Freddie Foreman

Frederick Gerald Foreman (born 5 March 1932) is an English publican, gangster, former associate of the Kray twins and convicted criminal.

Foreman was a prominent figure in London gangland from the 1950s through to the 1980s.

Early life Frederick Gerald Foreman was born at 22 Sheepcote Lane, Battersea on 5 March 1932, the son of Herbert Edward Foreman.

Criminal history Foreman was nicknamed "Brown Bread Fred" ('Brown Bread' being Cockney rhyming slang for 'Dead'), as he was known in the criminal underworld for being able to dispose of bodies.

For a large part of the 1960s, Foreman and the Kray twins' gang The Firm ruled the streets in the East End of London. However, Foreman's association with them ended when all three were imprisoned. At the time of the arrests, Foreman was 36 years old and licensee of The Prince of Wales pub on Lant Street in Southwark.

Foreman was involved in the disposal of the body of Jack "the Hat" McVitie (murdered by Reggie Kray). He was sentenced to ten years in prison.

Foreman was later sentenced to nine years imprisonment

Published works Foreman has authored 10 books.

Respect (1997) The God Father of British Crime (2005) Brown Bread Fred (2007) Getting it Straight (2011) The Last Real Gangster (2015) Freddie Foreman Pictures (2015) The Krays "Read all About It" (2016) Freddie Foreman in Pictures (2017) Running with The Krays (2017) The Godfather of British Crime (2018)