Nehemiah Persoff held the record for most times being billed as a special guest star--five. Lee Marvin, Harry Guardino, and Luther Adler were billed as special guest stars three times apiece.
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Bruce Gordon appeared in 27 episodes as Frank Nitti but was only billed as a special guest star once--in "The Frank Nitti Story."
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The only episode of the regular series in which Neville Brand appeared as Al Capone was the two-part Season Two entry entitled "The Big Train."
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The aforementioned Nehemiah Persoff portrayed two real life gangsters on the show--Jake Guzik and Waxey Gordon. Robert J. Wilke also portrayed two real life gangsters--George "Bugs" Moran and Dutch Schultz.
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The only mobster still living at the time the show aired who appeared as a character on The Untouchables was Charles "Lucky" Luciano. Fortunately for all concerned, Luciano had long ago been deported to Italy and wasn't going to sue anyone for using his likeness without permission.
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During Season Four of the show, five episodes served as pilots for potential spin-off series. "Elegy" and "Search for a Dead Man" were pilots for a spin-off starring Barbara Stanwyck that was to have been called "The Seekers." "Bird in the Hand" and "Jake Dance" were pilots for a spin-off starring Dane Clark and John Gabriel that was to have been called "White Knights." "The Floyd Gibbons Story" was a pilot for a spin-off that was to have been titled "Floyd Gibbons, Reporter."
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Johnny Seven held the series record for most times being killed on the show with five. He died in "Dutch Schultz Story", "Nick Acropolis Story," "Testimony of Evil," "Arsenal," and "One Last Killing." Runner-up was Michael Constantine who got killed four times.
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The only female ever killed by the Untouchables themselves was Ma Barker in the show's second episode "Ma Barker and Her Boys."
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