Deceased
How Did Bugsy Siegel Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 41Also known asBenjamin SiegelGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn28/02/1906Born inBrooklyn, New York City, NYDied20/06/1947Died inBeverly HillsCausegunshot woundWikidataQ315487 ↗Buried atHollywood Forever CemeteryTMDb#2544499 ↗
Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel was an American mobster who was a driving force behind the development of the Las Vegas Strip. Along with his childhood friend and fellow gangster Meyer Lansky, Siegel was influential within the Jewish-American mob, the Italian-American Mafia, and the largely Italian-Jewish coalition known as the National Crime Syndicate. Described as "handsome" and "charismatic," Siegel became one of the first front-page celebrity gangsters.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Rogues GallerySeries | Self (archive footage) | 91 |
| 1988 | American ExperienceSeries | Self (archive footage) | 82 |