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Jake Guzik is a major figure in the 1959 television show The Untouchables, wherein he is portrayed by Nehemiah Persoff. Guzik was introduced in the two-hour pilot, in which he was portrayed by Bern Hoffman, and returned in the first episode as the brains behind the Chicago Outfit after Al Capone 's conviction.
Jake Guzik was known as the Chicago mob's financial genius. A pimp, his friendship with mob leader Al Capone began when he overheard two gangsters planning Capone's murder, and he quickly got word to Capone of the plot.
Jake Guzik (1886-1956) was a trusted associate of Al Capone and a financial genius for the Chicago mob. He was also a pimp who survived several attempts on his life and died of a heart attack in 1956.
May 16, 2018 · Learn about Jake Guzik, also known as "Greasy Thumb", who rose from white slavery to become a key figure in the Chicago Outfit. Read how he survived Capone's paranoia, the Kefauver Committee, and his son's crime.
Apr 6, 1997 · James Bacon figures that it was Jake “Greasy Thumb” Guzik who brought Korshak into the fold of the Mob. This echoes what Bill Roemer told me, that it was Guzik “who developed Korshak.”
Jake "Greasy Thumb" Guzik (May 20, 1886 – February 21, 1956) was the financial and legal advisor, and later political “greaser”, for the Chicago Outfit.
May 18, 2021 · In this episode, we discuss the often overlooked, but critically important Chicago Outfit financial advisor Jake Guzik. Guzik was the Outfit "greaser" who made the political, financial and ...
