Bobby Spillane, Mickey Spillane's son who died in tragic accident, remembered as a 'standup guy' Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/

he actor son of mobster Mickey Spillane was remembered Sunday as a class act who worked hard to get away from the streets but never forgot where he came from.

"[Bobby Spillane] was a standup guy. He was the most loyal of friends," said a close pal, comic Colin Quinn. "He knew all the West Side stories, all the West Side guys respected him.

"He hated bullies and always stood up to them," Quinn said. "He was my best friend."

Spillane, 45, died in a freak six-story fall Saturday when he leaned out the window of his Eighth Ave. apartment to call to his twin brother and the screen gave way.

No foul play is suspected, and the fall is being treated as a tragic accident, sources said.

An autopsy conducted Sunday was inconclusive, and toxicology tests will be conducted, the medical examiner's office said.

Spillane appeared in several TV shows and films, like "Law & Order," "Rescue Me" and "The Thomas Crown Affair."

He also wrote plays, including 2006's "All Dolled Up" - which Quinn produced - about a cross-dressing mobster in the 1960s.

"He was excellent to work with," said retired NYPD Lt. John O'Donohue, who starred as the Mafia don. "He was a true gentleman. It is a great loss."

Spillane had recently been working on a one-man show called "A Hell's Kitchen Story," Quinn said. "I rehearsed with him all the time, and it was an amazing piece of writing," the "Saturday Night Live" alum said. "He was a very good actor."

Spillane's father, known as the Gentleman Gangster, led the notorious Westies gang for two decades before being gunned down in 1977. His killing remains unsolved.

The elder Spillane was not related to the crime novelist of the same name, who created the legendary Mike Hammer character.

Friends said Bobby Spillane battled with drugs and alcohol when he was younger, but turned his life around and was quick to help anyone struggling with similar demons.

"We all went through a tough time growing up," said Bobby Moresco, who won an Oscar for penning the film "Crash." "But a few of us came out on the other side.

"He straightened himself out and then made it his business to help out others," he said.

Spillane's brother Michael said that was just the way his twin sibling was.

"He was there for everyone in the neighborhood," he said. A wake will be held tomorrow and Wednesday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at his uncle James McManus' funeral home, McManus & Ahern, on W. 43rd St.

A Mass is scheduled for Thursday at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on W. 51st St