Why Jimmy Burke’s Story Was Wilder Than What ‘Goodfellas’ Depicted
Made famous as Jimmy “The Gent” Conway in “Goodfellas,” real-life New York gangster Jimmy Burke was even more ruthless than his onscreen counterpart. Thomas Monaster / NY Daily News Archive via Getty ImagesAs draw in “ Goodfellas , ” Lucchese family companion Jimmy “ The Gent ” Burke participate in infinite robberies and murders starting in the 1950s . The infamous New York City mobster Jimmy Burke , the inspiration for Jimmy Conway inGoodfellas , always had a bent for have aside with things ....