The French Connection: Why audiences root for Gene Hackman’s Popeye Doyle against all odds

It’s the dead of winter. As Santa Claus rings his bells on a pavement in Brooklyn, a hot dog vendor wanders into a bar.
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Tony Lo Bianco, Actor in ‘The French Connection’ and ‘The Seven-Ups,’ Dies at 87

He also starred in the cult classics 'The Honeymoon Killers' and 'God Told Me To' and played Fiorello La Guardia on stages around the world. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Tony Lo Bianco, the Brooklyn ...