Editing Bugsy Siegel (section)

==Media portrayals==
* [[Moe Greene|Morris "Moe" Greene]] is a fictional character appearing in Mario Puzo's 1969 novel ''[[The Godfather (novel)|The Godfather]]'' and the [[The Godfather|1972 film of the same name]]. Both Greene's character and personality are based on Bugsy Siegel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/mob_bosses/the_godfather/7.html|title=Fact and Fiction in The Godfather |publisher=[[crimelibrary.com]]|access-date=2014-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080417023350/http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/mob_bosses/the_godfather/7.html |archive-date=2008-04-17}}</ref>
* "Bugsy" is the name of a character played by [[James Russo]] in Sergio Leone's 1984 film [[Once Upon a Time in America]]. The character may be loosely based on Bugsy Siegel.
* The 1991 motion picture drama [[Mobsters (film)|''Mobsters'']], depicting the rise of [[The Commission (mafia)|The Commission]], focused on the empire built by enterprising young criminals Lucky Luciano ([[Christian Slater]]), Meyer Lansky ([[Patrick Dempsey]]), and Bugsy Siegel ([[Richard Grieco]]).<ref>{{tcmdb title|id=83787}}</ref>
* Siegel was mentioned in ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' season 7, episode 15 ''[[Badda-Bing Badda-Bang]]'' (February 22, 1999), at the 33 minute 21 second mark. The character Frankie refers to him as, "The man who built Las Vegas."<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Deep Space Nine Transcripts - Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang |url=http://www.chakoteya.net/DS9/566.htm |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=www.chakoteya.net}}</ref>
* A character going by the same name, portrayed by [[Edwin Richfield]], appears in the sixth episode of the second series of the 1960s cult British [[spy-fi (neologism)|spy-fi]] TV series ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]].''
* ''[[Bugsy]]'' (1991) is a highly fictionalized movie biography of Siegel, featuring [[Warren Beatty]] in the title role.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ebert|first=Roger|authorlink=Roger Ebert|title=''Bugsy''|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|via=[[RogerEbert.com]]|date=December 20, 1991|url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/bugsy-1991|access-date=November 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151026120642/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/bugsy-1991|archive-date=October 26, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''[[The Marrying Man]]'' (1991) has [[Armand Assante]] playing the role of Siegel.{{cn|date=December 2024}}
* [[Tim Powers]] imagined Siegel as a modern-day [[Fisher King]] in his novel ''[[Last Call (novel)|Last Call]]'' (1992).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/tim-powers/last-call-2/ |title=LAST CALL by Tim Powers |date=April 20, 1992 |website=[[Kirkus Reviews]] |language=en-us |access-date=June 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618203815/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/tim-powers/last-call-2/ |archive-date=June 18, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* A biography of Siegel (a 1995 program from the television series ''[[Biography (TV program)|Biography]]'') was released on DVD in 2005. 50 minutes, color with b&w sequences. {{ISBN|9780767081917}}
* He is portrayed by [[Michael Zegen]] in the HBO series ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/boardwalk-empire-season-2-bugsy-siegel-michael-zegen/ |title='Boardwalk Empire' Casts Bugsy Siegel for Season 2 |last=Yeoman |first=Kevin |date=March 3, 2011 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en-US |access-date=June 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618203151/https://screenrant.com/boardwalk-empire-season-2-bugsy-siegel-michael-zegen/ |archive-date=June 18, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* He is a central character in [[Frank Darabont]]'s television series ''[[Mob City]]'', portrayed by [[Edward Burns]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Thorp |first=Charles |date=December 18, 2013 |title=Ed Burns Enjoys "Beating The Crap" Out Of People For Work On Mob City |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/ed-burns-mob-city-finale-interview-20131812/ |magazine=[[Us Weekly]] |language=en-US |access-date=June 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618203603/https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/ed-burns-mob-city-finale-interview-20131812/ |archive-date=June 18, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* He is portrayed by Jonathan Stewart in the [[American Movie Classics|AMC]] series ''[[The Making of the Mob: New York]],'' a docudrama focusing on the history of the mob with the first season about [[Lucky Luciano|Charlie "Lucky" Luciano]]'s life story.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.amc.com/shows/the-making-of-the-mob/cast-crew/benjamin-bugsy-siegel |title=Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel |website=Making of the Mob official website |publisher=[[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] |language=en-US |access-date=June 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618204749/https://www.amc.com/shows/the-making-of-the-mob/cast-crew/benjamin-bugsy-siegel |archive-date=June 18, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* In ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'', there is a character named Benny, who is visually based on Siegel. He is also a contributor to the development of the New Vegas Strip, based on the Las Vegas Strip and similar to Siegel's role in the birth of Las Vegas gambling. Benny shares Siegel's charismatic demeanor and criminal background.
* [[Joe Mantegna]] portrayed Siegel in the 2015 film ''[[Kill Me, Deadly]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Scheck|first=Frank|title='Kill Me, Deadly': Film Review|date=April 5, 2016|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/kill-me-deadly-film-review-880848|access-date=August 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809092909/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/kill-me-deadly-film-review-880848|archive-date=August 9, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Siegel was mentioned in the song ''[[2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted]]'' by [[Tupac Shakur]] and [[Snoop Dogg]] in the album ''[[All Eyez On Me]]''. In the fourth verse, Snoop Dogg raps, "But my dream is own a fly casino, like Bugsy Siegel, and do it all legal."
* [[Jonathan Sadowski]] portrayed a heavily fictionalized Siegel in the ''[[Legends of Tomorrow|DC's Legends of Tomorrow]]'' episode "Miss Me, Kiss Me, Love Me"; a science fiction series with supernatural overtones, it featured Siegel being resurrected after his assassination, although he is finally terminated in [[Hell]] by the character [[John Constantine]].
* David Cade portrays Siegel in the 2021 film ''[[Lansky (2021 film)|Lansky]]''.