gangster
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Conleth Hill joins as Clemmy Keeler, the fierce patriarch of the Keeler gangster family, who rival the Peaky Blinders' ambitions to rebuild the city.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
One X user posted a meme with a photo of fictional Italian gangster Tony Soprano saying, “I don’t want any California bulls—.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
"Sinners," the tale of gangster twins returning home to a supernatural and segregated Deep South in the 1930s, has already made Academy Awards history with its whopping 16 nominations.
From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026
The Irish actor has returned to play the Birmingham gangster in Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, 13 years after he first took on the part in the BBC TV series.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
The crime wave of the 1920s and 1930s, the great gangster era, increased public interest in prisons and punishment, and the interest of Hollywood in particular.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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