Freddie Foreman - The Krays Myth & Saving Billy Gentry
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- Опубликовано: 20 сен 2021
- Freddie Foreman talks bout The Krays not actually being the ones who did the work, they just took a cut. The twins could turn easily and at one point wanted to shoot Billy Gentry, for no apparent reason...Freddie admits that on a few occasions they could have turned on him...
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Early Life
Born at 22 Sheepcote Lane, Battersea in March 1932 to Herbert Albert Foreman, an Irishman. 22 Sheepcote Lane was a terraced two-up and two-down house, sharing a bedroom with four of his brothers, situated nearby The Flag pub. Foreman was involved in violence from a young age. He was known for his involvement with audacious criminal plans, one of which was the murder of Frank 'The Mad Axeman' Mitchell - a British criminal previously befriended by Ronnie Kray when they served a sentence together at Wandsworth prison.
Criminal activity
Foreman was involved in the Shoreditch Security Express robbery of 1983, which at the time was the largest cash robbery in the UK. For his part in it, he received nine years in prison. At the time of the Kray's arrest, he was thirty-six, and licensee of The Prince Of Wales, Lant Street in Southwark
Foreman also confessed to the murders of Frank "Mad Axeman" Mitchell, and of Tommy "Ginger" Marks in the 1960s in revenge for the shooting of his brother (shot in the legs). He had been acquitted of the murders at an Old Bailey trial in the 1960s where he was listed as living at Red Post Hill, Dulwich, London. He additionally claimed to have intimidated witnesses to the killing of George Cornell in the Blind Beggar Pub in Whitechapel by Ronnie Kray and to having been a hitman for the Kray twins.
Arrest and conviction
He was tried on two separate occasions for murder, and found not guilty, and has convictions for handling the proceeds of an armed robbery and separately for disposing of a body, that of Jack "the Hat" McVitie. Foreman also admitted to the murders of Frank "Mad Axeman" Mitchell, and of Tommy "Ginger" Marks during the 1960s in his autobiography, Respect, in revenge for the shooting of his brother who had been shot in the legs. He had been acquitted of these murders at an Old Bailey trial in the 1960s. Foreman moved to Spain after he left prison.
Later life
He is the father of actor Jamie Foreman, Gregory Foreman and Danielle Foreman. In 2018, a biopic documentary "Fred" was released. Foreman’s team approached Salon after seeing its work on underworld documentary “The Guv’nor,” and subsequent movie “My Name is Lenny.” Rather than glamorizing Foreman’s life of crime, “Fred” is a somber and intimate look at the notorious villain towards the end of his life. “Fred” was written, and is directed by, Salon’s Paul Van Carter.
In 2019 Gangster No 1 - The Freddie Foreman Story was released, a documentary casting Foreman as The Godfather" of Britain's criminal underworld.
I Could sit and listen to Freddie for hours,................ wishing you health, prosperity and happiness for 2022 Freddie. Great videos
Mate, Freddie Foreman died a good 5-10yr ago!
@@hectorbartlett567 Freddie was 91 on 5th March this year.
@@chestnutsev7 I stand corrected.
The Legend that is Freddie Foreman, is still very much alive!
Fred tells that story a lot. That incident pushed him over the edge.He had a few meetings after that to discuss topping the Krays but they were nicked first.
Great video. Do more if possible. Respect to Freddie Foreman, One of the last men still about from that era. Wishing him all the best.
He’s still living that life in his head. Sad really
You say it like he's some hero
Sad hero worship
Good to see you're keepin well, Fred. Haven't seen you since 1990 and you don't look a day older. Ged
Brilliant upload as usual. Can you please do one on the lambrionou brothers.
Great video 🙏
Great Respect Freddie Foreman and good to hear from him talking about the old school Era and looking great, wishing you and your family all the best for the future. Gangster tales salute to you for putting out the content. 🙏
Great stuff, subbed 👍
The type of man I'd love to have a drink with and just listen to him talk.
I like that he tells it like it was.
Freddie your a top top man a real true 1 off stoped commenting Fred but been watching these stories made me realise even more that your a true good man could sit with you all day freddie cup a tea realy good talker hope you have a nice long retirement nice and comfy rr freddie your son Jamie is great lad good actor got nil by mouth in my collection him ray Cathy etc rr what a film not many pple no that film he good in evryone he done class ok keep them fascinating story's goin freddie wat a man 👍
“And he’s right up my arse Ronnie Kray, right behind me” 😳
Not for the first time neither.
😅
A true gentleman a legend old school respect to you freddie
I just subbed as I love true crime . Pls do one on frances she was the most beautiful women and needs to have more about her 💯
Wish you released it as a whole long video instead of multiple clips but great vids regardless
Good stuff, how recent is this?
Such a British story 😂 Freddie trying to convince Ronnie Kray not to kill someone by advising that he has a cup of tea and calms down 😂😂 very British
Love this channel its all from the horses mouth & don't get much better than that, love the Dave Courtney videos aswell, could listen to him all day!
It’s like listening to Rowley Birkin coming round from an anaesthetic.
The ones you hear less of are the real legends
The MD of British crime .. Carry’s a lot of dark secrets he does .. he’s moved in many circles over the years and they all have the utmost respect for Fred and that’s enough to tell you about the man .. nice to see Fred looking well
How many dark secrets?. Im not convinced. He murdered two people and disposed of plenty of bodies. No evidence of anything else is there?
@@henrysmith883 to get to the top of the tree in that world and hold that much respect it’s not being a nice guy that’s got him their .. he’s not going to confess to others is he ?? Why would he ?? The Krays done a lot more people than Jack the hat and Cornell
@@paulholman8594mostly kids😅
Great man
People seem to forget the krays we're young boys and only 30odd when jailed immature in a way
He only spoke out when they died
That man sitting there talking is the gangster godfather of British crime.... if you asked any face about who was the top guy overall.... Freddie foreman is the answer.. research this guy... a real life proper old school geezer
Legend wish I could have walked into his pub in the day and had a pint with him
I'd have been interested to hear Freddys opinion on the death of the boxer Freddie mills
Great comment.
I think Freddie is one of the few that is at least a bit believable of the old guys, you can see he's recalling just what happened
Dp you think people are only really keen to meet or listen to these old school villains just so they can here stories about Reg and Ron?
Brown bread Fred
Fred top guy,
And I love the way you cannot cross him xx
All those witnesses no wonder they was lifed off eventually
I met Barney Beale had the Portland arms wandsworth road lovely wife Shirley and son ray really good people he died from brain cancer rip mate
Underworld legend. Bob Hoskins character inthe long good friday was based on Fred.
Yes he Bob told me himself
livin in the past
Why does brown bred Fred family keep it secret that his family the Collins family ie Brock is related to mad frank
Fred real guvnor the real deal
Real gangster
How long will these silly tales go on for ?
100/200/300/400 years ??
Pre cctv crime😂😂😂
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Ain't going to happen, but when i went to the door and was going to tell him to fuck off and run. C'mon Freddie, you were as frightened of Ronnie the same as everyone else and everyone knows that. No shame in it though, you are right... he was nutty as a fruitcake Lol
Nah.
@@davidfelix2594 Nah, what?
Let’s be honest, This fella, The Richardson’s, and all associates owe everything and I mean everything to the Krays, they all sit and tell tales and write there books but it’s thanks to the twins people even know who they are, that’s what they all forget.
Bollocks
@@bigdaddy4069 Truth. The Richardsons??!! Who? No one's ever heard of them! But the Krays the Krays are legends.
Rubbish ! The Richardson’s were far more powerful than the Krays . Only reason you heard about Krays was they couldn’t stay out of photo lens and courted publicity . Richardson’s owe nothing to the Krays . Charlie Richardson was a millionaire by time he was 25 . Krays were small time in comparison
@@stevendone5493 Load of bloody rubbish. I'm talking about being known all over the place. Outside of people that watch gangster videos you ask them about the Richardsons they go "Who?" But everyone knows about the Krays and the story. Richardsons were nothing compared to the Krays.
@@garysellars8914 Good god, why do you think that is ????
They were a badly organised group run by 2 mad little boys.
The Richardsons were very successful and Foreman was the closest British gangsters ever got to being a 'Don'
Look back to 80s and 90s interviews on tv and everyone of them were impressed,very scared,and extremely polite and complimentary to the twins,they confirmed there supremacy in the east end all,bar non,even freddy all knotheir place.they were top of the tree,2men didn’t submit,2men died,jack and geoge.about 2008 onward they started to diminish the twins and take the credit themselves,without a doubt.he became godfather Fred on utube
have ya been daaan widows !!!!??