in 1974. Based on newspaper articles by reporter Nicholas Gage, the movie was directed by Carlo Lizzani and starred Peter Boyle as the title character. Gallo is the main character in Bob Dylan's biographical, 12-verse ballad "Joey". The song appears in Dylan's 1976 album Desire. Dylan was criticized for overly romanticizing his life in the song. Gallo was portrayed by Sebastian Maniscalco in the 2019 Martin Scorsese film The Irishman. Gallo is portrayed in the 2019 film Mob Town by Kyle Stefanski. In the Paramount+ 2022 TV Series The Offer Gallo is portrayed by Joseph Russo. See also List of unsolved murders References Further reading Albanese, S. Jay, Contemporary Issues in Organized Crime'', Criminal Justice Press 1995 External links Joey Gallo's Murder New York City Gangland by Arthur Nash, Chapter 6: "The Godfather Game: Gangland Jumps the Shark" Gallo article at americanmafia.com Joe Gallo Mafia Archives at thechicagosyndicate.com Death of Gallo at crimelibrary.com Former Umberto's Clam House at Google Maps Green-Wood Cemetery Burial Search Joey Gallo at Findagrave 1929 births 1972 deaths 1972 murders in the United States 20th-century American criminals American people convicted of murder Burials at Green-Wood Cemetery Colombo crime family Deaths by firearm in Manhattan Male murder victims Murdered American gangsters of Italian descent People from Red Hook, Brooklyn People murdered by the Colombo crime family People murdered in New York City People with schizophrenia Unsolved murders in the United States