# The Irishman

Frank Sheeran was a Teamsters union official and alleged hitman for the Bufalino crime family who, in a deathbed confession detailed in Charles Brandt's 2004 book "I Heard You Paint Houses," claimed personal responsibility for the 1975 disappearance and murder of Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa, a claim that remains disputed among investigators and historians. He was convicted in the 1980s of labor racketeering related to his Teamsters activities. His purported confessions and relationship with the Philadelphia mob were the basis of Martin Scorsese's 2019 film "The Irishman."

## Quick Facts

- **Born:** October 25, 1920
- **Birthplace:** Philadelphia, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Occupation:** Organized Crime
- **Category:** Criminals
- **Also Known As:** The Irishman, Frankie

## Overview

The Irishman is a 2019 American epic gangster film directed and produced by Martin Scorsese from a screenplay by Steven Zaillian, based on the 2004 book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt. It stars Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci, with Ray Romano, Bobby Cannavale, Anna Paquin, Stephen Graham, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Jesse Plemons, and Harvey Keitel in supporting roles. The film follows Frank Sheeran, a truck driver who becomes a hitman involved with mobster Russell Bufalino (Pesci) and his crime family before later working for the powerful Teamster Jimmy Hoffa (Pacino). The film marked the ninth collaboration between Scorsese and De Niro, in addition to Scorsese's sixth collaboration with Harvey Keitel, his fourth collaboration with Joe Pesci; his first with Al Pacino; the fourth collaboration between Pacino and De Niro; and the first collaboration between Pacino and Pesci altogether.

## Wikipedia Context

This profile section is complemented from Wikipedia for The Irishman. 2019 film by Martin Scorsese

## Sources

Primary source page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Irishman

## Timeline

### 1920 — Birth
Birth of The Irishman.

### 2026 — Wikipedia Complement
Profile metadata and editorial blocks were complemented using Wikipedia and Wikidata references.

### 2026 — Profile Update
Structured profile components were updated to improve completeness.

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