Nucky Thompson ... Enoch Malachi[1] " Nucky " Thompson is a fictional character and the protagonist of the HBO TV series Boardwalk Empire, portrayed by Steve Buscemi. Nucky is loosely based on …

Enoch Lewis “Nucky” Johnson was the Prohibition Era kingpin of the Atlantic City political machine who personally and professionally benefited from Prohibition, which was essentially a dead-letter law in …

Jul 28, 2024 · Nucky Johnson ran Atlantic City in the early 20th century, using the wealth he gained from his bootlegging and casino operations to control the city’s political machine.

Aug 7, 2013 · Meet the real Nucky Thompson, Margaret Schroeder and the real Jimmy Darmody. Explore the Boardwalk Empire true story and meet the gangsters.

Jan 16, 2026 · Nucky Johnson was an American politician who controlled both government and organized crime in Atlantic City, New Jersey, from 1913 to 1941, and whose life inspired the series …

Jun 22, 2025 · HBO’s Boardwalk Empire delivered a lavish, violent, and gritty portrait of Prohibition-era Atlantic City through the eyes of Nucky Thompson, played by Steve Buscemi. But what many fans …

Feb 2, 2024 · Nucky Johnson was dethroned as Atlantic City’s political boss following the repeal of Prohibition when undercover IRS and FBI agents came to South Jersey to investigate him.

Enoch Malachi "Nucky" Thompson, Sr., played by Steve Buscemi, is the protagonist of the series Boardwalk Empire. He is loosely based on the real New Jersey crime boss and politician Enoch L. …

Dec 16, 2012 · Enoch "Nucky" Thompson was a political figure who rose to prominence and controlled Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition period of the 1920s and 1930s.

Mar 6, 2018 · The show’s inspiration was a few chapters about Nucky Johnson in Nelson Johnson’s Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City. (Note: there are spoilers …