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Eddie Egan (I) (1930–1995)

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Mr. Egan was the tough-talking New York City police officer whose exploits inspired the Academy Award winning film The French Connection. With partner Sonny Grosso, he managed a 112-pound heroin bust in 1962, one of the biggest in New York's history. Mr. Egan was nicknamed 'Popeye' and was played in The French Connection by Gene Hackman... See full bio »

Born:

Edward Egan
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 65) in Miami, Florida, USA
Eddie Egan and Bill Hickman
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1989 True Blue (TV series)
Detective
– Pilot: Part 1 (1989) … Detective
 
1987 Cold Steel
Lt. Hill
 
1987 Houston Knights (TV series)
– Mirrors (1987)
 
1985 Out of the Darkness (TV movie)
Tom Duncan
 
1984-1985 The New Mike Hammer (TV series)
Hennessey / Hennesey
– Torch Song (1984) … Hennessey
– Satan, Cyanide and Murder (1984) … Hennessey
– Dead on a Dime (1984) … Hennessey
– Shots in the Dark (1984) … Hennessey
– Seven Dead Eyes (1984) … Hennesey
See all 7 episodes »
 
1983 Murder Me, Murder You (TV movie)
Hennessey
 
1983 T.J. Hooker (TV series)
Max Silver
– Requiem for a Cop (1983) … Max Silver
 
1981 Crazy Times (TV movie)
Bartender
 
1979-1980 Eischied (TV series)
Chief Inspector Ed Parks
– Buddy System (1980) … Chief Inspector Ed Parks
– Powder Burn (1980) … Chief Inspector Ed Parks
– Fire for Hire (1979) … Chief Inspector Ed Parks
– Friday's Child (1979) … Chief Inspector Ed Parks
– Spanish Eight (1979) … Chief Inspector Ed Parks
See all 12 episodes »
 
1980 Police Story: Confessions of a Lady Cop (TV movie)
Captain Harrison
 
1979 David Cassidy - Man Undercover (TV series)
Detective Riggs
– Nightwork (1979) … Detective Riggs
 
1978 To Kill a Cop (TV movie)
Chief Ed Palmer
 
1975-1977 Police Woman (TV series)
Brock / Captain / Jack Ballard
– Ambition (1977) … Captain
– The Hit (1975) … Jack Ballard
– Bloody Nose (1975) … Brock
 
1975-1977 Police Story (TV series)
Captain R. E. Mead / Lieutenant Holtzman / Malone / …
– Stigma (1977) … Ron Butler
– Nightmare on a Sunday Morning (1977) … Lieutenant Holtzman
– Trial Board (1977) … Captain R. E. Mead
– Oxford Gray (1976) … Sean McLiam
– Payment Deferred (1976) … Sergeant Harry Volmer
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1977 Baretta (TV series)
Thompson
– Don't Kill the Sparrows (1977) … Thompson
 
1975-1976 Joe Forrester (TV series)
Sgt. Bernie Vincent
 
1975 Cop on the Beat (TV movie)
Sgt. Malone
 
1974 Let's Go for Broke
Det. Eddie Egan
 
1973 Badge 373
Scanlon
 
1973 McCloud (TV series)
Al Barber
– Showdown at the End of the World (1973) … Al Barber
 
1972 Night of Terror (TV movie)
Lt. Costin
 
1972 Mannix (TV series)
Lt. Paul Haber
– The Open Web (1972) … Lt. Paul Haber
 
1972 Prime Cut
Jake
 
1971 The French Connection
Simonson
 
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1986 Popeye Doyle (TV movie) (technical advisor)
 
1973 Badge 373 (technical advisor)
 
1971 The French Connection (technical consultant)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1973 Badge 373 (inspired by the exploits of)
 
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1975 V.I.P.-Schaukel (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #5.2 (1975) … Himself
 
1972 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 August 1972 (1972) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2001 Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection' (TV documentary)
Himself - Retired NYPD Detective
 

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The French Connection -- A pair of NYC cops in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a drug smuggling job with a French connection.
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