Meyer Lansky — Bugsy Character Profile

About Meyer Lansky

Childhood crime partner of Bugsy and Luciano. Provides $1 million in funding for the Flamingo project. Later warns Bugsy that he can no longer protect him after the Greenberg murder, and eventually receives the missing $2 million back from Virginia.

Character Facts

Played by

Ben Kingsley

Appears in

Bugsy (1991)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (5)

• Meyer Lansky — Professional Financial Manager — Virginia Hill (Annette Bening)
• Meyer Lansky — Alliance Indirect Business Partner — Mickey Cohen (Harvey Keitel)
• Meyer Lansky — Power Dominant Authority — Jack Dragna (Richard C. Sarafian)
• Meyer Lansky — Conflict Betrayed Associate — Harry Greenberg (Elliott Gould)
• Meyer Lansky — Social Acquaintance — George Raft (Joe Mantegna)

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