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James Burke (July 5, 1931 – April 13, 1996), also known as " Jimmy the Gent ", was an American gangster and Lucchese crime family associate who is believed to have organized the 1978 Lufthansa heist, the largest cash robbery in American history at the time.
3 Μαρ 2014 · Once he was released from prison, Burke made a name for himself in profitable crimes like: cigarette smuggling, hijacking, loan-sharking, extortion, drug-dealing and armed robbery. To keep his victims and fellow criminals in line, he routinely resorted to murder of the most violent sort.
20 Ιουλ 2017 · The mastermind behind the Lufthansa heist was the mobster Jimmy Burke (“Jimmy Conway,” played by Robert De Niro, in Goodfellas). Accompanied by several associates, including Parnell “Stacks” Edwards (played by Samuel L. Jackson) and Tommy DeSimone (played by Joe Pesci), he managed to steal $5 million in cash and an additional $875,000 ...
9 Μαρ 2024 · James Burke, played by Robert De Niro as “Jimmy Conway” in the film, was the principal architect of the Lufthansa heist. Soon after he was born — in 1931, to an Irish immigrant single mother in New York — Burke was placed into foster care and shifted from orphanages to foster homes and back throughout his childhood.
30 Αυγ 2020 · Jimmy Burke died in April 1996 at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. Goodfellas did a good job in adapting the planning of the Lufthansa Heist and the events that came after it within the mob, though with a couple of minor changes just to add to the drama.
19 Απρ 2023 · Here's what really happened to James Burke, the real-life mob figure who inspired Robert De Niro's Jimmy Conway in Goodfellas, after the film's events.
28 Νοε 2020 · Goodfellas toned down Jimmy Burke, but it’s somewhat understandable as the movie is, first and foremost, Henry Hill’s story, and with another very violent character like Tommy DeSimone also around, it was for the best that some of Burke’s actions and behaviors were left out.
