The Actor

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The Actor was the nickname of Willie Sutton, a notorious American bank robber famed for his elaborate disguises and theatrical methods during heists.

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Label Occurrences
The Actor canonical 5

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American person ⓘ
bank robber ⓘ
criminal ⓘ
human ⓘ
activeIn 20th century ⓘ
arrestedMultipleTimes true ⓘ
burialPlace Mount Carmel Cemetery, Queens, New York, United States ⓘ
causeOfDeath lung cancer ⓘ
coAuthorOf Where the Money Was: The Memoirs of a Bank Robber ⓘ
convictedOf armed robbery ⓘ
bank robbery ⓘ
prison escape ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1901-06-30 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1980-11-02 ⓘ
escapeFrom Eastern State Penitentiary ⓘ
Sing Sing ⓘ
ethnicity Irish American ⓘ
fieldOfActivity organized crime ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genreOfWriting memoir ⓘ
hasNickname Slick Willie ⓘ
The Actor ⓘ
imprisonedIn Attica Correctional Facility ⓘ
Eastern State Penitentiary ⓘ
Sing Sing ⓘ
knownForQuote Because that’s where the money is ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
name William Francis Sutton Jr. ⓘ
notableAliasReason called "The Actor" for his theatrical disguises and performances during robberies ⓘ
notableFor bank robbery ⓘ
elaborate disguises during robberies ⓘ
theatrical methods during heists ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
bank robber ⓘ
placeOfBirth Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Springfield, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ
postPrisonActivity lecturing on security ⓘ
writing memoirs ⓘ
residence New York City ⓘ
subjectOf Sutton’s law ⓘ
linked to: Sutton's law
usedDisguisesAs maintenance worker ⓘ
messenger ⓘ
police officer ⓘ
yearsImprisonedApprox over 30 years ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Willie Sutton → nickname → The Actor ⓘ
Willie Sutton → hasNickname → The Actor ⓘ
subject linked to: The Actor