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William Poole (July 24, 1821 – March 8, 1855), also known as Bill the Butcher, was the leader of the Washington Street Gang, which later became known as the Bowery Boys gang. He was a local leader of the Know Nothing political movement in mid-19th-century New York City.
Oct 3, 2019 · Bill “The Butcher” Poole was one of the most notorious anti-immigrant gangsters in American history. His bullying, violent temperament inspired the main antagonist in Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York but it ultimately led to his murder at age 33.
In the 1846 slum of the Five Points, two rival gangs, the Anglo-Protestant Confederation of American Natives, led by William "Bill the Butcher" Cutting, and the Irish Catholic immigrant Dead Rabbits, led by "Priest" Vallon, engage in their final battle to determine which faction will hold sway over the territory.
Sep 12, 2023 · However, during the final fight at the end of Gangs of New York, Bill is injured by shrapnel, giving Amsterdam the opportunity to finally defeat him. Amsterdam uses his father's knife to kill Bill in a pretty full-circle ending for the film.
Jun 17, 2016 · Gangs of New York | Bill the Butchers First Scene | Gang Showdown. Liam Neeson and Daniel Day-Lewis. Directed by Martin Scorsese. ...more.
Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting : Then may the Christian Lord guide my hand, against your Roman popery. Priest Vallon : Prepare to receive the true Lord!
Jul 24, 2021 · Poole was a thug, a thief and a celebrity, leader of a Christopher Street gang which morphed and coalesced with others to become one of the most terrifying group of criminals in New York — the Bowery Boys.
Mar 8, 2023 · The most famous depiction of Bill the Butcher was by Daniel Day-Lewis in the film Gangs of New York, loosely based on the book of the same name. The plot follows Amsterdam Vallon, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, whose father, once leader of the gang the Dead Rabbits, was killed by the Butcher.
Dec 20, 2002 · Gangs of New York: Directed by Martin Scorsese. With Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz, Jim Broadbent. In 1862, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher; his father's killer.
Mar 16, 2022 · It takes a true powerhouse of an actor to inject the character of Bill the Butcher with such commanding presence. Here's who's behind the role.
