Two other Oscar-winning actors play important characters in the film - Al Pacino portrays Jimmy Hoffa, and Joe Pesci plays Russell Bufalino, the head of the Pennsylvania Mafia. Playing the title character of Sheeran is Robert De Niro, the Oscar-winning actor best known for starring in Casino, Goodfellas, Heat, The Godfather Part II and Raging Bull.
It is based on the book I Heard You Paint Houses, which chronicles the life of Frank Sheeran, a mafia hitman who claims to have killed Jimmy Hoffa, the former president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union. Martin Scorsese’s latest crime film, The Irishman, is released on Netflix in Australia on November 27. I/trending 20783 Watches of note worn by Robert De Niro in films Nick Gould
