Frank Sheeran

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Frank Sheeran was an American labor union official and alleged mob hitman best known for his claimed involvement in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa, as depicted in the film "The Irishman."

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Frank Sheeran canonical 3
Frank Sheeran as a mob hitman 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf alleged mob hitman
human
labor union official
allegedAssociationWith Mafia
surface form: American Mafia

Bufalino crime family
allegedVictim Crazy Joe Gallo
Jimmy Hoffa
burialPlace Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Pennsylvania, United States
causeOfDeath cancer
conflict World War II
convictedOf extortion
labor racketeering
racketeering
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
criminalStatus convicted felon
dateOfBirth 1920-10-25
dateOfDeath 2003-12-14
describedIn I Heard You Paint Houses
surface form: "I Heard You Paint Houses" by Charles Brandt
employer Teamsters
surface form: International Brotherhood of Teamsters
ethnicOrigin Irish-American
familyName Ed Sheeran
surface form: Sheeran
fictionalDepiction The Irishman
surface form: film "The Irishman"
fullName Francis Joseph Sheeran
givenName Francis
height approximately 6 ft 4 in
mediaAdaptationOfLife The Irishman
surface form: film "The Irishman" (2019)
militaryBranch United States Army
nickname Frank
The Irishman
notableFor claimed involvement in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa
claims of participating in numerous mob-related murders
numberOfChildren 4
occupation alleged contract killer
labor union official
truck driver
paroleStatus released on medical parole
placeOfBirth Darby, Pennsylvania
surface form: Darby, Pennsylvania, United States
placeOfDeath West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
portrayedBy Robert De Niro
positionHeld president of Local 326 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic
sentence 32 years in prison (1980s racketeering case)
spouse Irene Gray
Mary Leddy
subjectOf I Heard You Paint Houses
surface form: book "I Heard You Paint Houses"

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The Irishman character Frank Sheeran
I Heard You Paint Houses mainSubject Frank Sheeran
I Heard You Paint Houses portrays Frank Sheeran
this entity surface form: Frank Sheeran as a mob hitman
Charles Brandt wroteAbout Frank Sheeran