Real life police officers Buddy Russo and Jimmy Popeye Doyle are depicted in the movie The French Connection by which two actors?
The French Connection (film) of such ancient material as cops and crooks, with thrills and chases, and lots of shoot-'em-up." As of June 2018, the film holds a 98% "certified fresh" rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on reviews from 56 critics. The sites critical consensus states, "Realistic, fast-paced and uncommonly smart, "The French Connection" is bolstered by stellar performances by Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider, not to mention William Friedkin's thrilling production." In 2014, "Time Out" polled several film critics, directors, actors and stunt actors to list their top action films. "The French Connection" was listed at 40th place on this
Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle fictional. Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle Detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle is a fictional character portrayed by actor Gene Hackman in the films "The French Connection" (1971) and its sequel, "French Connection II" (1975), and by Ed O'Neill in the 1986 television film "Popeye Doyle". Hackman won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in "The French Connection". The character is based on a real-life New York City police detective, Eddie Egan, who also appeared in the film as Walt Simonson, Doyle's supervisor. Doyle, as played by Hackman in "The French Connection", is ranked number 44 as a hero on the