John Dillinger

Background

John Dillinger was famous american bank robber during the Depression in the early 1930's, in his time he robbed two dozen banks and four police stations. He was killed on July 22, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois by Special Melvin Purvis of the FBI.

Major Plots

Dillinger (1945)

John Dillinger starts off as a simple thief, is sent to prison where he meets his future gang and plots a series of bank robberies.

Baby Face Nelson (1957)

Leo Gordon played John Dillinger alongside Mickey Rooney as 'Baby Face" Nelson.

The FBI Story (1959)

Scott Peters briefly plays John Dillinger in an uncredited role.

Dillinger (1973)

Dillinger and his gang are portrayed in a more sympathetic light, much like 1967's Bonnie and Clyde. He was portrayed by Warren Oates.

Public Enemies (2009)

As the number of banks he robs increases, John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) is named Public Enemy Number One and is pursued by Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale)-an agent of J. Edgar Hoover's newly formed Federal Bureau of Investigation. Purvis and a group of Special Agents fly to Wisconsin to ambush Dillinger at the Little Bohemia Lodge in Manitowish waters. Dillinger and Red Hamilton escape but are separated from Baby Face Nelson in the process. Two agents pursue Dillinger and Hamilton through the woods, and Hamilton is fatally injured.

Name	John Dillinger
Gender	Male
Credited In	6 movies
Credited In	0 shows
1st Movie Credit	n/a
1st Show Credit	n/a
Alias(es)

2009		Public Enemies	Johnny Depp
1995	Dillinger and Capone		Martin Sheen
1979		The Lady in Red	Robert Conrad
1973		Dillinger	Warren Oates
1959		The FBI Story	Scott Peters
1957		Baby Face Nelson	Leo Gordon