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Date of birth
11 Apr 1935
92 years ago at Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

Also Known As

  • The Iceman

Richard Kuklinski

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.

Biography

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.

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