Kuklinski died of cardiac arrest and had been suffering with heart disease and phlebitis. Michael Shannon played Kuklinski in the 2012 film The Iceman loosely based on Anthony Bruno's book The Iceman: The True Story of a Cold-Blooded Killer. The film was directed by Ariel Vromen and also stars Winona Ryder, Ray Liotta, Stephen Dorff, and Chris Evans. Another movie about Kuklinski which was to star Mickey Rourke in the title role was announced in 2010 but ultimately never made. References Further reading External links New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety - Division of Criminal Justice 1987 Annual Report 1935 births 2006 deaths 20th-century American criminals American male criminals American murderers American people convicted of murder American people convicted of murdering police officers American gangsters of Irish descent American people who died in prison custody American prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment Crime in New Jersey Criminals from New Jersey Deaths from vasculitis Male murderers People convicted of murder by New Jersey People from Dumont, New Jersey People from Jersey City, New Jersey People with antisocial personality disorder People with paranoid personality disorder Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by New Jersey Prisoners who died in New Jersey detention Former Roman Catholics