About

Known credits:
4
Birthday:
1935-04-11
Place of birth:
Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Website:
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Richard Kuklinski

Overview

Richard Leonard Kuklinski was an American contract killer who was convicted for five murders. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1988. Three documentaries, two biographies and a feature film have been produced on Kuklinski based on his interviews and the results of the task force that brought Kuklinski to justice.

Michael Shannon plays Kuklinski in the 2012 film The Iceman based on Anthony Bruno's book The Iceman: The True Story of a Cold-Blooded Killer. The film also stars Winona Ryder as Kuklinski's wife (renamed Deborah), Ray Liotta as Roy DeMeo, Stephen Dorff as Richard's younger brother Joey, and Chris Evans as Robert "Mr. Softee" (renamed "Mr. Freezy") Pronge.

Known for

Acting

2004 The Iceman and the Psychiatrist Actor Self 59
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2001 The Iceman Confesses: Secrets of a Mafia Hitman Actor Himself 59
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1992 The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer Actor Himself 59
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Writing

1992 The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer Writing Writer 59
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