List of fictional crime bosses
In books
(Not mentioned in other sections)
- Capa Vencarlo Barsavi - The Lies of Locke Lamora
- Julian DiGeorge - The Executioner (book series)
- Chrysophrase the Troll - Discworld
- Gentleman John Marcone - The Dresden Files
- Frank Bellarosa - The Gold Coast
- Spatz Antonelli - Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code
In comics
- Black Tarantula, Marvel Comics
- Oswald Chesterfield "The Penguin" Cobblepot, Batman
- Harvey "Two-Face" Dent, Batman
- Diavolo, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
- Sir Edmund "King Snake" Dorrance, Batman
- Morgan Edge, Superman
- Carmine "The Roman" Falcone, Batman
- Wilson "The Kingpin" Fisk, Marvel Comics
- Don Fortunato, Marvel Comics
- John Genovese, Kick-Ass
- Hammerhead, Marvel Comics
- Akira Hojo, Sanctuary
- Jiji, Ichi the Killer
- The Joker, DC Comics
- Kakihara, Ichi the Killer
- Lonnie Thompson "Tombstone" Lincoln, Marvel Comics
- Lex Luthor, DC Comics
- Giacomo Magliozzi, Sin City
- Silvio "Silvermane" Manfredi, Marvel Comics
- Bruno "Ugly" Mannheim, Superman
- Salvatore "The Boss" Maroni, Batman
- John Rooney, Road to Perdition
- The Rose, Spider-Man
- Billy "Jigsaw" Russo, Marvel Comics
- Tsunayoshi "Tsuna" Sawada, Katekyo Hitman REBORN!
- Roman "Black Mask" Sionis, Batman
- Rupert Thorne, Batman
- Viper, Marvel Comics
- Herr Wallenquist, Sin City
- Arnold "The Ventriloquist'" Wesker, Batman
- Tobias Whale, DC Comics
- Warren "Great White Shark" White, Batman
- Tony Zucco, Batman
In film
- Mr. Big (John Vernon), I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
- The Big City Agent, The Trumpet of the Swan
- Big Meat(The Game (rapper)), Waist Deep
- Don Altobello (Eli Wallach), The Godfather Part III
- Mark Antony (Raghuvaran), Basha
- Manick Baasha (Rajinikanth), Basha
- Damian Baine (Wyclef Jean), Dirty
- Caesar Enrico Bandello (Edward G. Robinson), Little Caesar
- Armando Barillo (Willem Dafoe), Once Upon a Time in Mexico
- Charlie Barret (Christopher Walken), Suicide Kings
- Eddie Bartlett (James Cagney), The Roaring Twenties
- Emilio Barzini (Richard Conte), The Godfather
- Teddy Bass (Ian McShane), Sexy Beast
- Beans (Beanie Sigel), State Property 2
- Mickey Bergman (Danny DeVito), Heist
- Big Baby Sweets (Violent J), Big Money Hustlas
- Biggs (Kymani Marley), Shottas
- David Billa (Rajinikanth), Billa (1980)
- David Billa (Ajith Kumar), Billa (2007)
- Raymond Blossom (Timothy Hutton), Playing God
- Clarence Boddicker (Kurtwood Smith), RoboCop
- Maynard Boyle (John Vernon), Charley Varrick
- Rory Breaker (Vas Blackwood), Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
- Carlito Brigante (Al Pacino), Carlito's Way
- Carlito Brigante (Jay Hernandez), Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
- Mr. Bronson (Kris Kristofferson), Payback
- Nino Brown (Wesley Snipes), New Jack City
- Teddy Bruckshot (Louie Rankin), Shottas
- Bucho (Joaquim de Almeida), Desperado
- Joe Cabot (Lawrence Tierney), Reservoir Dogs
- Antonio "Tony" Camonte (Paul Muni), Scarface
- Al Capone (Robert De Niro), The Untouchables
- Al Capone (Ben Gazzara), "Capone" 1975
- Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice (Al Pacino), Dick Tracy
- Mr. Carter (William Devane), Payback
- Johnny Caspar (Jon Polito), Miller's Crossing
- Chang (John Lone), War
- Mickey Cohen Sean Penn, "Gangster Squad"
- Mickey Cohen Harvey Kietel "Bugsy\Bugsy 1991"
- Domenico Clericuzio (Danny Aiello), The Last Don
- Vincenzzo Coccotti (Christopher Walken), True Romance
- Lenny Cole (Tom Wilkinson), RocknRolla
- Spats Colombo (George Raft), Some Like It Hot
- Michael Corleone (Al Pacino), The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, and The Godfather Part III
- Santino "Sonny" Corleone (James Caan),The Godfather
- Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro), The Godfather and The Godfather Part II
- Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson), The Departed
- Ralph Cotter (James Cagney), Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
- Ottilio Cuneo (Rudy Bond), The Godfather
- Richie Cusack (William Hurt), A History of Violence
- Bill "The Butcher" Cutting (Daniel Day-Lewis), Gangs of New York
- Frank D'Amico (Mark Strong), Kick-Ass
- Dame (Damon Dash), State Property 2
- Cross De Lena (Jason Gedrick), The Last Don
- Abraham "Cousin Avi" Denovitz (Dennis Farina), Snatch
- Don (Amitabh Bachchan), Don
- Don (Shahrukh Khan), Don: The Chase Begins Again
- Jocko Dundee (Peter Boyle), Johnny Dangerously
- Justin Fairfax (James Coburn), Payback
- Carmine "The Roman" Falcone (Tom Wilkinson), Batman Begins
- Don Falcone (Roy Scheider), Romeo Is Bleeding
- Don Fanucci (Gastone Moschin), The Godfather Part II
- Signor Ferrari (Sydney Greenstreet), Casablanca
- Gianni Franco (Jeroen Krabbé), The Punisher
- Casanova Frankenstein (Geoffrey Rush), Mystery Men
- The Gangster (Paul Bettany and Malcolm McDowell), Gangster No. 1
- Moe Greene (Alex Rocco), The Godfather
- Thomas "Juntao" Griffin (Tom Wilkinson), Rush Hour
- Carl Grissom (Jack Palance), Batman
- Bill Guerrard (Randy Quaid), The Ice Harvest
- George Hally (Humphrey Bogart), The Roaring Twenties
- Jabba the Hutt (Larry Ward), Star Wars
- Doc Johnson (Richard Ward), Across 110th Street
- Bumpy Jonas (Moses Gunn), Shaft
- Alexei Jovanovic (David Ogden Stiers), Jungle 2 Jungle
- George Jung AKA Boston George (Johnny Depp), Blow
- Teddy KGB (John Malkovich), Rounders
- Shoaib Khan (Emraan Hashmi), Once Upon a Time in Mumbai
- Lao Che, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
- Ben Larkin (John Vernon), Brannigan
- Henry Lee (Ric Young), The Corruptor
- Don Lino (Robert De Niro), Shark Tale
- Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw), The Sting
- "Hatchet" Harry Lonsdale (P. H. Moriarty), Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
- Frank Lopez (Robert Loggia), Scarface
- Patti LoPresti (Cathy Moriarty-Gentile), Analyze That
- Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington), American Gangster
- Licio Lucchesi (Enzo Robutti), The Godfather Part III
- Majestic (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), Get Rich or Die Tryin'
- The Man with the Plan (Christopher Walken), Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
- Vincent Mancini-Corleone (Andy García), The Godfather Part III
- Dominic Manetta (Joseph Rigano), Analyze This
- Roman Maroni (Richard Dimitri), Johnny Dangerously
- Sal Maroni (Eric Roberts), The Dark Knight
- Peter McAllister (Mitchell Ryan), Lethal Weapon
- Kuroda, Into the Sun
- Moco, El Mariachi
- Frank Milo (Bill Murray), Mad Dog and Glory
- Sultan Mirza (Ajay Devgan), Once Upon a Time in Mumbai
- Monarch ("King"), robotic-ape (Jay Leno), Igor
- Antonio "Tony" Montana (Al Pacino), Scarface
- Subhash Nagre (Amitabh Bachchan), Sarkar
- Jack "The Joker" Napier (Jack Nicholson), Batman
- Velu Nayagan (Kamal Haasan), Nayagan
- Niko (Orestes Matacena), The Mask
- O-Ren Ishii (Lucy Liu), Kill Bill
- Leo O'Bannon (Albert Finney), Miller's Crossing
- Uri Omovich (Karel Roden), RocknRolla
- Joseph Palmi (Joe Pesci), The Good Shepherd
- Paris (Avery Brooks), The Big Hit
- "Brick Top" Polford (Alan Ford), Snatch
- Tom Powers (James Cagney), The Public Enemy
- Top Dollar (Michael Wincott), The Crow
- James Lionel "Jimmy" Price (Kenneth Cranham), Layer Cake
- Morgan Price (Robert Forster), Confidence
- Lou "The Wrench" Rigazzi (Frank Gio), Analyze That
- Mendy Ripstein (Peter Falk), Undisputed
- Johnny Rocco (Edward G. Robinson), Key Largo
- John Rooney (Paul Newman), Road to Perdition
- Hyman Roth (Lee Strasberg), The Godfather Part II
- Arjen Rudd (Joss Ackland), Lethal Weapon 2
- Tony "The Tiger" Russo (Dean Stockwell), Married to the Mob
- Howard Saint (John Travolta), The Punisher
- Franz Sanchez (Robert Davi), Licence to Kill
- Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci), Casino
- Schränker (Gustaf Gründgens), M
- Semyon (Armin Mueller-Stahl), Eastern Promises
- Jimmy Serrano (Dennis Farina), Midnight Run
- Harold Shand (Bob Hoskins), The Long Good Friday
- Shiro (Ryo Ishibashi), War
- Bill Sykes (Robert Loggia), Oliver & Company
- Primo Sindone (Chazz Palminteri), Analyze This
- Alejandro Sosa (Paul Shenar), Scarface
- Keyser Söze, The Usual Suspects
- Primo Sparazza (Joseph Ruskin), Smokin' Aces
- Anthony Stracci (Don Costello), The Godfather
- Rocky Sullivan (James Cagney), Angels with Dirty Faces
- Jin Sun (Terry Chen), Stark Raving Mad
- Surya (Rajinikanth), Thalapathi
- Victor Sweets (Chiwetel Ejiofor), Four Brothers
- Joey Tai (John Lone), Year of the Dragon
- Ricky Tan (John Lone), Rush Hour 2
- Philip Tattaglia (Victor Rendina), The Godfather
- Kinman Tau (Tzi Ma), Rapid Fire
- Eddie Temple (Michael Gambon), Layer Cake
- Jack Travis (Stuart Wilson), Lethal Weapon 3
- Alec Trevelyan (Sean Bean), GoldenEye
- Dorian Tyrell (Peter Greene), The Mask
- Uncle Bart (Bob Hoskins), Unleashed
- Uncle Benny (Kim Chan), Lethal Weapon 4
- Uncle Nikolai (Levan Uchaneishvili), 25th Hour
- Eddie Valentine (Paul Sorvino), The Rocketeer
- Ray Vargo (Henry Silva), Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
- Vijay Verma (Amitabh Bachchan), Deewar
- Paul Vitti (Robert De Niro), Analyze This and Analyze That
- Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames), Pulp Fiction
- Harry Waters (Ralph Fiennes), In Bruges
- Brad Wesley (Ben Gazzara), Road House
- Frank White (Christopher Walken), King of New York
- Johnny Wong (Anthony Wong), Hard Boiled
- Giuseppe "Papa Joe" Yakavetta (), The Boondock Saints
- Aniki Yamamoto (Takeshi Kitano), Brother
- Boris "The Blade" Yurinov (Rade Šerbedžija), Snatch
- Joe Zaluchi (Louis Guss), The Godfather
- Paul Zapatti (Anthony Franciosa), City Hall
- Joey Zasa (Joe Mantegna), The Godfather Part III
- Valentin Zukovsky (Robbie Coltrane), GoldenEye and The World Is Not Enough
- César Luciani (Niels Arestrup), A Prophet
- Malik El Djebena (Tahar Rahim), A Prophet
In television
- Big Louie, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
- Walter White (Bryan Cranston), Breaking Bad
- Gustavo Fring (Giancarlo Esposito), Breaking Bad
- Simon Adebisi (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), Oz
- Johnny Allen (Billy Murray), EastEnders
- Marcus Álvarez (Emilio Rivera), Sons of Anarchy
- Jackie Aprile, Sr. (Michael Rispoli), The Sopranos
- Colin Atkinson (Tristan Rogers), The Young and the Restless
- Avon Barksdale (Wood Harris), The Wire
- Stringer Bell (Idris Elba), The Wire
- Sacha Belov (Sergei Bezrukov), Brigada
- Jimmy Cacuzza (Jeff Wincott), Sons of Anarchy
- Rocco Cammeniti (Robert Forza), Neighbours
- Al Capone (Stephen Grahame), "Boardwalk Empire"
- Fat Cat (Jim Cummings), Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers
- Fyodor Chevchenko (Roy Scheider), Third Watch
- Bill Church, Jr. (Bruce Campbell), Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
- Bill Church, Sr. (Peter Boyle), Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
- Beaver Cleaver & Wally Cleaver, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
- Johnny Zacchara (Brandon Barash), General Hospital
- Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard), General Hospital
- Freddie Cork (Kevin Chapman), Brotherhood (2006 TV series)
- Carlos Cortez (Steven Bauer), UC: Undercover
- Roland Daggett (Edward Asner), Batman: The Animated Series
- Jack Dalton (Hywel Bennett), EastEnders
- Anthony "Fat Tony" D'Amico (Joe Mantegna), The Simpsons
- Ernest Darby (Mitch Pileggi), Sons of Anarchy
- King Dedede (Ed Paul), Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
- Stefano DiMera (Joseph Mascolo), Days of Our Lives
- EJ DiMera (James Scott), Days of Our Lives
- Fred Flintstone (Maurice LaMarche), Harvey Birdman
- Anthony "Tony" Dracon (Richard Grieco), Gargoyles
- Morgan Edge (Rutger Hauer and Patrick Bergin), Smallville
- Escobar Gallardo (Robert LaSardo), Nip/Tuck
- Giovanni (Ted Lewis), Pokémon
- The Greek (Bill Raymond), The Wire
- Steven Green (Victor Slezak), Law & Order
- Carlos Guerrero (Rudolf Martin), Dexter
- Raoul "El Cid" Hernandez (Luis Guzmán), Oz
- Andy Hunter (Michael Higgs), EastEnders
- Victor Kiriakis (John Aniston), Days of Our Lives
- Ryuichiro Kuroda (Dan Green), Gokusen
- Phil Leotardo (Frank Vincent), The Sopranos
- Henry Lin (Kenneth Choi), Sons of Anarchy
- Ray Luca (Anthony Denison), Crime Story
- Carmine Lupertazzi (Tony Lip), The Sopranos
- Bruno "Ugly" Mannheim (Bruce Weitz), Superman: The Animated Series
- Frank Masucci (Charles Cioffi), Law & Order
- Milo McCrary (John J. York), Drake & Josh Go Hollywood
- Pinky McFingers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
- Enrique Morales (David Zayas), Oz
- Jason Morgan (Steve Burton), General Hospital
- Clay Morrow (Ron Perlman), Sons of Anarchy
- Alberto Napoli (Frank Savino), Law & Order
- Antonio Nappa (Mark Margolis), Oz
- Chucky Pancamo (Chuck Zito), Oz
- Big Fat Paulie (Michael Chiklis), Family Guy
- Rick Pinzolo (Stanley Tucci), Wiseguy
- Mel Profitt (Kevin Spacey), Wiseguy
- Rancid Rabbit (Billy West), CatDog
- Quito Real (Ving Rhames), UC: Undercover
- Jimmy Reardon (Ian Tracey), "Intelligence"
- Burr Redding (Anthony Chisholm), Oz
- Frederico Righetti (Joseph Ragno), Law & Order
- Doctor Ivo Robotnik (Long John Baldry), Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
- John "Johnny Sack" Sacrimoni (Vince Curatola), The Sopranos
- Nino Schibetta (Tony Musante), Oz
- Peter Schibetta (Eddie Malavarca), Oz
- Vernon Schillinger (J. K. Simmons), Oz
- Anthony "Tony" Soprano (James Gandolfini), The Sopranos
- Corrado "Junior" Soprano (Dominic Chianese), The Sopranos
- Marlo Stanfield (Jamie Hector), The Wire
- Sonny Steelgrave (Ray Sharkey), Wiseguy
- James Stenbeck, (Anthony Herrera), As the World Turns
- Joseph "Proposition Joe" Stewart (Robert F. Chew), The Wire
- Ernest Strepfinger (Tim Curry, Brad Garrett, and Jim Cummings), Ozzy & Drix
- Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (Steve Buscemi), Boardwalk Empire
- Rupert Thorne (John Vernon), Batman: The Animated Series
- Johnny Torrio, "Boardwalk Empire"
- Valmont (Julian Sands), Jackie Chan Adventures
- Constantin Volsky (Olek Krupa), Law & Order
- Spiros Vondopoulos (Paul Ben-Victor), The Wire
- Sonny Walker (William Forsythe), UC: Undercover
- Annalisa Zucca (Sofia Milos), The Sopranos
- Tony Zucco (Thomas F. Wilson and Mark Hamill), Batman: The Animated Series and The Batman
- Jackson "Jax" Teller (Charlie Hunnam), Sons Of Anarchy
- John Thomas "J.T." Teller (Victor Newmark), Sons Of Anarchy
- Damon Pope (Harold Perrineau), Sons Of Anarchy
- Tony Vivaldi, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
- Fraser Black (Jesse Birdsall), Hollyoaks
- Grace Black (Tamara Wall), Hollyoaks
In video games
- Archie, Pokémon Sapphire/Emerald
- Avery Carrington (Burt Reynolds), Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
- Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando), The Godfather
- Don Corneo, Final Fantasy VII
- Colonel Juan García Cortez (Robert Davi), Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
- Cyrus, Pokémon Diamond/Pearl
- Ricardo Diaz (Luis Guzmán), Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
- Sonny Forelli (Tom Sizemore), Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Paulie Franchetti (Dwight Schultz), The Darkness
- Giovanni, Pokémon Red/Blue/FireRed/LeafGreen
- Gonzap, Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
- Jon Gravelli (Madison Arnold), Grand Theft Auto IV
- Greevil, Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
- Krew, Jak II
- Carl "CJ" Johnson (Young Maylay), Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Asuka Kasen (Lianna Pai), Grand Theft Auto III
- Kazuki Kasen (Keenan Shimizu), Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
- Vladimir Lem (Dominic Hawksley and Jonathan Davis), Max Payne and Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
- Salvatore Leone (Frank Vincent), Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
- Donald Love (Kyle MacLachlan and Will Janowitz), Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
- Maxie, Pokémon Ruby/Emerald
- Don Morello (John Doman), Mafia
- Muggshot the Bulldog (Kevin Blackton), Sly Cooper
- James "Jimmy" Pegorino (Tony Patellis), Grand Theft Auto IV
- Don Pianta, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
- Angelo Punchinello (Joe Ragno), Max Payne
- Bruto Cadaverini, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations
- Don Salieri (George DiCenzo), Mafia
- Aria T'Loak (Carrie-Anne Moss), Mass Effect 2
- Massimo Torini (Duccio Fraggella), Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
- Aldo Trapani (Andrew Pifko), The Godfather
- Victor Vance (Dorian Missick and Armando Riesco), Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
- Tommy Vercetti (Ray Liotta), Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Marty J. Williams (Jim Burke), Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
- Wario (Charles Martinet) Mario series, Super Smash Brothers Brawl, Wario Land & Wario Ware
- Don Weaso (Chris Seavor), Conker's Bad Fur Day