Ultimately The Valachi Papers doesn't have the sophistication to rise above its programmer status. But the story of Joseph Valachi, often credited as the first Mafia member to publicly acknowledge ...

Joseph Wiseman, a stage and screen actor who played ... s,” “The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz” and “The Valachi Papers.” On television, Wiseman played the recurring role of crime ...

Joseph Wiseman, a stage and screen actor who played ... s,” “The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz” and “The Valachi Papers.” On television, Wiseman played the recurring role of crime ...

Mobster Joseph Valachi begins his testimony in an ... the publication of his detailed 1,000-page memoir, dubbed the Valachi papers, was deemed too dangerous to share with the public.

When Joe Valachi (Charles Bronson) has a price put on his head by Don Vito Genovese (Lino Ventura), he must take desperate steps to protect himself while in prison. An unsuccessful attempt to slit ...

Joseph Valachi took few secrets to ... organized crime and racketeering in the United States." Valachi's writings inspired "The Valachi Papers," a seminal 1968 book that helped transform the ...

When Joe Valachi has a price put on his head by Don Vito Genovese, he must take desperate steps to protect himself while in prison. An unsuccessful attempt to slit his throat puts him over the ...

THE VALACHI PAPERS by Peter Maas. 285 pages. Putnam. $6.95. Joseph Michael Valachi looks a bit like a Damon Runyon gangster—the tough guy who really is all heart. Short (5 ft. 6 in.) and bandy ...

American author Peter Maas was probably best know for The Valachi Papers - an account of the brutal career of Joseph Valachi, a Mob soldier who decided to become a police informant. Valachi's real ...

DAY AFTER day after day in Washington, pretty clearly enjoying his nationally televised turn in the spotlight, old-time mobster Joseph Valachi continued to regale the nonplussed Senate rackets ...