The New York Post reports that former NYPD
detective and TV and film producer Sonny Grosso has died.
Former NYPD detective Sonny Grosso, whose police work with partner Eddie Egan was used as the plot for the classic 1971 cop flick “The French Connection,” died Wednesday. He was 89.
Former NYPD detective Sonny Grosso, whose police work with partner Eddie Egan was used as the plot for the classic 1971 cop flick “The French Connection,” died Wednesday. He was 89.
Grosso’s death was confirmed by
his longtime friend, and former NYPD captain, Ernie Naspretto.
Grosso died in Manhattan after
battling a long illness, Naspretto said.
“He had a good run,” Naspretto
said of his friend.
Grosso’s foray into Hollywood
began with “The French Connection”, as he and Egan consulted on the film and
served as the real-life inspiration for fictional detectives Popeye Doyle and
Buddy Russo.
He went on to become a prolific
producer and consultant for television and movies, working on shows such as
“Kojak,” “Night Heat” and “Baretta.”
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