Actress Anissa Jones, who portrayed Jody’s twin sister Buffy, died of a drug overdose at age 18 in 1976. Actor Brian Keith, who played Uncle Bill, reluctant guardian of the orphaned children, fought cancer and committed suicide at age 75 in 1997.
Then, Does Uncle Bill ever get married? They expect him to announce when he’s coming home, but instead their fears are realized: Bill is getting married and planning to live in Rome.
What is Mr French’s first name?
Davis’s traditional English gentleman’s gentleman, Mr. Giles French (Sebastian Cabot), also had adjustments to make as he became saddled with the responsibility of caring for 15-year-old Cissy (Kathy Garver) and the five-year-old twins, Jody (Johnny Whitaker) and Buffy (Anissa Jones).
Likewise Who is Mr French based on? He is based on Stephen Flemmi for being the boss’s right hand man and possibly not being Irish American. Flemmi was the right-hand man and friend of the Irish mobster James “Whitey” Bulger, which was the basis for Frank Costello.
Was Sullivan impotent in The Departed? Indeed, The Departed makes a point to suggest that Sullivan is impotent. He suffers erectile dysfunction with Madolyn and it is implied her baby resulted from sex with Billy Costigan.
Is Dignam a rat?
At the end of The Departed, Dignam kills Sullivan after finding out that he was the rat all along and responsible for Billy Costigan’s death.
Did Costello know Billy was the rat?
Before he dies, he reveals that he knows Billy is the rat … and yet doesn’t give him away. It’s easy to assume this is because he’s a second undercover cop. This would tally with the fact that Costello also puts two rats in the SI unit – a fact that even Sullivan is blind to until the end.
