Robert Patrick, who played Davey Scatino in The Sopranos, has addressed a fan theory suggesting his character killed Tony Soprano in the show's controversial finale. The final scene of the hit series shows Tony at a diner with his family before the screen cuts to black, leaving his fate ambiguous.
Some fans speculated that the man Tony appears to see before the cut was Davey Scatino, a childhood friend whose life Tony ruined in season two by exploiting his gambling addiction. Patrick, however, was unaware of the theory until recently. He told TV Insider: 'David Chase is the only one that knows. I was never contacted about it.'
The actor, known for Terminator 2 and The X-Files, appeared in only three episodes of the show. He added: 'I feel blessed that people would really still be thinking about my character at the end. But boy, what a great experience.'
Creator David Chase has never confirmed whether Tony dies, though he told The Hollywood Reporter in 2021 that he wanted to imply the possibility of death in that scene, 'not that he did die.' He also remarked that 'the universe goes on and on,' suggesting the story continues beyond the cut to black.
