Robert Vesco (No. 9)

Unlike all of the other Blacklisters who were fictional, Robert Vesco was an actual criminal. He fled the US in 1973 shortly before being indicted for financial fraud. He ended up in Cuba, where he was eventually put in prison for crimes there. His death was reported as taking place in 2007, but an associate claims Vesco faked his death and fled to Sierra Leone. If he were alive in March of 2019, Vecso would be 83 years old. Stacy Keach is six years younger than the real Vesco.

When, at the party in the first scene, Red is approached by Brimley, whose character is portrayed by Teddy Coluca, Red greets him by calling him Teddy, the actor's actual first name. This is because Brimley's full name is Teddy Brimley. The character, coincidentally or otherwise, shares a first name with the actor portraying him.