A former actor on 'The Sopranos' television Mafia series was jailed for 10 years today for his role in a botched burglary that ended in the killing of an off-duty New York police officer.

A former Sopranos actor is due to appear in court today charged with the murder of an off-duty police officer.

A young police officer dying from a bullet to his chest somehow managed to steady his gun and shoot two burglars today, one of whom was later identified by police as an actor who once played a misfit mobster on The Sopranos television show.