How many times has Frank " The Enforcer " Nitti appeared as a character in movies?

airbolt | 23:57 Sun 20th Aug 2006 | History

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I know of two at least . A wildly inaccurate portrayal in " The Untouchables ( Ice Cream Suit indeed! ) and a more plausible one in " Road to Perdition"

Obviously Al Capone must have been the most portrayed Gangster in films. Was Frank Nitti second or would that be Lucky Luciano?

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jno

I would have said Robin Hood #1 and maybe Jesse James #2.

kempie

According to IMDb, in addition to the two titles you name, the character Frank Nitti appears in;

. . . St. Valentine's Day Massacre, The (1967)
. . . Capone (1975)
. . . Frank Nitti: The Enforcer (1988) (TV movie)
. . . Revenge of Al Capone, The (1989) (TV movie)

in two TV series of "The Untouchables"; (1959) and (1993)

plus an earlier 1958 appearance in TV drama "Playhouse 90"

http://uk.imdb.com/Find?select=Characters&for= Frank%20Nitti

'Lucky' Luciano has many more entries

http://uk.imdb.com/Find?select=Characters&for= Lucky%20Luciano

btw the 2 Nitti roles you mention were played by actors who also played 'Lucky' Luciano in other movies

Untouchables... Billy Drago - The Outfit (1993)
Road to Perdition... Stanley Tucci - Billy Bathgate (1991)

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