Director William Friedkin cast real-life detectives. Only one is still alive today.

Gene Hackman, a decade-spanning Hollywood legend with two Oscar victories for his roles in William Friedkin's 1971 classic The French Connection and Clint Eastwood's 1992 western Unforgiven, has died ...

Actor Tony Lo Bianco, best known for his roles in crime films “The French Connection” and “The Honeymoon Killers,” has died. He was 87. Lo Bianco died Tuesday of prostate cancer at his horse farm in ...

French Connection II (1975) is a neo-noir action thriller film directed by John Frankenheimer. Serving as a sequel to the 1971-released French Connection, the movie sees detective Popeye Doyle ...

Zach Laws is a longtime entertainment journalist and movie features writer. He is also an independent filmmaker and member of the Screen Actors Guild based out of Los Angeles. Zach grew up watching ...