Dave Courtney was battling cancer before he was found dead from a gunshot wound with a pillow over his face. The hardman - who was the inspiration for Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels' Big Chris - was found in his famous Camelot Castle pad.
Dave Courtney was locked in a gangland war of words with underworld grandee Mad Frankie Fraser for years before his death.
In 2020, Courtney claimed that the row began when Fraser's wife ran off with his doorman. He said: 'He's hated my guts ever since. When all that came up and the copper said ''I'm paying Dave'', Frankie went ''You've gotta believe, him, Dave's a grass''. Courtney - who was the inspiration for Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels' Big Chris - was found in his famous Camelot Castle pad yesterdayREAD MORE: Dave Courtney's family reveal his hidden health battles as they confirm the gangster 'took his own life' - as police continue to probe death and close off road outside 'Camelot Castle' after he was found with a gunshot wound and 'pillow over his face' Advertisement 'I didn't like him for that.
His family said in a statement this morning: 'On October 22 Dave made the decision to 'stop the ride'.'The physical pain of living the lifestyle he chose, especially due to the pain of both cancer and arthritis in his later years, became too much. Three men and a woman were seen crying and laughing together while telling stories about times inside Camelot Castle.One man who said he was a friend of Courtney laid roses at the door of the large white house.
READ MORE: Who was Dave Courtney's wife Jennifer 'JennyBean' Pinto? Meet the spouse of person named 'most feared man in Britain' Advertisement One said: 'It's so sad. It came as a big shock when I heard what had happened.In a podcast interview in August the former enforcer said while he was not looking forward to dying, he would embrace it.
Scotland Yard is investigating his 'unexpected' death and a heavy police presence remains outside his home today. No arrests have been made. Courtney and McGirr, who say they had no idea they were illegal and had them for years, were hauled before Bromley Magistrates' Court in July accused of possession of offensive weapons.
He was only nine-years-old when the Krays were jailed but he claims to have arranged the security for Ronnie Kray's funeral back in 1995READ MORE: Inside Dave Courtney's East London home: 'Camelot Castle' has swords and suits of armour - and even its own nightclub Advertisement Courtney was one of Britain's best-known gangsters and made a name for himself through his affiliation with famous London East End hardmen such as the Krays, Roy Shaw and Lenny McLean.
Courtney watched his beloved Charlton Athletic beat Reading 4-0 at The Valley in what would be his last social media postThe reformed gangster said he had a 'full works three course meal' as he posted pictures before his death. Less than 24 hours later he shot himself at his south-east London home The prolific gangster is said to have been the inspiration for Vinnie Jones' character Big Chris in Guy Ritchie's Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.He is also known to have spent time in Belmarsh prison.Courtney, who has died aged 64 after shooting himself at his London home, was one of Britain's best-known gangsters
He referred to himself as Dave Courtney OBE – 'One Big Ego' - and has a painted a depiction of himself as a knight in his south London house.Writer and author Rocky Troiani said on social media: 'This is a post I never thought I would be writing. The loss of Dave Courtney is beyond words so heartbreaking to write.
Courtney with his wife Jennifer, aka JennyBean, at the Elvis Forever concert in Hyde Park, London in 2010 Born in Bermondsey, south London, Courtney became infamous as a knuckle-duster wielding debt collectorMr Doughty wrote: 'If I hadn't known Dave personally, I might have taken a dim view of the whole 'celebrity gangster' thing but he was a great guy with a good heart who never took himself too seriously.'
Not-for-profit organisation Autistic Inclusive Meets, where Courtney had been a patron since 2020, said they were heartbroken by his death.
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Notorious former gangster Dave Courtney found dead at homeThe Metropolitan Police said they were called to a home on Chestnut Rise in Plumstead around 11.25am on Sunday following reports of a man being found dead.
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