Crime boss
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A crime boss is the person who controls and commands a criminal organization . Other terms for a crime boss include "Don", "kingpin", and "oyabun". A crime boss has command over his subordinates, and his profits come from his men's criminal endeavors, which he usually orders himself. Most crime bosses are respected and feared by their own men. There is a typical command structure which large crime organizations of all types operate under. The Mafia , a very prominent example, is not the only one. From top to bottom are the Boss, the underboss advisors, captains, soldiers, and associates. Some groups may only have as little as two ranks; a boss, and his men. Or, it can be a semi-complex structured organization as seen in higher end organized crime groups.
Famous crime bosses
Famous fictional crime bosses
In film
Caesar Enrico Bandello (Edward G. Robinson ), Little Caesar
Eddie Bartlett (James Cagney ), The Roaring Twenties
Teddy Bass (Ian McShane ), Sexy Beast
Carlito Brigante (Al Pacino ), Carlito's Way Nino Brown (Wesley Snipes ), New Jack City Antonio "Tony" Camonte (Paul Muni ), Scarface
Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice (Al Pacino ), Dick Tracy Domenico Clericuzio (Danny Aiello ), The Last Don
Spats Colombo (George Raft ), Some Like It Hot
James "Jimmy the Gent" Conway (Robert De Niro ), Goodfellas Michael Corleone (Al Pacino ), The Godfather The Godfather Part II The Godfather Part III Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro ), The Godfather The Godfather Part II Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson ), The Departed
Cross De Lena (Jason Gedrick ), The Last Don
Abraham "Cousin Avi" Denovitz (Dennis Farina ), Snatch
Don (Amitabh Bachchan ), Don
Don (Shahrukh Khan ), Don: The Chase Begins Again
Carmine "The Roman" Falcone (Tom Wilkinson ), Batman Begins Wilson "The Kingpin" Fisk (Michael Clarke Duncan ), Daredevil The Gangster (Paul Bettany and Malcolm McDowell ), Gangster No. 1
George Hally (Humphrey Bogart ), The Roaring Twenties
Jabba the Hutt (Larry Ward ), Star Wars Bumpy Jonas (Moses Gunn ), Shaft
Teddy KGB (John Malkovich ), Rounders
Don Lino (Robert De Niro ), Shark Tale
"Hatchet" Harry Lonsdale (P. H. Moriarty ), Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Vincent Mancini-Corleone (Andy García ), The Godfather Part III Frank Milo (Bill Murray ), Mad Dog and Glory
Antonio "Tony" Montana (Al Pacino ), Scarface Subhash Nagre (Amitabh Bachchan , Sarkar
Jack "The Joker" Napier (Jack Nicholson ), Batman Velu Nayagan (Kamal Haasan ), Nayagan
"Brick Top" Polford (Alan Ford ), Snatch
Tom Powers (James Cagney ), The Public Enemy
James Lionel Price (Kenneth Cranham ), Layer Cake
Johnny Rocco (Edward G. Robinson ), Key Largo
Hyman Roth (Lee Strasberg ), The Godfather Part II Franz Sanchez (Robert Davi ), Licence to Kill Jimmy Serrano (Dennis Farina ), Midnight Run
Harold Shand (Bob Hoskins ), The Long Good Friday
Keyser Söze , The Usual Suspects Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci ), Casino Rocky Sullivan (James Cagney ), Angels with Dirty Faces
Bill Sykes (Robert Loggia ), Oliver & Company Eddie Temple (Michael Gambon ), Layer Cake
Alec Trevelyan (Sean Bean ), GoldenEye Vijay Verma ((Amitabh Bachchan ), Deewar
Paul Vitti (Robert De Niro ), Analyze This Analyze That
Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames ), Pulp Fiction
Brad Wesley (Ben Gazzara ), Road House
Frank White (Christopher Walken ), King of New York Aniki Yamamoto (Takeshi Kitano ), Brother
Boris "the Blade" Yurinov (Rade Šerbedžija ), Snatch
Joey Zasa (Joe Mantegna ), The Godfather Part III Valentin Zukovsky (Robbie Coltrane ), GoldenEye The World Is Not Enough
In television
John Abruzzi (Peter Stormare ), Prison Break Simon Adebisi (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje ), Oz Johnny Allen (Billy Murray ), EastEnders Richie Aprile (David Proval ), The Sopranos Rocco Cammeniti (Robert Forza ), Neighbours Fat Cat (Jim Cummings ), Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers Bill Church, Jr. (Bruce Campbell ), Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Bill Church, Sr. (Peter Boyle ), Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard ), General Hospital Carlos Cortez (Steven Bauer ), UC: Undercover
Anthony "Fat Tony" D'Amico (Joe Mantegna ), The Simpsons Roland Daggett (Edward Asner ), Batman: The Animated Series Jack Dalton (Hywel Bennett ), EastEnders Stefano DiMera (Joseph Mascolo ), Days of our Lives Anthony "Tony" Dracon (Richard Grieco ), Gargoyles Morgan Edge (Rutger Hauer and Patrick Bergin ), Smallville Escobar Gallardo (Robert LaSardo ), Nip/Tuck Giovanni (Ted Lewis ), Pokémon Raoul "El Cid" Hernandez (Luis Guzmán ), Oz Andy Hunter (Michael Higgs ), EastEnders Victor Kiriakis (John Aniston ), Days of our Lives Ryuichiro Kuroda (Dan Green ), Gokusen
Phil Leotardo (Frank Vincent ), The Sopranos Ray Luca (Anthony Denison ), Crime Story
Carmine Lupertazzi (Tony Lip ), The Sopranos Bruno "Ugly" Mannheim (Bruce Weitz ), Superman: The Animated Series Milo McCrary (John J. York ), Drake & Josh Go Hollywood Antonio Nappa (Mark Margolis ), Oz Big Fat Paulie (Michael Chiklis ), Family Guy
Chucky Pancamo (Chuck Zito ), Oz Rick Pinzolo (Stanley Tucci ), Wiseguy
Mel Profitt (Kevin Spacey ), Wiseguy
Hesh Rabkin (Jerry Adler ), The Sopranos Quito Real (Ving Rhames ), UC: Undercover
Burr Redding (Anthony Chisholm ), Oz John "Johnny Sack" Sacrimoni (Vince Curatola ), The Sopranos Nino Schibetta (Tony Musante ), Oz Peter Schibetta (Eddie Malavarca ), Oz Vernon Schillinger (J. K. Simmons ), Oz Anthony "Tony" Soprano (James Gandolfini ), The Sopranos Corrado "Junior" Soprano (Dominic Chianese ), The Sopranos Sonny Steelgrave (Ray Sharkey ), Wiseguy
Ernest Strepfinger (Tim Curry , Brad Garrett , and Jim Cummings ), Ozzy & Drix Rupert Thorne (John Vernon ), Batman: The Animated Series Valmont (Julian Sands ), Jackie Chan Adventures Sonny Walker (William Forsythe ), UC: Undercover
Tony Zucco (Thomas F. Wilson and Mark Hamill ), Batman: The Animated Series The Batman
In comics
Oswald Chesterfield "The Penguin" Cobblepot , Batman Harvey "Two-Face" Dent , Batman Morgan Edge , Superman Carmine "The Roman" Falcone , Batman Wilson "The Kingpin" Fisk , Marvel Comics Hammerhead , Marvel Comics Silvio "Silvermane" Manfredi , Marvel Comics Bruno "Ugly" Mannheim , Superman Salvatore "The Boss" Maroni , Batman Billy "Jigsaw" Russo , Marvel Comics Tsunayoshi "Tsuna" Sawada , Katekyo Hitman REBORN! Roman "Black Mask" Sionis , Batman Rupert Thorne , Batman Viper , Marvel Comics Warren "Great White Shark" White , Batman Tony Zucco , Batman
In video games
Archie , Pokémon Sapphire /Emerald Avery Carrington (Burt Reynolds ), Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando ), The Godfather Don Corneo, Final Fantasy VII
Colonel Juan García Cortez (Robert Davi ), Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories Cyrus , Pokémon Diamond/Pearl Ricardo Diaz (Luis Guzmán ), Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories Sonny Forelli (Tom Sizemore ), Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Paulie Franchetti (Dwight Schultz ), The Darkness
Giovanni , Pokémon Red/Blue /FireRed/LeafGreen Gonzap, Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Greevil, Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Carl "CJ" Johnson (Young Maylay ), Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Asuka Kasen (Lianna Pai ), Grand Theft Auto III Kazuki Kasen (Keenan Shimizu ), Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories Vladimir Lem (Dominic Hawksley and Jonathan Davis ), Max Payne Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Salvatore Leone (Frank Vincent ), Grand Theft Auto III Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories Donald Love (Kyle MacLachlan and Will Janowitz ), Grand Theft Auto III Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories Maxie , Pokémon Ruby /Emerald Don Morello (John Doman ), Mafia Angelo Punchinello (Joe Ragno ), Max Payne
Don Salieri (George DiCenzo ), Mafia Massimo Torini (Duccio Fraggella ), Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories Aldo Trapani (Andrew Pifko ), The Godfather Victor Vance (Dorian Missick ), Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories Tommy Vercetti (Ray Liotta ), Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Marty J. Williams (Jim Burke ), Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
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