American mobster and labor union official (1920–2003)
Frank Sheeran
Sheeran's 1980 mugshot
Born
Francis Joseph Sheeran[2]
(1920-10-25)October 25, 1920
Darby, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died
December 14, 2003(2003-12-14) (aged 83)
West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting place
Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Other names
The Irishman
Occupation
Teamsters union official
Organization
Local 326, International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Spouses
Mary Leddy
(m. 1946; div. 1968)
Irene Gray
(m. 1968; died 1995)
Children
4
Allegiance
Bufalino crime family
Conviction(s)
Labor racketeering (1980)[1]
Criminal penalty
32 years imprisonment[1]
Frank Sheeran
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
US Army
Years of service
1941–1945
Unit
Military Police Corps 45th Infantry Division
Battles/wars
World War II
North African Campaign
Italian Campaign
Invasion of Germany
Francis Joseph Sheeran (October 25, 1920 – December 14, 2003), also known as "The Irishman", was an American labor union official and enforcer for Jimmy Hoffa and Russell Bufalino. He was accused of having links to the Bufalino crime family in his capacity as a high-ranking official in the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), the president of Local 326.
Sheeran was a leading figure involved in the infiltration of unions by organized crime in the 1960s and 70s. In 1980, he was convicted of labor racketeering and sentenced to 32 years in prison, of which he served 13 years. Shortly before his death in 2003, he said he had killed Teamster leader Jimmy Hoffa in 1975. Author Charles Brandt detailed what Sheeran told him about Hoffa in the narrative nonfiction work I Heard You Paint Houses (2004). The truthfulness of the book, including Sheeran's confessions to killing Hoffa and Joe Gallo, has been disputed by some.[3][4] The book is the basis for the 2019 film The Irishman directed by Martin Scorsese which starred Robert De Niro as Sheeran, Al Pacino as Hoffa, and Joe Pesci as Bufalino.
^ abKaplan, Michael (November 19, 2017). "The 'real' story of the man who murdered Jimmy Hoffa". New York Post. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
^U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936–2007
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