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Waxey Gordon (born Irving Wexler; January 19, 1888 – June 24, 1952) was an American gangster who specialized in bootlegging and illegal gambling. An associate of Arnold Rothstein during prohibition, he was caught up in a power struggle following Rothstein's death.
Waxey Gordon (played by Nick Sandow) is a Philadelphia crime boss and bootlegger. He is based on the historical figure of the same name. Gordon has an eight year business relationship with Manny Horvitz. Horvitz is the boss of the Jew Town neighborhood in Philadelphia.
Waxey Gordon (nacido Irving Wexler; 19 de enero de 1888-24 de junio de 1952) fue un gángster estadounidense que se especializó en contrabando y juegos de azar ilegales. Asociado de Arnold Rothstein durante la prohibición, se vio envuelto en una lucha de poder tras la muerte de Rothstein.
23 de dic. de 2023 · The Rise & Fall of Waxey Gordon. From a lowly pickpocket in the days of the horse and carriage, to one of the Prohibition Era's biggest bootleggers and finally a drug kingpin in the jet age;...
14 de oct. de 2009 · Waxey Gordon led a life of crime during a very long life. Busted for pickpocketing at age 18, he became a major East Coast bootlegger during Prohibition and the head of a heroin ring following World War II when he was in his 60s.
15 de ago. de 2023 · Short, stocky, thick, and muscular, Irving Wexler (or Isaac or Isidore Wechsler)—better known as “Waxey” Gordon—sporting his fashionable fedora and fine suits, epitomized the New York City...
16 de feb. de 2011 · Waxey Gordon came from a wretchedly poor Polish-Jewish family on the Lower East Side and endured the tough tenement life. He earned the nickname of Waxey from some who said he was able to remove a victim's wallet 'as though it was dipped in wax', while others claimed as a kid would stick wax to the end of sticks to poke through subway grills to ...
