Gangster-turned-actor Dave Courtney shoots himself dead at home aged 64
Notorious hardman Dave Courtney has shot himself dead at his home aged 64. Once an associate of the Kray twins – and said to be the inspiration for Vinnie Jones’ Big Chris character in Guy Ritchie’s ‘Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’ film – the gangster-turned-actor and writer was found dead on Sunday (22.10.23) at his so-called ‘Camelot Castle’ house in London with a gunshot wound to the head. A statement posted on Dave’s Instagram on Sunday said: “It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Dave Courtney at the age of 64. “Dave tragically took his own life in the early hours of...