Dave Courtney: Former gangster who have become actor and writer dies elderly 64

Dave Courtney changed into recognised for claiming to have hyperlinks to the infamous Kray twins, and boasting that he stimulated Vinnie Jones's individual in Guy Ritchie's cult gangster movie Lock, Stock, And Two Smoking Barrels. A self-proclaimed former gangster who have become an writer and actor has died. Dave Courtney changed into determined useless at his domestic in Plumstead, southeast London, on Sunday. A assertion on his social media pages stated he had taken his personal life. According to his Facebook page, the 64-year-vintage had spent his Saturday looking his soccer crew Charlton. Pictures confirmed him looking on as they beat Reading 4-zero in a League One match, and playing a meal at their stadium with friends.

 

👆👆👆👆👆👆

The assertion saying his loss of life stated information about funeral preparations could be provided "in due course".

Courtney changed into recognised for claiming to have hyperlinks to Britain's infamous crook Kray twins and arranging safety for Ronnie Kray's funeral, aleven though he could best had been a baby after they have been convicted.

He additionally stated he were the goal of homicide attempts, inclusive of being shot and stabbed for the duration of his time withinside the crook underworld.

Courtney stated his exploits had stimulated Vinnie Jones's individual withinside the movie Lock, Stock, And Two Smoking Barrels, which added the previous soccer hardman to the eye of Hollywood.

Courtney could himself pursue a display screen career, performing in crime documentaries and low-finances gangster films.

He additionally wrote numerous books, inclusive of one wherein he claimed to had been determined now no longer responsible in 19 separate trials.

One in June 2004 noticed him cleared of attacking his spouse for the duration of a row approximately an affair.

In any other in 2009, he changed into cleared via way of means of a jury of owning a firearm.

Courtney's Plumstead domestic has itself been some thing of a nearby landmark.

👆👆👆👆👆

Dubbed Camelot Castle, it is reportedly adorned with faux guns, swords, and fits of armour, a bust of Courtney, severa pics of the overdue Queen, a jacuzzi, gold lion paintings, Union Jacks, and a statue of