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Videos (see all 2)
The French Connection (1971) -- A pair of NYC cops in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a drug smuggling job with a French connection.
Cruising (1980) -- A police detective goes undercover in the sleazy and underground gay subculture of New York City to catch a serial killer who is murdering numerous gay men with S&M tactics.

Overview

Date of Birth:
Düsseldorf, Germany more
Contact:
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Mini Biography:
Sonny Grosso was a New York City police officer when his experiences with... more
Trivia:
Also appeared uncredited in The Godfather (1972) as one of the assassins... more
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Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
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Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Producer, Miscellaneous Crew, Actor, Writer, Self, Archive Footage
Producer:
  1. Citizen Jane (2009) (TV) (executive producer)
  2. Kings of South Beach (2007) (TV) (executive producer)
  3. N.Y.-70 (2005) (TV) (executive producer)
  4. Judgment Day: Should the Guilty Go Free (2003) (TV) (executive producer)
  5. All Around the Town (2002) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka Nous n'irons plus au bois (Canada: French title) (France)
    ... aka Mary Higgins Clark's 'All Around the Town' (USA: complete title)
  6. Lucky Day (2002) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka Mary Higgins Clark's 'Lucky Day' (USA: complete title)
    ... aka Mary Higgins Clark's Lucky Day (UK: complete title)
  7. Haven't We Met Before? (2002) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka Mary Higgins Clark's 'Haven't We Met Before?' (Canada: English title)
    ... aka Mary Higgins Clark's Haven't We Met Before? (Australia: DVD title)
    ... aka Mary Higgins Clark: Vous souvenez-vous? (Canada: French title)
  8. Pretend You Don't See Her (2002) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka Mary Higgins Clark's 'Pretend You Don't See Her' (Canada: English title)
    ... aka Mary Higgins Clark's Pretend You Don't See Her (UK: complete title)
    ... aka Mary Higgins Clark: Ni vue ni connue (Canada: French title)
  9. Loves Music, Loves to Dance (2001) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka Mary Higgins Clark's 'Loves Music, Loves to Dance' (USA: complete title)
  10. The Red Phone: Manhunt (2001) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka AT13: Anti-Terror-Warfare (Europe: English title: DVD title)
    ... aka Special Unit AT 13: Schachmatt - Wettlauf mit dem Tod (Germany: DVD title)
    ... aka The Red Phone (USA)
  11. Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection' (2001) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka The French Connection 30th Anniversary Special (USA: alternative title)
  12. You Belong to Me (2001) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka Mary Higgins Clark's 'You Belong to Me' (USA: complete title)
    ... aka Mary Higgins Clark: Tu m'appartiens (Canada: French title)
  13. All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story (2000) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka Mary Kay Letourneau: All American Girl (USA: new title)
  14. LeTourneau Live (2000) (TV) (executive producer)

  15. Moonlight Becomes You (1998) (TV) (executive producer)
  16. Let Me Call You Sweetheart (1997) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka Let Me Call You Sweetheart (Canada: English title)
    ... aka Mary Higgins Clark's Let Me Call You Sweetheart (USA: complete title)
  17. "The Big Easy" (executive producer) (15 episodes, 1996-1997)
        - Yellow Queen in the Fires of Hell (1997) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Driving Ms. Money (1997) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Long and Short (1997) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Big Life (1996) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Snake Dance (1996) TV episode (executive producer)
          (10 more)
  18. While My Pretty One Sleeps (1997) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka Mary Higgins Clark's While My Pretty One Sleeps (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
  19. Remember Me (1995) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka Mary Higgins Clark's Remember Me (Canada: English title: complete title)
    ... aka Souviens-toi (Canada: French title)
  20. "Top Cops" (executive producer) (2 episodes, 1993) (producer) (1 episode, 1993)
        - Officers Danker and Constantine S.F.P.D. (1993) TV episode (executive producer) (producer)
        - Richard Voorhees (1993) TV episode (executive producer)
  21. "Secret Service" (1992) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
  22. "A Family for Joe" (1990) TV series (producer)
  23. A Family for Joe (1990) (TV) (executive producer)
  24. "True Blue" (executive producer) (12 episodes, 1989-1990)
        - Fire Down Below (1990) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Caves (1990) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Tunnel Vision (1990) TV episode (executive producer)
        - The Beast (1990) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Hickory, Dickory, Dock (1990) TV episode (executive producer)
          (7 more)
  25. "Counterstrike" (1990) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Force de frappe (France)

  26. True Blue (1989) (TV) (executive producer)
  27. Juvenile Justice (1988) (TV) (producer)
  28. The Gunfighters (1987) (TV) (executive producer)
  29. "Diamonds" (1987) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
  30. "Night Heat" (executive producer) (10 episodes, 1985-1986) (producer) (1 episode, 1985)
        - Children of the Night (1986) TV episode (executive producer)
        - The Hit (1986) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Friends (1986) TV episode (executive producer)
        - The Fighter (1986) TV episode (executive producer)
        - The Legendary Eddie Shore (1986) TV episode (executive producer)
          (6 more)
  31. "Hot Shots" (1986) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
  32. "Pee-wee's Playhouse" (1986) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
  33. Out of the Darkness (1985) (TV) (producer)
  34. Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer (1983) (TV) (producer)
    ... aka Trackdown (USA: short title)
  35. A Question of Honor (1982) (TV) (producer)
  36. "Baker's Dozen" (1982) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
  37. "CBS Afternoon Playhouse" (producer) (1 episode, 1981)
        - Portrait of a Teenage Shoplifter (1981) TV episode (producer)

  38. "The Dain Curse" (1978) TV mini-series (associate producer)
    ... aka Dashiell Hammett's 'The Dain Curse'
  39. Strike Force (1975) (TV) (associate producer)
    ... aka Crack
    ... aka Crackdown
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection' (2001) (TV) (photo images provided by)
    ... aka The French Connection 30th Anniversary Special (USA: alternative title)

  2. Cruising (1980) (technical advisor)
    ... aka Cruising (West Germany)
    ... aka William Friedkin's Cruising (USA: closing credits title)

  3. To Kill a Cop (1978) (TV) (technical advisor)
  4. Contract on Cherry Street (1977) (TV) (technical advisor)
    ... aka Stakeout on Cherry Street
  5. Report to the Commissioner (1975) (technical advisor)
    ... aka Operation Undercover (UK)
  6. "Kojak" (technical advisor) (12 episodes, 1973-1974)
        - Death Is Not a Passing Grade (1974) TV episode (technical advisor)
        - Last Rites for a Dead Priest (1974) TV episode (technical advisor)
        - Cop in a Cage (1974) TV episode (technical advisor)
        - Conspiracy of Fear (1973) TV episode (technical advisor)
        - Dark Sunday (1973) TV episode (technical advisor)
          (7 more)
  7. The Seven-Ups (1973) (technical advisor)
  8. The Godfather (1972) (technical advisor) (uncredited)
    ... aka Mario Puzo's The Godfather (USA: complete title)
  9. The French Connection (1971) (technical consultant)
Actor:
  1. "Top Cops" (1 episode, 1992)
        - Ken Osmond/Gerald Petievich (1992) TV episode

  2. Cruising (1980) .... Det. Blasio
    ... aka Cruising (West Germany)
    ... aka William Friedkin's Cruising (USA: closing credits title)

  3. Murder in Music City (1979) (TV)
    ... aka The Country Western Murders (USA: new title)
  4. To Kill a Cop (1978) (TV) .... Mafitano
  5. Contract on Cherry Street (1977) (TV) .... Rhodes, OCU
    ... aka Stakeout on Cherry Street
  6. "The Godfather: A Novel for Television" (1977) TV mini-series .... Cop with Capt. McCluskey (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Mario Puzo's The Godfather: A Novel for Television (USA: complete title)
    ... aka The Godfather 1902-1959: The Complete Epic (USA: video title)
    ... aka The Godfather Novella (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka The Godfather Saga (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television (USA: alternative title)
  7. Report to the Commissioner (1975) .... Detective
    ... aka Operation Undercover (UK)
  8. The Seven-Ups (1973) (uncredited) .... Counterfeit Money Courier
  9. Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside (1973) (TV) .... Detective
    ... aka Hot Ice
  10. The Godfather (1972) (uncredited) .... Cop outside Hospital
    ... aka Mario Puzo's The Godfather (USA: complete title)
  11. The French Connection (1971) .... Klein
Writer:
  1. "Night Heat" (1 episode, 1985)
        - Obie's Law (1985) TV episode (story)
  2. A Question of Honor (1982) (TV) (book "Point Blank")

  3. Strike Force (1975) (TV) (story)
    ... aka Crack
    ... aka Crackdown
  4. The Seven-Ups (1973) (story)
Self:
  1. Friedkin and Grosso Remember: The French Connection (2009) (V) .... Himself
  2. Inside TV Land: Cops on Camera (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  3. The Joe Spinell Story (2001) (V) .... Himself
  4. Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection' (2001) (TV) .... Himself - Retired NYPD Detective/Producer
    ... aka The French Connection 30th Anniversary Special (USA: alternative title)
  5. The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' (2000) (TV) .... Himself - NYPD Narcotics Agent
Archive Footage:
  1. The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (V) (uncredited) .... Cop with McCluskey

Additional Details

Publicity Listings:
1 Portrayal more
Genres:
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller more
Plot Keywords:
Based On Novel | Police | Murder | New York City more

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