The American Gangster The American Gangster The American Gangster is a 1992 American crime documentary film directed by Ben Burtt and written and produced by Ray Herbeck Jr. The documentary is narrated by Dennis Farina and explores the lives of America's gangsters like Pretty Boy Floyd, John Dillinger, Al Capone, and Bugsy Siegel. It was directly released on VHS in 1992 and later released as part of a DVD box set in 2006. "The American Gangster" is a documentary that chronicles the formation of the first generation of American gangsters. The documentary explores the illegal businesses involving gambling, prostitution, and defiance of prohibition
Charles Dierkop played a member of the Hole in the Wall Gang, and as "Floyd" in "The Sting" (1973), he acted as a bodyguard to Robert Shaw's New York gangster/griftee, Doyle Lonnegan. He is best known for playing Detective Pete Royster on the television series "Police Woman" between 1974 and 1978. Dierkop appears briefly in the music video of "Man on the Moon", a hit song by the American alternative rock band R.E.M. Dierkop married Joan Addis in 1958. They have a daughter and a son. Dierkop's film and television credits span from 1961 to 2002. Charles Dierkop Charles Dierkop (born September