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    Richard Kuklinski

    1935-04-11 (89 years old) in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

    Richard Leonard Kuklinski was an American contract killer who was convicted for five murders. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1988. Three documentaries, two biographies and a feature film have been produced on Kuklinski based on his interviews and the results of the task force that brought Kuklinski to justice. Michael Shannon plays Kuklinski in the 2012 film The Iceman based on Anthony Bruno's book The Iceman: The True Story of a Cold-Blooded Killer. The film also stars Winona Ryder as Kuklinski's wife (renamed Deborah), Ray Liotta as Roy DeMeo, Stephen Dorff as Richard's younger brother Joey, and Chris Evans as Robert "Mr. Softee" (renamed "Mr. Freezy") Pronge.

    Movies

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    The Iceman and the Psychiatrist
    73 %|Jun 1, 2004
    Documentary, Crime, Thriller, Horror
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    The Iceman Confesses: Secrets of a Mafia Hitman
    74 %|Mar 1, 2001
    Documentary, Crime, Thriller, Horror
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    The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer
    72.5 %|Jun 16, 1992
    Documentary, Crime, Thriller, Horror, TV Movie

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