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Russell Alfred Bufalino [2] (/ ˌ b ʌ f ə ˈ l iː n oʊ /; born Rosario Alfredo Bufalino, [3] Italian: [roˈzaːrjo alˈfreːdo bufaˈliːno]; October 29, 1903 – February 25, 1994) was an Italian-American mobster who became the crime boss of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Italian-American Mafia crime family known as the Bufalino crime ...
Dec 18, 2023 · Also known as “The Quiet Don,” Russell Bufalino made his mark as one of the most powerful yet low-profile leaders of the American Mafia in the mid-20th century. During a reign that lasted from 1959 to 1994, Bufalino ruled the underworld of northeastern Pennsylvania and helped shape the course of organized crime throughout the United States.
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May 12, 2021 · Crime boss Russell Bufalino was a stoic character in the American Mafia in the mid-20th century. In his book The Quiet Don: The Untold Story of Mafia Kingpin Russell Bufalino , Matt Birkbeck called him an "old man with the droopy right eye" who "sure didn't look like anyone important."
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- Russell Bufalino. As in real life, Joe Pesci’s Russell Bufalino in The Irishman cuts a low profile that conceals his influence. A quiet leader of a Northeast Pennsylvania crime family, the real Bufalino was a powerful player in the Teamsters union, according to Brandt, and had even allegedly been recruited to spy in Cuba by the CIA.
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Oct 11, 2022 · Russell Bufalino was a powerful Pennsylvania Mafia boss known as “McGee” and the “Old Man.” He ran a string of garment businesses, but he was really at the helm of a ruthless crime family with...
Dec 8, 2019 · The character of Russell Bufalino played a key part in 'The Irishman,' and fans are interested in Bufalino's real life. Here's what we know about the mob boss.
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Feb 26, 1994 · KINGSTON — Russell Bufalino, the last of Pennsylvania’s old-school Mafiosi, is dead. Bufalino died at 2:10 p.m. Friday at Nesbitt Memorial Hospital. The Kingston resident was 91.
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