Biography Lucky Luciano: Chairman of the Mob (Season 8, Episode 21)
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TV Episode | 50 min | Documentary, Biography, History

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Biography

Lucky Luciano: Chairman of the Mob (Season 8, Episode 21)

TV-14

TV Episode | 50 min | Documentary, Biography, History

He wrote his name in blood on the sidewalks of New York and made himself the Boss of all Bosses. Arriving in America at the age of nine and embarking upon a life of crime at age 14, Charles "Lucky" Luciano rose through the ranks of the New...See moreHe wrote his name in blood on the sidewalks of New York and made himself the Boss of all Bosses. Arriving in America at the age of nine and embarking upon a life of crime at age 14, Charles "Lucky" Luciano rose through the ranks of the New York Mafia like a pistol shot. By the age of 34, he was running the Sicilian mob like a U.S. corporation diversifying the rackets, organizing the gangs and running his own political candidates. Examine Lucky's 30-year career as CEO of Murder, Inc. through rare interviews and extensive archival footage. Mob insiders recall the history-making meetings held in Luciano's Waldorf-Astoria headquarters. And naval records reveal how his top-secret war efforts earned him parole from a 50-year sentence.Journey into the dangerous world of La Cosa Nostra for the definitive portrait of one of the most notorious criminals in history. Written by CaldoTheKid See less

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20 cast members

Name	Known for
Jack Perkins Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Sapporo 1972: XI Olympic Winter Games (1972)
Danny Bonaduce Narrator Narrator See fewer	The Partridge Family (1970)
Albert Anastasia Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Harry J. Anslinger Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	To the Ends of the Earth (1948)
Fulgencio Batista Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Nadie (I) (2017)
Al Capone Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Fidel Castro Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Araaayyyyy!!! (1986)
Frank Costello Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Kefauver Investigation (1951)
John Davis Self - Author: Mafia Dynasty Self - Author: Mafia Dynasty See fewer	Mobsters (1997)
Aldo De Lisi Self - Luciano Acquaintance Self - Luciano Acquaintance See fewer	Gli ultimi della strada (1940)
Thomas E. Dewey Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Gillette Cavalcade of Sports (1944)
Stephen Fox Self Self See fewer	The Italian Americans (2014)
Carlo Gambino Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Meyer Lansky Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Marc Lawrence Self Self See fewer	The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Giuseppe Luciano Self - Luciano Relative Self - Luciano Relative See fewer	Malena (2000)
Lucky Luciano Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Douglas MacArthur Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Assignment in Korea (1951)
Ralph Salerno Self - Former NYPD Investigator Self - Former NYPD Investigator See fewer	Unusual Suspects (2010)
Bugsy Siegel Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer