Joseph Shea (FBI agent) the 2002 film "Catch Me If You Can", fictional character Carl Hanratty, portrayed by Tom Hanks, is loosely based on the relationship that Shea had with Frank Abagnale. Joseph Shea (FBI agent) Joseph Gerald Shea (September 20, 1919 – August 4, 2005) was a Special Agent for the FBI. Shea was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on September 20, 1919. He was the third child in a family of four sons born to Frank Shea and his Irish-born wife, Alice Mary. The family moved in with their paternal grandmother after his mother's death, when he was eight. Shea joined the Army
John Proctor (FBI agent) Anderson from the film "Mississippi Burning", played by Gene Hackman, is loosely based on Proctor. John Proctor died in Queen City Nursing Home in Meridian, Mississippi on May 30, 1999 of Heart failure, At Age of 73 leaving behind him a wife and three children. John Proctor (FBI agent) John H. Proctor, Jr. (born on April 19, 1926 in Reform, Alabama - died on May 30, 1999 in Meridian, Mississippi) was an American FBI agent and US Navy Veteran during World War II, he most famous for his role in investigating the murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner in 1964.