Skylo - 9:04 am on Dec 14, 2006 (gmt 0)

Thanks everyone, and weeks you are correct, it was Edward G. Robinson. Found it a few minutes after posting the question.

Funnily enough i also found some other classics from good old Gangster Johnny played by Ralph Foody:

Gangster 'Johnny': Hey! I tell you what I'm gonna give you, Snakes. I'm gonna give you to the count of 10 to get your ugly, yellow, no-good keister off my property before I pump your guts full of lead! One, two, ten!
[machine gun fire]
Gangster 'Johnny': Keep the change, you filthy animal!

Brilliant! And i find it a shame that someone would not sit through a black and white movie. I absolutely love it and watched them all the time as a kid circa the 90's. Oh well