The Purple Gang
Plot: The story of the infamous Purple Gang - a ring of bootleggers, hijackers and killers in 1920's Detroit.
Release Date:
Friday, December 18 1959
65 years ago
65 years ago
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Cast
Barry Sullivan. Barry Sullivan was 47 in The Purple Gang as 'William P. Harley'.Birthday: Thu, Aug 29 1912 –
Died: Mon, Jun 06 1994
Died: Mon, Jun 06 1994
Robert Blake. Robert Blake was 26 in The Purple Gang as 'Willard'.Birthday: Mon, Sep 18 1933 –
Died: Thu, Mar 09 2023
Died: Thu, Mar 09 2023
Elaine Edwards. Elaine Edwards was 31 in The Purple Gang as 'Gladys Harley'.Birthday: Sat, Feb 04 1928 –
Died: Mon, Apr 26 2004
Died: Mon, Apr 26 2004
Marc Cavell. Marc Cavell was 20 in The Purple Gang as 'Hank Smith'.Birthday: Wed, Jun 28 1939 –
Died: Sun, Feb 29 2004
Died: Sun, Feb 29 2004
Jody Lawrance. Jody Lawrance was 29 in The Purple Gang as 'Joan McNamara'.Birthday: Sun, Oct 19 1930 –
Died: Thu, Jul 10 1986
Died: Thu, Jul 10 1986
Suzanne Ridgway. Suzanne Ridgway was 41 in The Purple Gang as 'Daisy'.Birthday: Sun, Jan 27 1918 –
Died: Mon, May 06 1996
Died: Mon, May 06 1996
Joe Turkel. Joe Turkel was 32 in The Purple Gang as 'Eddie Olsen'.Birthday: Fri, Jul 15 1927 –
Died: Mon, Jun 27 2022
Died: Mon, Jun 27 2022
Paul Dubov. Paul Dubov was 41 in The Purple Gang as 'Thomas Allen'.Birthday: Thu, Oct 10 1918 –
Died: Thu, Sep 20 1979
Died: Thu, Sep 20 1979
Ray Boyle. Ray Boyle was 34 in The Purple Gang as 'Tom Olsen'.Birthday: Mon, Aug 24 1925 –
Died: Thu, Jan 06 2022
Died: Thu, Jan 06 2022
Kathleen Lockhart. Kathleen Lockhart was 65 in The Purple Gang as 'Nun'.Birthday: Thu, Aug 09 1894 –
Died: Fri, Feb 17 1978
Died: Fri, Feb 17 1978
Nestor Paiva. Nestor Paiva was 54 in The Purple Gang as 'Orlofsky'.Birthday: Fri, Jun 30 1905 –
Died: Fri, Sep 09 1966
Died: Fri, Sep 09 1966
Lou Krugman. Lou Krugman was 45 in The Purple Gang as 'Dr. Riordan'.Birthday: Sun, Jul 19 1914 –
Died: Sat, Aug 08 1992
Died: Sat, Aug 08 1992
Mauritz Hugo. Mauritz Hugo was 50 in The Purple Gang as 'Licovetti'.Birthday: Tue, Jan 12 1909 –
Died: Sun, Jun 16 1974
Died: Sun, Jun 16 1974
James Roosevelt. James Roosevelt was >> in The Purple Gang as 'James Roosevelt'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Robert Anderson. Robert Anderson was 39 in The Purple Gang as 'Police Commissioner'.Birthday: Mon, Jul 12 1920 –
Died: Thu, Jan 04 1996
Died: Thu, Jan 04 1996
Jim Michael. Jim Michael was >> in The Purple Gang as 'Gang Member (uncredited)'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Crew
Frank McDonald. Frank McDonald was 60 in The Purple Gang as 'Director'Birthday: Thu, Nov 09 1899 –
Died: Sat, Mar 08 1980
Died: Sat, Mar 08 1980
Ellis W. Carter. Ellis W. Carter was 53 in The Purple Gang as 'Director of Photography'Birthday: Fri, Nov 02 1906 –
Died: Fri, Oct 23 1964
Died: Fri, Oct 23 1964
Jack DeWitt. Jack DeWitt was 59 in The Purple Gang as 'Writer'Birthday: Sat, May 19 1900 –
Died: Wed, Apr 22 1981
Died: Wed, Apr 22 1981
Lindsley Parsons. Lindsley Parsons was 54 in The Purple Gang as 'Producer'Birthday: Tue, Sep 12 1905 –
Died: Thu, Oct 08 1992
Died: Thu, Oct 08 1992
Lindsley Parsons Jr.. Lindsley Parsons Jr. was >> in The Purple Gang as 'Associate Producer'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Paul Dunlap. Paul Dunlap was 40 in The Purple Gang as 'Original Music Composer'Birthday: Sat, Jul 19 1919 –
Died: Thu, Mar 11 2010
Died: Thu, Mar 11 2010
Lloyd Garnell. Lloyd Garnell was 50 in The Purple Gang as 'Electrician'Birthday: Thu, Mar 18 1909 –
Died: Mon, Sep 26 1988
Died: Mon, Sep 26 1988
Dave Milton. Dave Milton was 71 in The Purple Gang as 'Art Direction'Birthday: Thu, Sep 06 1888 –
Died: Mon, Jun 18 1979
Died: Mon, Jun 18 1979
Frank Lombardo. Frank Lombardo was 44 in The Purple Gang as 'Set Decoration'Birthday: Wed, Oct 06 1915 –
Died: Sun, Feb 18 2001
Died: Sun, Feb 18 2001