David John Courtney was an English self-proclaimed gangster who became both an author and an actor.
Where was Dave Courtney born?
Dave Courtney was born on 17 February 1959 in Bermondsey, London, England, UK.
Where did Dave Courtney grow up?
Courtney was born in Bermondsey, London. He went to Adamsrill Primary School in Sydenham, South East London. Courtney often focused on his links with gangsters such as Reggie Kray and Lenny McLean, although he was nine years old when Kray was imprisoned.
Where did Dave Courtney live?
Former London gangster-turned-actor Dave Courtney has died aged 64. Courtney, who claimed to be an associate of the notorious Kray twins, was found dead at his home on Chestnut Rise, Plumstead, in the early hours of Sunday.
Courtney told BBC London he had a mural painted on the side of his house that depicted the Kray twins, Lenny McLean, Joey Pyle, Charlie Richardson, Ronnie Biggs, John Gotti, Roy Shaw, Freddie Foreman, Howard Marks and Al Capone.