- He was the top lieutenant in the Chicago mob run by Al Capone.
- He worked as a barber. He also had a sideline as a fence for stolen jewelry.
- He was claustraphobic.
- He and his future boss Al Capone were both members of New York's notorious Five Points Gang, although not at the same time.
- Using a combination of his Italian and American names, his gravestone reads "Frank Nitto."
- Much of the public perception about him comes from the hit television series The Untouchables (1959). As portrayed by Bruce Gordon, Nitti was shown as taking the place of his boss, Al Capone, while Capone was in prison. In reality, the real men in power, learning from Capone's mistake, kept out of the spotlight and used Nitti as a front man who had little actual power.
- Was portrayed by Billy Drago in The Untouchables (1987).
- Was portrayed by Anthony LaPaglia in Frank Nitti: The Enforcer (1988).
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