List of ''Boardwalk Empire'' characters
The following is a list of characters from the HBO television show Boardwalk Empire. The show dramatizes the prohibition era in Atlantic City and the early history of the American Mafia. Many of the characters on the show are fictional. Some are (loosely) based on historical figures; of these, some use the name of the person upon which they are based, while others have had their names changed for the program.
Characters
Main characters
Recurring characters
Actor |
Character |
Season(s) |
Character notes |
Based on |
Greg Antonacci |
Johnny Torrio |
Seasons 1–5 |
Capone's boss in Chicago |
Johnny Torrio[1] |
Erik Weiner |
Agent Sebso |
Season 1 |
Van Alden's partner. |
William Hill |
Alderman George O'Neill |
Seasons 1–2 |
One of Nucky's political cronies and ward bosses. |
Robert Clohessy |
James Neary |
Seasons 1–2 |
One of Nucky's political cronies and ward bosses |
Dominic Chianese |
Leander Whitlock |
Seasons 2-5 |
Atlantic City lawyer and ally to the Commodore |
William Forsythe |
Manny Horvitz |
Season 2-3 |
Philadelphia gangster |
Anna Katarina |
Isabelle Jeunet |
Seasons 1, 3 |
A French woman who owns an haute couture shop on the boardwalk. |
Max Casella |
Leo D'Alessio |
Season 1 |
A Philadelphia gangster Doyle owes money to. |
Leo Lanzetta[1] |
Edoardo Ballerini |
Ignacius D'Alessio |
Season 1 |
Leo's brother and another gangster |
Ignatius Lanzetta[1] |
Anatol Yusef |
Meyer Lansky |
Seasons 1–5 |
A young protégé of Rothstein and partners with Luciano |
Meyer Lansky[1] |
Joseph Riccobene |
Frankie Yale |
Seasons 1, 3–4 |
Brooklyn gangster |
Frankie Yale[1] |
Kevin O'Rourke |
Edward L. Bader |
Seasons 1–4 |
Atlantic City mayor |
Edward L. Bader[1] |
Dana Ivey |
Mrs. McGarry |
Season 1 |
A prominent leader of the Women's Suffrage and Temperance Movements. |
Susan B. Anthony[1] |
Geoff Pierson |
Senator Walter Edge |
Seasons 1–3 |
New Jersey Senator who thwarts some of Nucky's plans. |
Senator Walter Evans Edge |
Pearce Bunting |
Bill McCoy |
Season 1-4 |
Sea captain and rum runner for Nucky Thompson |
Bill McCoy[1] |
Tracy Middendorf |
Babette |
Seasons 1–3 |
Owner of Babette's Night Club |
Natalie Wachen |
Lenore White |
Seasons 2–4 |
Beautiful wife of Chalky White, and mother to his three children. |
Michael Zegen |
Benny Siegel |
Seasons 2–3, 5 |
A low-level criminal working card-games for Lansky and Luciano. |
Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel |
Glenn Fleshler |
George Remus |
Seasons 2–4 |
A major bootlegger based in Ohio; refers to himself in the third-person. |
George Remus |
Julianne Nicholson |
Esther Randolph |
Seasons 2–4 |
Assistant Attorney General who investigates Nucky for election fraud. |
Mabel Walker Willebrandt |
Ivo Nandi |
Joe Masseria |
Seasons 2–5 |
New York mob boss who backs Rosetti against Nucky. |
Joe Masseria |
Christopher McDonald |
Harry Daugherty |
Seasons 1–3 |
Campaign manager to Warren G. Harding, and later his Attorney General. |
Harry M. Daugherty |
Daniel Cox (Season 1); Ed Jewett (Season 2 on) |
Jess Smith |
Seasons 1–3 |
Aide to Harry Daugherty. |
Jess Smith |
Arron Shiver |
Dean O'Banion |
Seasons 3–4 |
Irish-American mob boss in Chicago and rival of Johnny Torrio and Al Capone. |
Dean O'Banion |
Stephen Root |
Gaston Bullock Means |
Seasons 3–4 |
Con artist, FBI agent, and "fixer" for bootleggers. |
Gaston Means |
James Cromwell |
Andrew Mellon |
Seasons 3–4 |
Secretary of the Treasury who testifies at a government hearing that, if Prohibition is to be effective, more money needs to be spent. |
Andrew Mellon |
Meg Chambers Steedle |
Billie Kent |
Season 3 |
A young Broadway actress who begins an affair with Nucky. Killed in an explosion meant for Nucky. |
Billie Dove[4] |
Chris Caldovino |
Tonino Sandrelli |
Seasons 3-5 |
Right-hand man to Gyp Rosetti and Mafia lieutenant. |
Brian Geraghty |
James "Jim" Tolliver |
Season 4 |
FBI agent under the direction of J. Edgar Hoover posing as a corrupt prohibition agent under the name Warren Knox in Atlantic City. Killed by Eli after trying to blackmail him. |
Eric Ladin |
J. Edgar Hoover |
Season 4 |
Director of the Bureau of Investigation. |
J. Edgar Hoover |
Domenick Lombardozzi |
Ralph Capone |
Seasons 4-5 |
Al Capone's brother. |
Ralph Capone |
Morgan Spector |
Frank Capone |
Season 4 |
Al Capone's level-headed brother. |
Frank Capone |
Margot Bingham |
Daughter Maitland |
Season 4-5 |
Singer and ward of Dr. Valentin Narcisse who begins an affair with Chalky White. |
Giampiero Judica |
Salvatore Maranzano |
Season 5 |
Powerful New York Mafia boss at war with his right-hand man, Lucky Luciano. |
Salvatore Maranzano |
John Ellison Conlee |
Louis Kaestner |
Season 5 |
The Commodore as a young man. |
Louis Kuehnle |
Characters as athletes
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Johnson, Nelson (2010). Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City. Plexus Publishing, Inc. ISBN 978-0-9666748-6-6.
- 1 2 "Interview: 'Boardwalk Empire' creator Terence Winter". September 9, 2010.
- ↑ Moaba, Alex (2013-09-05). "'Boardwalk Empire': Jeffrey Wright On The Real-Life Racketeer Who Inspired His Season 4 Character (VIDEO)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
- ↑ Billie Dove,
- ↑ Venutolo, Anthony, 'Boardwalk Empire' episode 4, 'Anastasia': Nucky's birthday bash and back room deals, The Star-Ledger, October 11, 2010
- ↑ Venutolo, Anthony, 'Boardwalk Empire' recap: Van Alden busts up Nucky's Celtic bash, The Star-Ledger, October 18, 2010