The American Gangster of alcohol that empowered the gangsters. The documentary shows actual film footage and photographs of gangsters like Pretty Boy Floyd, John Dillinger, Al Capone, and Bugsy Siegel. "The American Gangster" was released on VHS on July 1, 1992. The documentary was later part of a box set of DVDs, "The Mob Box Set", released on January 3, 2006. The documentary accompanied films like "Bugsy" (1991), "Donnie Brasco" (1997), and "Snatch" (2000). 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
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