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After the notorious gangster-turned-actor and writer was found dead with a gunshot wound, Dave Courtney’s family have now confirmed he died by suicide after battling cancer and arthritis.
After the notorious gangster-turned-actor and writer was found dead with a gunshot wound, Dave Courtney’s family have now confirmed he died by suicide after battling cancer and arthritis.
Dave Courtney, who has died aged 64, was a nightclub bouncer, knuckle-duster wielding debt collector and latter-day henchman of the Kray brothers; he was nicknamed “Yellow Pages” for his gangland connections – until he decided to adopt the persona of media-friendly mobster, publishing a best-selling true crime memoir and making a living from television documentaries, films and speaking engagements, while also raising money for charity.
After going from a life of crime to writing and acting, notorious London hardman Dave Courtney took his life with a gun at his so-called ‘Camelot Castle’ home in the
Late reformed gangster Dave Courtney said he was unafraid of dying just two months ago, declaring 'I am the f****** afterlife'.