<P> Mob - connected union boss Johnny Friendly ( Lee J. Cobb ) gloats about his iron - fisted control of the waterfront . The police and the Waterfront Crime Commission know that Friendly is behind a number of murders , but witnesses play `` D and D '' ( `` deaf and dumb '' ) , accepting their subservient position rather than risking the danger and shame of informing . </P>
<P> Mob - connected union boss Johnny Friendly ( Lee J. Cobb ) gloats about his iron - fisted control of the waterfront . The police and the Waterfront Crime Commission know that Friendly is behind a number of murders , but witnesses play `` D and D '' ( `` deaf and dumb '' ) , accepting their subservient position rather than risking the danger and shame of informing . </P>
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who played johnny friendly in on the waterfront
Johnny Friendly
Johnny Friendly