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        Gangster Squad stars Sean Penn in the role of real-life 1940s mob kingpin Mickey Cohen. From Johnny Depp’s John Dillinger to Steve Buscemi’s Nucky Thompson on HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, see other real mobsters behind the characters.

        Updated Jul. 12, 2017 2:00AM ET / Published Jan. 11, 2013 4:45AM ET 

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