David John Courtney was an English self-proclaimed gangster who became both an author and an actor.
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Courtney was an author, having had six books published: Stop the Ride I Want to Get Off, Raving Lunacy, Dodgy Dave’s Little Black Book, The Ride’s Back On, F**k the Ride, and Heroes & Villains.
Courtney starred in and produced his own film, Hell to Pay (2005), and took on the leading role of Mad Dave opposite Manish Patel in the low-budget British film Triads, Yardies and Onion Bhajees (2003).
Partner
Courtney’s relationship status was something he liked to keep quiet. However, he had been married before – to Jennifer Lucrea Pinto whom he met while she was working at a nightclub Courtney owned.
But their relationship hit the rocks in 2004, when Courtney was accused of beating Pinto, during a row over her then lesbian lover.
He was later cleared of all charges.
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House
A notorious reformed gangster lived in an incredible ‘castle’ in a corner of South East London before he was found dead at home at age 64.
Heart Attack
In 2017 he suffered a minor heart attack which he vowed wouldn’t be the end of him.
Death
Former gangster turned actor Dave Courtney has died, aged 64, in his south-east London home. Courtney “tragically took his own life in the early hours of Sunday”, a statement posted to his social media accounts said.