Network First The War Against the Mafia Part 1: The Founding Father (Season 1, Episode 12)
TV Episode | Documentary

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The War Against the Mafia Part 1: The Founding Father (Season 1, Episode 12)

TV Episode | Documentary

How America's law enforcement agencies tackled the Mafia. Concentrates on the Gambino family from 1980 to 1993. Includes secret FBI recordings, interviews and allegations that the family were responsible for the deaths of 200 people.

Director

Tim Shawcross

Producer

Tim Shawcross

Editor

Maggie Knox

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Updated Apr 5, 1994

Release date

Apr 1994 (United Kingdom)

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37 cast members

Name	Known for
Jack Klaff Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
John Gotti Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Inside the Mafia (2005)
Joseph Armone Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Wilfred Johnson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Peter Gotti Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	48 Hours (1988)
Jackie D'Amico Self (archive footage) (as John D'Amico) Self (archive footage) (as John D'Amico) See fewer
John Miller Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	48 Hours (1988)
Sammy Gravano Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Table in the Back: Sheriff Joe Arpaio (2025)
Philip Leonetti Self - Former Mafia Underboss Self - Former Mafia Underboss See fewer	Network First (1994)
Nicodemo Scarfo Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Salvatore Testa Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Bruce Mouw Self - Supervisor, FBI Gambino Squad Self - Supervisor, FBI Gambino Squad See fewer	The F.B.I. Files (1998)
Fred Apple Self - Federal Penitentiary, Marion, Illinois Self - Federal Penitentiary, Marion, Illinois See fewer	Network First (1994)
Albert Anastasia Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Dominick Montiglio Self - Ex-Gambino Family Self - Ex-Gambino Family See fewer	Lynchpin of Bensonhurst: The Dominick Montiglio Story (2021)
Nino Gaggi Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Carlo Gambino Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Ralph Salerno Self - Former Supervisor of Detectives, NYPD Organised Crime Bureau Self - Former Supervisor of Detectives, NYPD Organised Crime Bureau See fewer	Unusual Suspects (2010)
Nick Caramandi Self - Former Mafia Soldier (as Nick 'The Crow' Caramandi) Self - Former Mafia Soldier (as Nick 'The Crow' Caramandi) See fewer	Mobsters (2007)
Anthony Anastasia Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Anthony Scotto Self - International Longshoreman's Union (archive footage) Self - International Longshoreman's Union (archive footage) See fewer
Frederick T Martens Self - Pennsylvania Crime Commission (as Frederick T. Martens) Self - Pennsylvania Crime Commission (as Frederick T. Martens) See fewer	Mob Stories (1993)
Vincent Gigante Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	60 Minutes (1968)
J. Edgar Hoover Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Next of Kin (1942)
Robert F. Kennedy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Missiles of October (1974)
Paul Castellano Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Aniello Dellacroce Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Thomas Bilotti Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
James LaRossa Self - Defence Attorney (as James La Rossa) Self - Defence Attorney (as James La Rossa) See fewer	Network First (1994)
Joseph F. O'Brien Self - FBI Gambino Squad (as Joseph O'Brien) Self - FBI Gambino Squad (as Joseph O'Brien) See fewer	Boss of Bosses (2001)
Roy DeMeo Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Mickey Featherstone Self - Former 'Westie' Self - Former 'Westie' See fewer	Network First (1994)
Arthur Ruffels Self - FBI Gambino Squad (as Artie Ruffels) Self - FBI Gambino Squad (as Artie Ruffels) See fewer	Lynchpin of Bensonhurst: The Dominick Montiglio Story (2021)
Henry Borelli Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Joseph Testa Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Angelo Ruggiero Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Edward McDonald Self - Chief Prosecutor, Organised Crime Strike Force (as Ed McDonald) Self - Chief Prosecutor, Organised Crime Strike Force (as Ed McDonald) See fewer	Goodfellas (1990)