Mobsters
Mobsters is an American documentary television series that profiles the lives of infamous individuals in history; the series puts the spotlight on some of history's most infamous gangsters and all that went on during their reigns. The series airs on The Biography Channel. Some episodes of Mobsters are rehashes of the similar TV Series American Justice as well as Notorious (TV series), both series that were originally broadcast on Biography Channel's sister channel, A&E Network; some episodes also rehash segments from another A&E series American Gangster, which began airing on the Black Entertainment Television channel. The only differences are the intro of the episodes and the lead-in's after commercials. Besides this, the rehashed episodes are no different in any way.
Seasons
1. Jack Ruby
Air Date: 2007-06-05
A profile of Jack Ruby (1911-1967), the man who shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald two days after the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy. Included: a discussion of his possible motives for the murder.
2. Sam Giancana
Air Date: 2007-06-26
Chicago mob boss Sam Giancana (1908-75) is profiled.
3. Louis Lepke
Air Date: 2007-07-03
Profiling Louis "Lepke" Buchalter (1897-1944), who became a crime boss in the New York City underworld by controlling the garment industry. He was convicted of murder in 1941 and died in the electric chair.
4. Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano
Air Date: 2007-07-10
A profile of Sammy "the Bull" Gravano, the admitted mob underboss who testified against John Gotti, the head of the Gambino crime family in New York City, in the early 1990s.
5. Bugsy Siegel
Air Date: 2007-07-17
A profile of Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (1906-47) chronicles his rise to fame, including his role in building Las Vegas.
6. Jimmy Hoffa
Air Date: 2007-07-24
A profile of Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared in 1975. Included: remarks by his daughter Barbara Crancer and biographer Arthur Sloane.
7. Genovese: Portrait of a Crime Family
Air Date: 2007-07-30
The Genovese crime family is the subject.
8. Frank Costello
Air Date: 2007-08-06
A profile of Frank Costello includes an interview with Anthony Quinn. Frank Costello sees himself as a businessman, preferring diplomacy to violence.
9. Joseph “The Rat” Valachi
Air Date: 2007-08-13
Joseph Valachi is the first syndicate member to testify against the Cosa Nostra and reveal its inner workings.
10. Meyer Lansky
Air Date: 2022-08-20
Financial wizard Meyer Lansky survives some 50 years in organized crime.
11. Al Capone
Air Date: 2007-09-02
A profile of Al Capone, who was Chicago's gangland kingpin in the '20s but was cut down by the IRS in 1931 and spent eight years in Alcatraz.
12. Vinnie 'The Chin' Gigante
Air Date: 2007-09-03
Vincent Gigante attempts to convince the world that he is legally insane.
13. Joe Bonanno
Air Date: 2022-09-17
Mafia crime boss Joseph Bonanno outlives enemies and publishes his memoirs.
14. The Gambinos: First Family of Crime
Air Date: 2007-10-07
A profile of New York's Gambino crime family examines the rise of its founder, Carlo Gambino, and that of his successors, Paul Castellano and John Gotti.
15. Henry Hill
Air Date: 2007-11-04
Mobster Henry Hill's testimony brings down some of New York's most feared criminals. The mobster-turned-informant Henry Hill, who was portrayed by actor Ray Liotta in the 1990 film "Goodfellas."
16. Lucky Luciano
Air Date: 2008-05-10
A profile of Charles "Lucky" Luciano (1897-1962), a mob figure in 1930s New York. Salvatore "Lucky" Luciano creates Murder Inc. and makes millions in racketeering and prostitution.
17. Whitey Bulger
Air Date: 2008-06-14
Fugitive James "Whitey" Bulger is profiled. He rose to become a gangster in South Boston, became an informant for the FBI to end the Italian mob in, distract them from his own criminal activities and ended in the largest informant scandal in FBI history.
18. Murder, Inc.
Air Date: 2008-06-21
The story of Murder, Inc., a 1930s organized-crime group whose members were mob enforcers. Murder, Inc. was a ruthless gang that carried out an estimate 1,000 mob hits. founded by Meyer Lansky and Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, they were assassins that carried out contract killings for the Itailian American, Jewish American mafia, and others
19. Tommy Lucchese
Air Date: 2008-06-28
Gaetano 'Tommy' Lucchese, a mob figure in 1930s New York, is profiled. He was one of the most successful and notorious members of the Italian-American Mafia. During Tommy's tenure as underboss and boss of what would come to be known as the Lucchese crime family, he pioneered and perfected labor rackets in New York City's kosher chicken industry, the garment district, and the world of professional boxing which generated millions of dollars.
20. Paul Castellano
Air Date: 2008-07-12
Paul Castellano, a New York mob boss who was murdered in 1985. Disliked, and distrusted by members of his own crime family, the Gambino crime family, he still rose to be the head of that crime family, however under controversial and disagreeable circumstances.
21. John Gotti
Air Date: 2008-07-19
The fifth child of 13 children, John Joseph Gotti Jr was born on 27th October 1940 in the South Bronx. From a very young age, Gotti made a name for himself in the neighbourhood as the leader of the Fulton-Rockaway Boys, a group of young thugs. Gotti soon became 'capo' of the East New York Crew. After a violent coup he went on to take the leadership position of the Gambino Crime family. All of these events would set Gotti on the path to becoming one of the most well-known figures in Mafia history. Gotti's legendary fashion flair made him an interesting character. His rough cunning made his fellow mafiosi respect him. Gotti's volatile temper made them and others fear him.
22. Carlos Marcello
Air Date: 2008-07-26
Carlos Marcello grew up in the mysterious milieu of New Orleans in the early 20th Century to become the city's mafia boss for almost four decades. Despite his modest beginnings, Carlos joined the mafia at age 26 and quickly climbed in the ranks, aided by success in illegal gambling ventures and a talent for making effective payoffs to public officials. In 1947, Marcello became the longtime boss of New Orleans in a reign marked by absolute power, corruption, and antagonism of the U.S. government. At his height he would be revered as possibly the most powerful mob leader in the nation. One day Congress would even suspect Marcello of participating in a conspiracy to kill the President to of the United States.
23. Frank Lucas
Air Date: 2008-10-03
Heroin kingpin Frank Lucas dominated the Harlem drug market from 1968 to 1975, before being busted for conspiracy to distribute heroin and serving 5 year of his 70-year sentence.
24. Santo Trafficante
Air Date: 2008-10-10
In this shocking episode of mobsters, we deal with the brutal drug trade which flourished during the 1950s and 1960s, typified by the violent yet hugely interesting figure of the 'Santo Traficante'; literally, the saintly or sacred drug dealer.
25. Mickey Cohen
Air Date: 2008-10-17
Mickey Cohen became the king of West Coast mob rackets in 1947, following Bugsy Siegel's death.
26. Tony Spilotro
Air Date: 2008-12-05
Las Vegas mobster Tony Spilotro is profiled. Tony Spilotro made his name in Chicago's most powerful organized crime family and was given control of the gang's casino interests in Las Vegas.
27. Mob Ladies
Air Date: 2008-12-12
Women with mob ties are profiled. Recounts the roles female mobsters Virginia Hill, Arlyne Brickman, and Karen Hill all played in their mafia lifestyles.
28. Nicodemo Scarfo
Air Date: 2008-12-19
Philadelphia mob boss Nicodemo Scarfo, known as "Little Nicky." His paranoia, volatility and treachery ultimately lead to his demise.
1. Roy DeMeo
Air Date: 2009-10-02
After Roy Albert DeMeo was brought into the Gambino family as an associate, he became the mastermind behind a gang thought to be responsible for up to 200 murders.
2. Joey Gallo
Air Date: 2009-12-04
Profile of New York gangster Joey Gallo, who was a member of the Colombian crime family, and initiated one of the bloodiest Mob conflicts in history
3. The Westies
Air Date: 2009-12-11
A group of ruthless Irish punks called the ``Westies'' terrorize Hell's Kitchen in New York City in the the 1970s.
4. Nicky Barnes
Air Date: 2009-12-17
Notorious, heroin kingpin, Leroy "Nicky" Barnes, went from organizing one of the most powerful African-American heroin rings in New York to a government informant. Out of spite, Barnes turned on his fellow associates and destroyed the drug trafficking empire he took so long to build.
5. Frank Nitti
Air Date: 2009-12-18
Exploring the crimes of Frank Nitti, who ran Al Capone's crime syndicate when the Mob boss was incarcerated
6. Tony Accardo
Air Date: 2009-12-19
This mobster rose from a foot soldier in Al Capone's Chicago "Outfit" to eventual boss of the notorious gang. Under Tony Accardo's leadership, off-and-on for nearly fifty years, the "Outfit" prospered through numerous illegal rackets including gambling, prostitution and extortion.
7. The Mob's Greatest Hits
Air Date: 2008-12-12
This episode explores six of the most notorious mafia killings of all time and the everlasting effects these murders had on organized crime. From the Castellammarese War in the late 1920's to the assassination of the Boss of Bosses, Paul Castellano, in 1985, we'll go deep inside the most infamous mafia power struggles in American history. The program delves into the relationships of greedy, power hungry Mafiosi, exploring their conflicts, and illustrating their bloody resolutions. From Maranzano to Masseria, Dutch Shultz to Bugsy Siegel, the outcome is always the same... murder.
1. Mafia Cops: Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa
Air Date: 2010-12-03
In the 1980s, New York City cops Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa were secretly working as hired guns for the Mafia in a scheme that would go down as the worst case of police corruption in NYPD history.
2. Danny Greene
Air Date: 2010-12-10
Fashioning himself a modern-day Celtic warrior, 1970's Irish mobster Danny Greene clashed with the Cleveland mafia, resulting in a bombing war that would eventually destroy them both.
3. Albert Anastasia
Air Date: 2010-12-17
As leader of Murder, Inc., Albert Anastasia was one of the most vicious and feared mob bosses of the twentieth century.
4. Tommy 'Karate' Pitera
Air Date: 2010-12-25
Tommy Pitera became one of the most violent men of all time in the 1980's; betrayal brought the mob killer to justice.
5. Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso
Air Date: 2011-01-01
During the 1970s, Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso rose through the ranks of the New York Mafia to become underboss of the Lucchese family, raking in millions of dollars through elaborate scams and killing anyone who got in his way.
6. Big Joey Massino
Air Date: 2011-01-21
After New York's Bonanno mob family was nearly destroyed by an undercover FBI agent, Joseph "Big Joey" Massino brought them back to prominence and became the only major Mafia boss left on the streets...the "Last Don."
1. Mad Dog Sullivan
Air Date: 2012-07-13
Gun-for-hire Joe "Mad Dog" Sullivan tries to hide his criminal activities from his family.
2. Family Secrets
Air Date: 2012-07-20
Frank Calabrese Jr., son of mobster Frank Calabrese, flipped against his father, and nearly brought down the vaunted Chicago Outfit.
3. “Mad Sam” DeStefano
Air Date: 2012-07-27
One of the most violent and outrageous characters in mob history, "Mad Sam" DeStefano lived up to his moniker throughout a three-decade reign as a juice loan lender and sadistic enforcer with the notorious Chicago Outfit.
4. Dutch Schultz
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Dutch Schultz ruled the numbers rackets until mob bosses ordered his murder.
5. The Iceman: Richard Kuklinski
Air Date: 2012-08-14
Richard Kuklinski lived a shocking double life; suburban husband and father at home, and brutal contract killer on the streets.
6. Carmine ''The Snake'' Persico
Air Date: 2012-08-21
Carmine Persico stands as one of most enduring Godfathers in mafia history.
7. The Grim Reaper: Greg Scarpa
Air Date: 2012-08-28
Gregory Scarpa lived a charmed triple life; mafia hit man, loving father and husband, and secret FBI informant.
8. Jimmy "The Gent" Burke
Air Date: 2012-09-04
Jimmy Burke was one of the most prolific mob earners in New York history.
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Rating
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Release Date
2007-06-05
Episodes
49 (4 seasons)
Status
Returning Series
