance that Paulie had to encourage Tony to pull the trigger as he was " a fiddling shaky . “However , it is interesting that when Paulie brings up an computer address and the name " Willie Overall " , Tony does n’t immediately call back the killing despite it being his first . It is perhaps an indication that Tony killed so many people that he arise numb to even the unity that were hard for him .
7Strangled Fabian “Febby” Petrulio To Death
Killed In Season 1, Episode 5, “College”
Tony Soprano convert the elbow room booster on video can be limn , as he was a main type who was capable of dread acts of furiousness . One of the earliest examples of this was in time of year 1 , instalment 5 , " College , " in whichTony Soprano take his girl Meadow(Jamie - Lynn Sigler ) to various college loose Clarence Shepard Day Jr. while tracking a known FBI informant .
Tony bump into Febby Petrulio ( Tony Ray Ross),now live in looker protective cover as Fred Peters , at a gasolene place in Maine . After a secret plan of cat - and - computer mouse between the two men , Tony finally strangled Febby to dying outside his travelling agencyto send out a message that his former liveliness in the mob had caught up with him .
Seeing the supporter of a tv show execution a human race in cold blood was a shocking television moment , added to by the fact that Tony carry out this slaying while on a trip with his daughter . He is not urged to do it and could have forgotten that he see Febby in the first place . However , it is percipient as he kills him that Tony is fulfill with wrath towards a " rat " like this and is happy to kill him .
6Shoots At The Marina Chucky Signore
Killed In Season 1, Episode 13, “I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano”
The climax ofThe Sopranosseason 1 revolve around the failed arrive at orchestrated byTony ’s Uncle Junior(Dominic Chianese ) against his nephew . Tony survive both endeavor on his life . After consulting Silvio and Paulie , he decides to remove Chucky Signore ( Sal Ruffino ) , one of Junior ’s desire lieutenants , before Junior can make a third endeavour .
In a moment that will mirror one of Tony ’s ulterior kills , he surprise Chucky by arriving at the Jersey City marina with a side arm hide out inside a Pisces . Tony shoot Chucky beat , then he and Sil tie him to a cinder block and deck him in the river . It is one of the more theatrical murders Tony carry out in the series .
He takes Chucky by surprise , seeming to bask putting him on border before execute him . It is a execution that shows Tony ’s anger towards her uncle , making it clean-cut he would have kill Junior as well had the older human being not been contain .
5Shoots Matthew Bevilaqua After He Attempted To Kill Christopher
Killed In Season 2, Episode 9, “From Where To Eternity”
InThe Sopranosseason 2 , the release of Richie Aprile ( David Proval ) leads to a clash with his brother Jackie ’s replacement , Tony Soprano . Matthew Bevilaqua ( Lillo Brancato Jr. ) , an ambitious immature kip , and his partner Sean Gismonte ( Chris Tardio ) decided to bemuse their fortune in with Richie . To print Richie , they attempted to whack Tony ’s " nephew " Christopher Moltisanti ( Michael Imperioli)for hitting Richie ’s niece Adriana La Cerva ( Drea de Matteo ) .
The strike bomb , and Christopher was able to kill Sean before passing out from his injury . Tony and " Big Pussy " Bonpensiero ( Vincent Pastore ) tracked down Matthew and query him . The vernal punk is terrified for his life and ill beaten , but Tony takes a piano approach path to question him , promising that he ’s not going to kill him and even give him a soda . However , after Matthew tells him everything , Tony in cold blood severalize Matthew he ’s going to defeat him , then shoot him in the head as the young human being tap for his liveliness .
The Sopranos was hugely influenced by true crime and fictitious gangster movies , but one ring honcho believed that he was Tony Soprano ’s inspiration .
With the violent death being in retaliation for the attempt on Christopher ’s life , Tony ’s action here show how much Christopher mean to him . slit point out to Tony that he does n’t need to be a part of it , solidify the fact that Tony does n’t get his hands dingy often given his position of mogul . However , Tony ’s insistence that he wants to and the vicious way he look at with Matthew shows that it is personal .
4Killed Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero After Finding Out He Was An Informant
Killed In Season 2, Episode 13, “Funhouse”
Tony realized thatPussy was an FBI informantin a pictorial dream postulate talking fish while clamber with food poisoning . It ’s later revealed that Pussy had been inform on the DiMeo crime fellowship from as far back as Christmas 1995 when Tony remembers how devious his former protagonist was when he get in at their traditional Christmas celebrations . Realizing that their friend has betrayed them , Tony , Paulie , and Silviotake Pussy out to sea on Tony ’s Modern boat andconfront him for being an FBI source before frivol away him beat and dumping his body overboard .
While Tony ’s kills up until then had been cold - blooded and ruthless , this is one that he is distinctly having difficulty with . Paulie and Silvio are evenly unhinge by having to stamp out their friend , loath to believe that he is really an witness . While they all gun him down , they seem to honour his request not to harm his face , perhaps bear witness some lingering respect despite Pussy ’s betrayal . Further highlighting the shock of the murder , all three men are haunted by the retentivity in later episodes .
3Strangles Ralph Cifaretto After He Killed Their Horse
When Tony kills Ralph Cifaretto ( Joe Pantoliano ) inThe Sopranosseason 4 , installment 9 , " Whoever Did This , " it comes after a whole season ’s worth of tensions between the two men Before his last confrontation with Tony , Ralphie has murdered one of the strippers at the Bada Bing , and disrespected both the married woman of Johnny Sack ( Vincent Curatola ) and the female parent of Paulie . However , aside from a beating from Tony outside the Bing , Ralph ’s made man status and high net protected him from more wild recrimination .
The final straw is whenRalphie orchestrate the death of his and Tony ’s horse , Pie - Oh - My for the insurance money . Tony , who has a well - documented chemical attraction for creature , is wild about this and confronts Ralphie at his home , resulting in a cruel conflict between both men . Tony terminate up gag Ralphie to death , in clear dispute of the Mafia computer code . It ’s a second that shows how hypocritical Tony is , because he had previously forbidden Paulie from killing Ralphie for disrespecting his female parent .
Tony is a very heedful and conservative piece when it comes to his murder , but this is an instance in which he is out of control . It is a heated second of brutality from Tony . In subsequent episodes after his decease , Tony dream of Ralphie and suggest that he might regret kill him in that furious moment .
2Executes Tony Blundetto To Spare Him From A More Brutal Death
Killed In Season 5, Episode 13, “All Due Respect”
When Tony Soprano ’s cousin Tony Blundetto ( Steve Buscemi ) was released from prison house , he was courted by his cousin and Little Carmine ’s gang . Frustrated at his low status in Tony ’s crew , Blundetto accepted a contract from his prison crony Angelo to kill Johnny Sack ’s aide Joey Peeps . However , he pass away too far whenhe kill the brother of Phil Leotardo ( Frank Vincent)in retaliation for the Leotardos ' murder of Angelo .
To avoid war with Johnny Sack ’s crew , Tony was forced to give up the location of where his cousin was hide out so that Phil could take his retaliation . That is what gain it a different cleanup than the repose of Tony ’s murders as it was done , at least partially , out of pity . Rather than let Phil get his hand on Tony B and subjugate him to a long and afflictive death , Tony fulfil his full cousin promptly , even screw that it will see red Phil .
1Suffocates Christopher Moltisanti After He Gets Them Into A Car Crash
Killed In Season 6, Episode 18, “Kennedy and Heidi”
Therelationship between Tony and Chrisis one ofThe Sopranos’most compelling arcs , as both men spring up further and further apart as the show stay on . Tony clearly favor Christopher , cause tensions between his cousin and Paulie , but by season 6 ofThe Sopranos , Tony has no misgiving about kill his cousin . Tony and Christopher ’s appears irreparable after Christopher’sSawrip - off , Cleaverpremieres and is clearly Christopher ’s revenge fantasy against Tony following the death of Adriana .
This plays into Tony ’s intellect for killing Chris in the installment " Kennedy and Heidi " because he realizes his cousin is a liability that could jeopardise Tony ’s criminal mathematical operation . Relapsing from sobriety , Christopher crash the car he and Tony are locomote in while under the influence . Furious that Chris would be so heedless and note the babe seat in the back of the automobile , Tony suffocates his cousinso that it looks like the wreck killed him .
Though he shares his sadness with his family and other griever , Tony is also relieve that he no longer has Christopher as a constant problem in his life history . However , a dream successiveness shows him confessing to Dr. Melfi that he kill Christopher , showing his guilty conscience . As Tony ’s last direct putting to death inThe Sopranos , the disaster of the decay in his and Christopher ’s family relationship score it one of the most memorable deaths in the whole series .
Considered to be a quintessential dramatic event serial publication to watch , The Sopranos is a crime - drama serial publication that follows Tony Soprano , who tries to supervise the expectations of an Italian - American patriarch while acting as the head of a prolific New Jersey crime category . Burdened by the stress of the expectations thrust upon him , Tony regularly visits a therapist throughout the series running . This helps give context to Tony ’s actions as a ruthless boss with trigger-happy tendencies .
