Hoffa

…Roses (1989), the crime biopic Hoffa (1992), and the dark comedy Throw Momma from the Train (1987). In 1992 DeVito, along with Perlman and American producer Michael Shamberg, cofounded the production company Jersey Films, which produced movies such as the fantasy comedy Matilda (1996; also directed by DeVito), the Andy…

… played the labor leader in Hoffa (1992), a drama directed by Danny DeVito and written by David Mamet. Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman (2019) centers on Frank Sheeran, a mob hit man who claimed to be involved in the murder of Hoffa (played by Al Pacino).

Better-received were Hoffa (1992), in which he portrayed the controversial Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa, and A Few Good Men (1992), in which his supporting performance as a dyspeptic marine colonel earned him his 10th Oscar nomination, an all-time record for a male actor. His 11th nomination, for…