The film stars Kevin Costner, Charles Martin Smith, Andy García, Robert De Niro, and Sean Connery, and follows Eliot Ness (Costner) as he forms the Untouchables team to bring Al Capone (De Niro) to justice during Prohibition. Nathan Leopold is best known for teaming up with Richard Loeb to murder 14-year-old Bobby Franks in 1924, with a resulting trial that spared them both the death penalty. Successful in snuffing out Capone's bootlegging business, the special unit then had the awesome task of assembling a legal case against the mobster and his followers. Ness's career in law enforcement ended in 1944. Stars: Robert Stack , Walter Winchell , Nicholas Georgiade | See full cast & crew » He was in his way to raid somewhere. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! He also implemented the process of immediate examination of suspected drunk drivers, automatic arrest of those found intoxicated, harsh consequences for officers found adjusting tickets and an automobile inspection program. Check out our gallery of the 2021 Golden Globe nominees in the leading and supporting acting categories, as the characters they so brilliantly played and in real life, "Straight Shooting" -- whether skeet shooting, or portraying, Sun, Feb 14 About Eliot Ness The story of Eliot Ness, the legendary lawman who led the Untouchables, took on Al Capone, and saved a city’s soul As leader of an unprecedented crime-busting squad, twenty-eight-year-old Eliot Ness won fame for taking on notorious mobster Al Capone. Following this, three murder attempts were made on Ness. Impressed by Ness's outspokenness, Johnson called him to interview in his office. He has something of a friendly rivalry with Al Capone. Capone, however, fought back and enhanced security measures around his businesses, making it difficult for Ness's men to invade them. Nicholas Lea (born Nicholas Christopher Herbert) is the Canadian actor and producer who portrayed Eliot Ness in the season 7 episode "Time After Time." MPLEX (620), Sun, Feb 14 Eliot Ness Fans Also Viewed . Alone and unimpeded by the facts, I did in Eliot Ness. 1959: American actor Robert Stack (1919 - 2003) playing Eliot Ness, and American actor Keenan Wynn (left), playing Ness' cohort Joe Fuselli, aim their guns while raiding an Al Capone hideout in a still from the television movie, 'The Untouchables' (also titled 'The Scarface Mob'). Max Allan Collins, whose graphic novel Road to Perdition became the Academy Award-winning Tom Hanks film, has brought his Edgar-nominated one-man show to the screen, in a stylish, stylistic fashion. I love this game! Eliot Ness and his role in Cleveland history In December of 1935, Cleveland’s Mayor Harold Burton recruited Eliot Ness to serve as the city’s new Safety Director. Genealogy profile for Robert Eliot Ness Robert Eliot Ness (1946 - 1976) - Genealogy Genealogy for Robert Eliot Ness (1946 - 1976) family tree on Geni, with over 200 million profiles of … The film stars Kevin Costner, Charles Martin Smith, Andy García, Robert De Niro, and Sean Connery, and follows Eliot Ness (Costner) as he forms the Untouchables team to bring Al Capone (De Niro) to justice during Prohibition. American actor Robert Stack , as Eliot Ness, holding a hand-print in the TV crime series 'The Untouchables', circa 1960. Treasury agents had already presented evidence on June 5, 1931, to indict Capone for income tax evasion. They received their wish when Ness divorced his wife of 10 years to marry Evaline McAndrew and moved to Lakewood in 1939. Speaking of Supernatural, longtime star Misha Collins (Castiel) will be the next actor to play Eliot Ness, on an upcoming episode of Timeless. Coudersport's Eliot Ness Museum is festively decorated this morning thanks to the artistry, talent and skill of our window warriors, Wonder Woman Sharon Fitzgerald and Ms. Mae Capone, aka Kori Alexis Ditty, with a skillful assist in framing their Roaring '20s masterpieces by museum artisan Jason Gibson. Ironically, his reputation was severely damaged when news of a car accident due to intoxication was released. During the era of Prohibition in the United States, Federal Agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone and, because of rampant corruption, assembles a small, hand-picked team to help him.