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  1. James Burke was portrayed by Robert De Niro in the 1990 Martin Scorsese film Goodfellas, renamed Jimmy Conway. Burke was played by John Mahoney in the 1991 television film The 10 Million Dollar Getaway , which details the events of the Lufthansa Heist.

  2. What Happened To Goodfellas' Jimmy Conway After The Movie In Real Life. Henry Hill's testimonies against Jimmy Conway and Paul Cicero led to their arrests and convictions, with Paulie dying in prison and Jimmy serving a long sentence before his death in 1996.

  3. Dec 19, 2020 · The main characters in Goodfellas are based on real-life gangsters, though most of them had to go through name changes. Such is the case of De Niros Jimmy Conway, whose real name was James Burke, and they were both known as “The Gent”.

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  4. May 11, 2024 · While the version of Henry Hill played by Ray Liotta has the name of his real-life counterpart, there was no real gangster named Jimmy Conway. That is to say, Scorsese had to change the name of real-world gangster Jimmy “the Gent” Burke for legal reasons.

  5. Mar 9, 2024 · James Burke A.K.A. “Jimmy The Gent”. Thomas Monaster/NY Daily News Archive/Getty Images James Burke’s true story was one of the most memorable ones dramatized in Goodfellas. James Burke, played by Robert De Niro as “Jimmy Conway” in the film, was the principal architect of the Lufthansa heist.

  6. Mar 3, 2014 · In real life, Jimmy the Gent Burke was a ruthless killer and associate of the Luchesse crime family. He was also one of the leaders of the real-life goodfellas crew. Jimmy Burke was played by Robert DeNiro in the 1990 hit film, Goodfella's.

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  8. Jul 22, 2020 · Burke was known as “Jimmy the Gent” because he was always passing out wads of cash and big tips to everyone in the neighborhood, but the nickname also contained more than a trace of irony. Burke...

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