"Big Paulie", "PC", "The Pope", "The Chicken Man", "The Beak".
Occupation
Crime boss
Predecessor
Carlo Gambino
Successor
John Gotti
Spouse
Nina Manno Castellano
(m. 1937)
Children
4
Relatives
Carlo Gambino (cousin and brother-in-law)
Allegiance
Gambino crime family
Constantino Paul Castellano (Italian:[kastelˈlaːno]; June 26, 1915 – December 16, 1985) was an American crime boss who succeeded Carlo Gambino as head of the Gambino crime family of New York City. Castellano ran the organization from 1976 until his assassination on December 16, 1985.
Constantino PaulCastellano (Italian: [kastelˈlaːno]; June 26, 1915 – December 16, 1985) was an American crime boss who succeeded Carlo Gambino as head...
his brother-in-law PaulCastellano as boss upon his death. Castellano infuriated upstart capo John Gotti, who orchestrated Castellano's murder in 1985. Gotti's...
City. He ordered and helped to orchestrate the murder of Gambino boss PaulCastellano in December 1985 and took over the family shortly thereafter, leading...
Carlo Gambino and nephew of PaulCastellano. Gambino was born on August 23, 1929, to Carlo and Catherine (née Castellano) Gambino. He had three siblings...
described DeCicco as being calculating and observant. Gambino boss PaulCastellano once commented on DeCicco to Gravano; "Frankie? Frank's a gambler....
promotion that helped trigger the 1985 assassination of Gambino boss PaulCastellano; Bilotti would end up killed as well as part of the assassination....
conspired to murder Gambino boss PaulCastellano in 1985. Gravano played a key role in planning and executing Castellano's murder, along with John Gotti...
named PaulCastellano as boss with Dellacroce remaining as underboss. Although Dellacroce was unhappy with Gambino's decision, he supported Castellano in...
Gambino married one of his cousins, Catherine Castellano, sister of future Gambino family boss PaulCastellano. They raised four children – sons Thomas, Joseph...
former Gambino crime family boss PaulCastellano directed by Dwight H. Little. It stars Chazz Palminteri as PaulCastellano, Patricia Mauceri as his wife...
Gambino's successor was PaulCastellano. Failla built a strong relationship with Castellano, meeting him weekly at Castellano's Todt Hill mansion on Staten...
Gambino crime family head PaulCastellano. The charges related to auto-theft, racketeering, and drug trafficking. PaulCastellano was indicted for ordering...
main character Frank Reagan. Palminteri portrayed deceased mobster PaulCastellano in the 2001 TV film Boss of Bosses. In 2011, Palminteri opened a restaurant...
Gotti and participated in the infamous 1985 assassination of Paul "Big Paul" Castellano. Watts was not a made man due to being only Italian on his maternal...
Gambino crime family boss PaulCastellano. There is little information available on Frank Amato before his marriage into the Castellano-Gambino-Lucchese blood...
appointed PaulCastellano to succeed him over his underboss Dellacroce. Gambino appeared to believe that his crime family would benefit from Castellano's focus...
who Massino claimed was primarily executed by Gotti at the behest of PaulCastellano of the Gambino crime family. The Borelli hit was significant for Massino...
Carmine Galante in July 1979, and Gambino family boss PaulCastellano in December 1985. For the Castellano murder, Kuklinski said he was personally recruited...
venture and became partners in a produce market with Peter Castellano, cousin to PaulCastellano. During the mid 1980s, DiLeonardo became a close friend...
street-level soldier, he enjoyed a privileged relationship with family boss PaulCastellano. During this period, Agro was sent to prison for bookmaking. By 1976...
John Gotti, Scala was a suspect in the 1985 murders of Gambino boss PaulCastellano and underboss Thomas Bilotti that brought Gotti to power. However,...
Joseph D'Angelo and Frank DeCicco, carried out the murder contract for PaulCastellano and not Gravano. The Gravano character also states that his wife Debra...
indictments and arrests on February 25, 1985, included nine defendants: Paul "Big Paul" Castellano, boss of the Gambino crime family Anthony "Fat Tony" Salerno,...
Acting 1964–1976 – PaulCastellano – acting boss for Gambino, became official boss after his death. 1976–1985 – PaulCastellano – murdered in December...
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