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Sonny Grosso, an NYPD detective who, along with partner Eddie Egan, inspired William Friedkin’s 1971 crime classic The French Connection, died yesterday in Manhattan following a long illness. He was 88.
20. Feb. 2020 · Nursing a cold beer in New York’s Copacabana nightclub, narcotics cop Sonny Grosso intended to have his drink and go home. But as the detective, along with gung-ho partner Eddie Egan, tried to ...
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12. März 2014 · And, one of the NYPD's most decorated officers, retired detective Sonny Grosso, has become a "godfather" of sorts to me. Coincidentally, Harlem-born Grosso, who became an award-winning TV and movie producer after he retired from the NYPD, actually worked on The Godfather as a pioneering technical consultant.
9. Jan. 2014 · The turning point happened in the early '70s. Forty years ago this month, back in 1974, real-life Detective Sonny Grosso was on leave of absence from the NYPD working as a technical advisor in Hollywood on the legendary cop show Kojak starring Telly "Who loves you, baby" Savalas.
21. Juni 2021 · From left, detective Sonny Grosso, Roy Scheider, Gene Hackman, and detective Eddie Egan during the filming of “The French Connection,” released in 1971 and directed by William Friedkin. Photo courtesy of the NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images Life Imitating Art
