Robert De Niro De Niro went on to have a successful working relationship with him in films such as "Taxi Driver" (1976), "New York, New York" (1977), "Raging Bull" (1980), "The King of Comedy" (1983), "Goodfellas" (1990), "Cape Fear" (1991), and "Casino" (1995). They also acted together in "Guilty by Suspicion" (1991) and provided their voices for the animated feature "Shark Tale" (2004). "Taxi Driver" was particularly important to De Niro's career. His iconic performance as Travis Bickle catapulted him to stardom and forever linked his name with Bickle's famous "You talkin' to me?" monologue, which De Niro largely improvised. The role of
Ray Arcel quit in his second fight against Sugar Ray Leonard, Arcel helped prepare Larry Holmes for his fight against Gerry Cooney. He retired from training after that fight. He died on March 7, 1994, at the age of 94. His first wife, Hazel, died on August 3, 1946 and his daughter Adele Arcel Bloch died on February 8, 1990. His wife, Stephanie Arcel, died in 2014. Actor Robert De Niro portrayed Arcel in the 2016 film "Hands of Stone", about Roberto Durán, with actress Ellen Barkin portraying his wife Stephanie. Ray Arcel Ramil "Ray" Arcel (August 30, 1899 – March 7,