BIRTHDAY
Sep 9, 1930 September 9
BIRTHPLACE
North Carolina
DEATH DATE
May 30, 2024 (age 88)
BIRTH SIGN
About
Infamous New York heroin dealer whose life is the subject of the 2007 film American Gangster.
Trivia
He was sentenced to seventy years in prison, but was released after five for his cooperation with police.
Before Fame
He lived a life of petty crime and pool hustling before becoming the right hand man of crime boss Bumpy Johnson.
Family Life
He had seven children with longtime wife Julianna Farrait.
Associated With
He was portrayed by Denzel Washington in American Gangster in 2007.