Editing Joseph Bonanno (section)

==In popular culture==
In 1991, Bonanno's daughter-in-law, Rosalie Profaci Bonanno, published the memoir ''Mafia Marriage: My Story''. This book was eventually converted to the 1993 [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] network film ''[[Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage]]''. Bonanno  was portrayed by [[Ben Gazzara]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107452/|title=Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage|date=23 May 1993|via=www.imdb.com|access-date=23 February 2016|archive-date=16 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316092001/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107452/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the 1991 film ''[[Mobsters (film)|Mobsters]]'', Joe Bonanno is portrayed by actor John Chappoulis.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102460/fullcredits|title=Mobsters (1991)|publisher=IMDb|access-date=2019-12-17|archive-date=2020-11-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121205455/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102460/fullcredits|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1999, [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] produced a biographical film called ''Bonanno: A Godfather's Story'', released on DVD as ''Youngest Godfather''. The film chronicles the rise and fall of organized crime in the United States. Bonanno  was portrayed by Martin Landau.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0179804/|title=Bonanno: A Godfather's Story|date=25 July 1999|via=www.imdb.com|access-date=23 February 2022|archive-date=24 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924030251/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0179804/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2004, Joe's daughter-in-law began putting Joe's personal items up for auction on [[eBay]]. This continued until 2008.<ref>[http://tucsoncitizen.com/morgue2/2004/07/30/97160-mob-ties-just-a-few-clicks-away/ "Mob ties just a few clicks away"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008031256/http://tucsoncitizen.com/morgue2/2004/07/30/97160-mob-ties-just-a-few-clicks-away/ |date=2014-10-08 }} Tucson Citizen</ref>

In 2006, episode 66 of ''[[The Sopranos]]'', "[[Members Only (The Sopranos)|Members Only]]", [[Eugene Pontecorvo]] wants to retire and uses Joe Bonanno as an example of a retired mob member.<ref>[http://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/view_episode_scripts.php?tv-show=the-sopranos&episode=s06e01 "Sopranos script"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705155113/http://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/view_episode_scripts.php?tv-show=the-sopranos&episode=s06e01 |date=2017-07-05 }} Springfield! Springfield!</ref><ref>[http://www.americanpopularculture.com/archive/tv/sopranos.htm "No Retiring from This"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084334/http://www.americanpopularculture.com/archive/tv/sopranos.htm |date=2016-03-04 }} American Popular Culture</ref> Also in episode 76, "[[Cold Stones]]", [[Tony Soprano|Tony]] mentions that "Joe Bananas" went to war against [[Carlo Gambino]] for seven years.

In 2009, Joe's cousin, Thomas Bonanno, participated as a Mafia expert in the filming of ''[[Deadliest Warrior]]'': "[[Deadliest Warrior (season 1)#Episode 5: Yakuza vs. Mafia|Mafia vs. Yakuza]]", demonstrating his skills and marksmanship with a [[Thompson submachine gun]] as well as talking about "true" [[Sicilian Mafia]] philosophy and culture.<ref>{{IMDb title|3482401|Thomas Bonanno}}</ref>

In 2014, "[[Eldorado (Boardwalk Empire)|Eldorado]]", the series finale of ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]'', Joe Bonanno, played by Amadeo Fusca, has a non-speaking cameo role. He is seen sitting at the table as [[Lucky Luciano]] gathers the country's most powerful crime bosses and forms [[The Commission (mafia)|The Commission]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0979432/fullcredits|title=Boardwalk Empire (TV Series 2010–2014) – IMDb|via=www.imdb.com|access-date=2019-12-17|archive-date=2020-11-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111174245/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0979432/fullcredits|url-status=live}}</ref>

He is portrayed by [[Chazz Palminteri]] in the 2019 TV series ''[[Godfather of Harlem]]''.

In the 2019 film ''[[The Irishman]]'', [[Frank Sheeran]] (played by [[Robert De Niro]]) compares Bonanno's "kidnapping", in a telephone conversation with the wife of [[Jimmy Hoffa]], to her husband's disappearance.

He is portrayed by Sal Landi on the 2022 TV series ''[[The Offer]]''.

He is portrayed by [[Louis Mustillo]] in the 2025 film ''[[The Alto Knights]]''.