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Ken Eto (衛藤 健 Etō Ken; October 19, 1919 – January 23, 2004), also known as Tokyo Joe and "The Jap", was an American mobster with the Chicago Outfit and eventually an FBI informant who ran Asian gambling operations for the organization.
Tokyo Joe may refer to: Tokyo Joe (1949), starring Humphrey Bogart; Tokyo Joe, by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Kazumi Watanabe "Tokyo Joe" (Bryan Ferry song), from the album In Your Mind; a nickname for Ken Eto (1919–2004), Japanese-American mobster and FBI informant; The ring name of professional wrestler Mr. Hito
Others were Murray Humphreys, who was of Welsh descent, Gus Alex, a Greek, and Ken Eto (aka Tokyo Joe), who was Japanese-American. Another well-known associate of the Outfit is Jewish New York City mobster Benjamin Siegel. Siegel was a childhood friend of Capone. [131]
Giancana had built a reputation as a skilled wheelman who was calm under pressure. Giancana became the first Forty-Two member to join the Outfit. He eventually became a protégé of Tony "Joe Batters" Accardo and Paul "The Waiter" Ricca. With his induction, Giancana was able to eventually bring a number of his fellow gang members into the Outfit.
Tokyo Joe is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by Stuart Heisler and starring Humphrey Bogart. This was Heisler's first of two features starring Bogart, the other was Chain Lightning that also completed in 1949 but was held up in release until 1950.
Watch out, Ken Jeong: Your “Community” co-star Joel McHale is coming for your “Kensday” crown. Through a series of fill-in gigs, McHale — who also stars on Fox’s sitcom “Animal ...
In 1983, Solano ordered DiVarco to murder mobster Ken Eto. Eto had recently been convicted on gambling charges and Solano was worried about him testifying for the authorities. Two hitmen, Jasper Campise and John Gattuso, a Cook County, Illinois, sheriff's deputy, ambushed Eto in his car and shot him three times in the head. However, the two men ...
Here, Ansel Elgost, Ken Watanabe, Show Kasamatsu, Rachel Keller and “Tokyo Vice” showrunners J. T. Rogers and Alan Poul talk to Variety about the Season 2 premiere, what fans can expect from ...