Godfather - Russell Bufalino
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- He has been called the quiet or silent Don. According to a write-up on a book cover about his life, he was “secretive-even reclusive-Russell Bufalino quietly built his organized crime empire in the decades between Prohibition and the Carter presidency.”
“…Bufalino made his mark as one of the most powerful and low-profile leaders of the American Mafia in the mid-20th century, undoubtedly inspiring more than one fictional adaptation of his life.”
Most never heard of him. That's the way he wanted it."The Quiet Don"
Until the Irishman came out of course
@@johngleason9421 Pesci should have won for Best Supporting Actor.
@@strothermartin5368 Yeah, nice to see him play a mob role that is literally opposite of what we're used to seeing from him. His role was a lot more subdued... but accurate to his character.. I think his performance was better than DeNiro, Pacino's.. they just kinda played themselves as their relative characters.. ya know.. Pesci did a hell of job.
@@johngleason9421 Way better than Brad Pitt.
Irishman is fiction.
RB true old skool
glad you did Bufalino. I enjoy the Irishman very much, but understand there's a lot of fiction in the film. I must say watching DeNiro, Pacino, Pesci & Keitel all together in that film is Epic!!, with Pesci's portrayal of Bufalino being the stand out role _ Low key and hardly any rage, but you just always knew the Power behind the gentle demeanor .
You should read the Book, it was dictated to the Author by Frank Sheeran himself and approved by the Bufalino family. The Author is Charles Brandt. I gotta warn you though, after you read it you won’t think the movie is all that hot as little Bobby De Nero playing 6’4” Frank Sheeran is rather ridiculous.
Was Bufalino’s power over exaggerated, just like many other things in that movie, you think?? Or nah, it was just fine and historically accurate??
@@TheSweetestScienceI don't think it was over exaggerated at all....he was very powerful within LCN.....and as far as the Irishman movie goes if they never would have claimed it was a true story I think it could have went down as one of the top 5 mafia movies ever just because of all the heavy hitter actors and director in the movie.
@@fireboigotti2647 juan hundo graped
@fireboigotti2647 what exactly isn't true about the events?
Nobody knew who he was, received very few criminal convictions and died at an old age. Those three things probably make him one of, if not the most, successful mafia bosses in history.
IE: He Was Smart.
Close but behind Carlo Gambino
@@willavery5124
Not many of these guys died in bed at home of natural causes.
And Tony Acardo was another that made millions, died of old age and never did time inside
@@dan.truss8684
"Joe Batters" An Exception that proves The Rule.
So good to have you back Brother!
thank you!
It is Pittston, Pennsylvania not Pittstown
I have lived here my entire life, my grandparents & my mother were a few doors away from Russell's house in Kingston
I’m from this area where Russell Bufalino lived. His business was in Pittston (not Pittstown) and Dennison Cemetary is in West Wyoming, not Swoyersville. Other than that, it’s fine..
Being from Central, Pennsylvania the name Russell Buffalino was known. He had a hand in everything. A deeper search may yield a former DA/Attorney General of Pennsylvania as in his pocket......
What powerful man. Thank you again. This is better than television by far.
I grew up in Northeastern Pennsylvania. I remember my parents telling me that Russell lived in a very modest home. The mob must have loved him because he went above and beyond to fly under the radar. There was nothing flamboyant about him.
Thats the way real gangsters lived, in the shadows.
These so-called Alpha males in social media are nothing compared to these guys. They are the real alphas
I had read that Buffalino lived in Buffalo as a youngster and was involved in the mafia there prior to moving to Pittston or Scranton
I read everything I could find and these wasn't much, but I never read that.😁
He was originally from Buffalo. He moved to Pittston as that was under the influence of Magadino. That is why the Apalachin summit was held in that area.
I'm from Northeast Pennsylvania where he was in charge back in the day. Its crazy to think how my area was involved in his story
the first time I heard his name mentioned was in the film "The Irishman". Russell was made boss the year I was born, cool.
Same here b4 the movie I never heard of him and I’m crazy about the mafia I thought I heard of all the powerful bosses. Seems he was the most powerful low key bosses ever
I was wondering when we will be graced with entry about this guy, thanks. World class as always. Good luck with your recovery
Can't wait to watch this! Curious to see how close The Irishman was.
The author of the Irishman was a stinking liar.
@@buyerenogurlfwendo2106 Wich is based on Sheeran's account of events...in the movie it never says its based on or inspired by a true story. De Niro's character is an unreliable narrator. Terrific film.
@@buyerenogurlfwendo2106the point of the film is that Sheeran is an unreliable narrator. Adds a level of ambiguity
@buyerenogurlfwendo2106 what makes you think he was ?
Glad to see you back and I hope you are doing well.
Awesome presentation
Thanks, brother!
Seeing the notification for your video come up made my Saturday evening.
Greetings from London, England :)
Ever since you went on hiatus I look forward to your new videos more because a new video means that you're still alive and well 😊
Thanks, Pinky!
Thanks for the new videos
You're back... You really are back. Very glad i never unsubscribed 🙌🏿
thanks, brother!
@@Bloodlettersandbadmen man please look into doing Ellsworth Bumpy Johnson and Bub Hewlett. True gangsters in their day in Harlem NY
This is one of the most fascinating mob figures.
@@Jackgritty28 You don’t understand the mechanics and the workings of the underworld
@@Jackgritty28Fk’n More-On
It's good to have you back. I hope all is well
Was just thinking about this guy yesterday. Thanks for the vid.
So glad you’re back to making these amazing videos! Thanks for this!
The OG is back.
Thank you ,
🐺
At some point you should do a video on Joseph Cerrito the boss of the crime family in San Jose CA, or the San Francisco crime family and the murder of Nick DeJohn. Would be interesting stories.
Thank you!!!
I worked for his family at a moving company in PA,,, this shit is REAL.
glad your back , was waiting so long for more vids
THE BEST IS BACK!!!
Excelent....!!!
YOU MADE MY WEEKEND!!!
Glad your back 🎉 would love to see a video about tony ducks or joe profaci
Amazing story
You have returned
This the type of mobsters I like. The quiet ones! Not flashy stay under the radar. John Gotti & Al Capone was 2 loud. & U see where it got them. Fear the quiet ones. U don't know who u messing with. Leave people alone.
WOW, first I've heard from this channel in years. YET it's one of my faves. Ps, I was at the Appalachin meeting at Mr. Barbara's house that day. I was making a sammich standing at the kitchen window, Somebody was yelling in there saying, " WHERE IS THE DIRECT TV REMOTE". I ran back into the living room and I saw cops walking g up the steps, I said let's get the hell out of here!!! I ran out the back door and ran thru the woods and caught a ride home. True story.
Direct TV?
My friends grandfather was at the Appalachian meetings with Bufalino, Dominic Alaimo.
Hes back!!!!!!
I've tried to keep up with the who's who of mobsters since living in Irvington, NJ and after getting drunk in a Campisi bar, was hand delivered to the neighborhood boss by a very big guy who knocked on my door the next morning. It was very uncomfortable until he heard what vending company I worked for. The first of two such incidences with the second some years later much more serious. In all my years, until Paint Houses, I had only heard one passing reference to Bufalino in a documentary about the Canadian Rizzuto family cheese business..
If you haven't already, I'd love to see a video on Tony Accardo. He's similar to Bufalino in that most have never heard of him, even though he was a true power. Love your channel
I plan on doing one on him.
Accardo was always the #2 behind Ricca. Until Ricca died in 72'
@@dannyolsen5543
I don't think so
@jasWerner-qt5wj Yes Ricca was always #1
@dannyolsen5543
😂 until 72???
He was a beard ,like Fat Tony Salerno...he was retired CEO. emeritas..
Living in Palm Springs half the year....2 idiots try to Rob his house((( well they actually did and had their genitals burned off with acetylene torch..))
Go look up his birth date
Very informative, hope you do a video about Tommy Lucchese in the future.
How come I always heard he was involved with the supposed Buffalo, NY crime family!!!!!?
Because his name was buffalino. Like many others, it was confusing for you.
@@robertdrawdyjr5498 "NO", YOU ZOMBIE!!!!!!!!! You're confused, "you go and watch other docs about him and they say he got his start with the supposed Buffalo crime family"!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maggadinos operated in Buffalo.
great video. i have a request. for your next video can you just say "Crime Boss" for 10 minutes. love the way you say that.
you left a message before. I will try to work that into every video😁
'SIGN OF THE TIMES .. CONSPIRACY TO OVERTHROW THE MIND .. BEHIND EVERY FORTUNE .. THERE'S A CRIME' ..
I don't believe that. I'm not a communist.
He was based out of "Pittston", not "Pittstown". The latter is a gross typo and subsequent mispronunciation. I'm from Scranton, 5 miles away. Scranton, Pittston and Kingston all have the same suffix.
Give the man a break, he had a stroke
@@mathias4851 give me a break, your reading skills are lacking...
I remember when I was 5, always being so scared of those old guys my papa would be sitting with.. and they were nobodies. This guy looked like a scary old man! Lol
I'd never heard his name before.
you're not the only one.
WHAT IS CERTAIN IS BUFALINO LOVED A PLATE OF PASTA CON BROCCOLI RABE SICILIAN STYLE
thanks for posting always like the way he conducted himself may not agree with his life style but he conducted himself the way some line in his like od work is suppose . it was interesting in how he played Castro and Bautista . He would have Bautista kids come down for the summers under his protection. Then when Bautista fell he had also backed Castro just in case but sealed his faith . He diffidently keeled Hoffa alive longer than he should’ve, definitely a a throwback of the era before .
I hope he makes a video about Roy DeMeo
Love this channel ❤Fuggetaboutit.😊
Hevoperated out of Pittston PA not Pittstown He is buried 3 blocks from my house in the Dennison cemetery Swoyersville PA.
When you have only 4 paragraphs in the mafia encyclopedia, you know your very low profile..the anti-Gotti
Awesome video and channel 😎👍
It's Johnny Roselli not Charlie.
@Bloodletters & Badmen, its pronounced Pitts-ton, its between Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. I'm a native.
The town is NOT Pittstown, it’s PITTSTON….It’s our home town area, and how could you screw that up???
Good Deeds Of The Don. Coming soon!
"Either way... he's going."
This is the guy Joe Pesci played in the movie The Irishman...
Bufalino and Angelo Bruno-MAKE MONEY, NOT HEADLINES!!!
It's Pittston not Pittstown
Heyyyyyy, B&B!
Nice to see you active again.
There is no city in Pennsylvania names "Pitts Town." It's Pittston. Can you not read?
Pittston, not Pittstown
Russell Bumbaclart.
❤️
It’s Pittston, not Pittstown. Geez dude, get the big things right.
Mcgee...
Sheeran was a liar
Pretty bad reporting when you cant even spell the towns right!
He gets it right 99% of the time. Give him a break.
Thanks
6:21 "It should be noted that many doubt Sheeran's version of events."
*Understatement alert!*
Sheeran is basically equivalent to Kuklinski - he had some involvement, but fabricated a ludicrous number of stories as well.
Despite their claims, neither killed Hoffa.
I don't know. Compared to claims made by the other suspects and investigators its the only account that makes sense, flamboyant or not. The circumstances under which he made his confession make it very unlikely that he just wanted to gain a reputation from it