Owney Madden — The Cotton Club Character Profile

About Owney Madden

A powerful mobster who owns and operates the Cotton Club alongside his right-hand man Frenchy Demange. He helps Dixie Dwyer achieve Hollywood stardom and orchestrates the violent downfall of Dutch Schultz.

Character Facts

Played by

Bob Hoskins

Appears in

The Cotton Club (1984)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Owney Madden — Conflict Arch Enemy — Dutch Schultz (James Remar)

  Rival gangsters engaged in violent territorial and personal warfare.

• Owney Madden — Professional Performer — Lila Rose Oliver (Lonette McKee)

  Talented singer employed under the club's management structure.

• Owney Madden — Social Club Patron — Vera Cicero (Diane Lane)

  Social connection through shared nightlife and club environments.

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More characters from The Cotton Club

• Richard 'Dixie' Dwyer (Richard Gere)
• Delbert 'Sandman' Williams (Gregory Hines)
• Vera Cicero (Diane Lane)
• Lila Rose Oliver (Lonette McKee)
• Frances Flegenheimer (Lisa Jane Persky)
• Patsy Dwyer (Jennifer Grey)
• Joe Flynn (John P. Ryan)
• Madame St. Clair (Novella Nelson)
• Dutch Schultz (James Remar)
• Irving Stark (Tom Waits)
• Vincent Dwyer (Nicolas Cage)
• Bumpy Rhodes (Laurence Fishburne)