- In 1979 Rene Ricard wrote one of his best-known poems, The Death of Johnny Stompanato, published in Italian translation in 1981 and republished in Rene Ricard, Love Poems, CUZ Editions, 1999.
- In James Ellroy’s novels, Stompanato is a minor character in The Big Nowhere, and in L.A. Confidential Stompanato plays a key role in the conspiracy at the center of the story. At the novel’s conclusion, Ellroy weaves many of the real-life details of Stompanato’s death into the otherwise largely fictional plot.
- In the 1997 movie L.A. Confidential (1997), Stompanato is portrayed by Paolo Seganti, and is seen sitting in a booth with Lana Turner, portrayed by Brenda Bakke, at West Hollywood’s Formosa Cafe.
- In November 2009 a BBC Radio 4 original play, A Night with Johnny Stompanato, was first broadcast.
- Stompanato is played by James Carpinello in the 2013 film Gangster Squad.
- Stompanato makes an appearance in the 2011 video game L.A. Noire as an associate of gangster Mickey Cohen and is voiced by Andy Davoli.
Johnny Stompanato’s Biography, Net Worth, Fact, Career, Awards and Life Story
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