Dieter Gerhardt was the founder of the Gerhardt crime syndicate and the Gerhardt family. After serving in the German army in WWI, he moved to America and founded the Gerhardt business. After building up a successful trucking empire, Dieter was assassinated by Kellerman in 1951.
Biography[]
Dieter was born 1880s around the year 1888 which he was at the time of his death aged 63 years old.
Dieter fought for the German army in World War I as an artillery Schützen. He fought in the trenches in France, where he attacked the Allied forces with mustard gas. He was captured by British soldiers during a raid and was hung by his thumbs for six days straight. (Before the Law)
After the war, Dieter left the Wiemar Republic, moving to America and starting the family business in 1931. (Waiting for Dutch) He started selling alcohol in the prohibition, before developing a trucking empire. (The Myth of Sisyphus) Floyd Gerhardt later said that Dieter started the family crime syndicate from a shoe-shine box. (Before the Law)
In 1950, his son Otto succeeded him as head of the family syndicate. (Waiting for Dutch) In 1951, Dieter was assassinated by Kellerman, (Fear and Trembling) having been shot in the head nineteen times. (The Myth of Sisyphus)
Episode appearances[]
Season 2[]
- 201 - Waiting for Dutch (photo)
- 202 - Before the Law (mentioned)
- 203 - The Myth of Sisyphus (mentioned)
- 204 - Fear and Trembling (mentioned)
| Season 2 characters | |
|---|---|
| Main | Ed Blumquist • Floyd Gerhardt • Hank Larsson • Lou Solverson • Peggy Blumquist |
| Recurring | Bear Gerhardt • Ben Schmidt • Betsy Solverson • Constance Heck • Dodd Gerhardt • Gibson • Hanzee Dent • Joe Bulo • Karl Weathers • Mort Kellerman • Mike Milligan • Irma Mundt • Jeb Cheney • Otto Gerhardt • Ricky G • Ronald Reagan • Rye Gerhardt • Simone Gerhardt • Skip Sprang |
| All characters | |