- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRoy Marcus Cohn
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Roy M. Cohn was born on February 20, 1927 in New York City, New York, USA. He died on August 2, 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- He's one of the many people mentioned in Billy Joel's song "We Didn't Start the Fire" (1989).
- Is portrayed by James Woods in Citizen Cohn (1992), Al Pacino in Angels in America (2003), Ron Vawter in Roy Cohn/Jack Smith (1994), Nathan Lane in "Angels in America" at the Neil Simon Theater (NYC) (2017), Will Brill in Fellow Travelers (2023), and Jeremy Strong in The Apprentice (2024).
- He had an extensive collection of stuffed animals.
- A famous no-show in many court cases.
- Co-Counsel to Senator Joseph McCarthy in the House of Un-American Activities (HUAC) hearings.
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