called "The Actor" for his theatrical disguises and performances during robberies

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"The Actor" was the nickname of American bank robber Willie Sutton, earned for his elaborate disguises and dramatic flair during his crimes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bank robber ⓘ
human ⓘ
activeIn 1920s ⓘ
1930s ⓘ
1940s ⓘ
alsoKnownAs William Francis Sutton Jr. ⓘ
Willie "The Actor" Sutton ⓘ
linked to: Willie Sutton
coAuthorWith Edward Linn ⓘ
convictedOf armed robbery ⓘ
bank robbery ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
criminalActivity bank robbery ⓘ
prison escape ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1901-06-30 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1980-11-02 ⓘ
describedAs one of the most famous American bank robbers of the 20th century ⓘ
escapeFrom Eastern State Penitentiary ⓘ
Sing Sing Correctional Facility ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
imprisonedIn Attica Correctional Facility ⓘ
Eastern State Penitentiary ⓘ
Sing Sing Correctional Facility ⓘ
mediaNickname Slick Willie ⓘ
The Actor ⓘ
nickname The Actor ⓘ
notableFor dramatic flair in committing robberies ⓘ
elaborate disguises during bank robberies ⓘ
escaping from prisons multiple times ⓘ
rarely using violence during robberies ⓘ
notableQuote Because that’s where the money is ⓘ
occupation bank robber ⓘ
criminal ⓘ
placeOfBirth Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Springfield, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ
styleOfCrime careful planning and non-lethal methods ⓘ
subjectOf Sutton’s Law in medicine ⓘ
linked to: Sutton's law
usedDisguisesAs bank guard ⓘ
maintenance worker ⓘ
messenger ⓘ
police officer ⓘ
telegraph messenger ⓘ
wrote Where the Money Was: The Memoirs of a Bank Robber ⓘ

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Willie Sutton → notableAliasReason → called "The Actor" for his theatrical disguises and performances during robberies ⓘ
subject linked to: The Actor