Eddie Egan

Eddie Egan

Born: January 3, 1930
Died: November 4, 1995
in New York City, New York, USA
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Edward Walter "Eddie" Egan (January 3, 1930 in New York City – November 4, 1995 in Miami, Florida) was a New York City Police Department detective whose exploits were the subject of a book and movie, both entitled The French Connection. After retiring from the NYPD, Egan became an actor, portraying small roles in 22 movies and television series.

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Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection'
Title: Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection'
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 25, 2001
Type: Movie
The exciting story of the making of William Friedkin's The French Connection (1971), hosted by former NYPD detective Sony Grosso, who inspired the character of Buddy 'Cloudy' Russo, played in the film by actor Roy Scheider.
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Cold Steel
Title: Cold Steel
Character: Lt. Hill
Released: December 11, 1987
Type: Movie
On Christmas Eve, Johnny Modine's father is murdered by a psycho cut-throat. The cop swears bloody revenge, though he's taken off the case. He doesn't suspect yet that he's also the target in a diabolic plan of revenge.
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Out of the Darkness
Title: Out of the Darkness
Character: Tom Duncan
Released: October 12, 1985
Type: Movie
A gripping thriller telling the true story of the hunt and capture of David Berkowitz, a.k.a. "Son of Sam" — the infamous serial killer who stalked New York in the 70s.
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Murder Me, Murder You
Title: Murder Me, Murder You
Character: Hennessey
Released: April 9, 1983
Type: Movie
Private eye Mike Hammer probes his long-lost love's death while seeking their daughter.
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Crazy Times
Title: Crazy Times
Character: Bartender
Released: April 10, 1981
Type: Movie
Follows the exploits of three teenage friends sharing the good times back at Rockaway Beach, Queens, New York during the summer of 1955.
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Police Story: Confessions of a Lady Cop
Title: Police Story: Confessions of a Lady Cop
Character: Captain Harrison
Released: April 28, 1980
Type: Movie
14 year police veteran, Evelyn Carter looks to make it to retirement while experiencing the highs and lows of police work in a male-dominated metropolitan police department.
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Cop on the Beat
Title: Cop on the Beat
Character: Sgt. Malone
Released: May 6, 1975
Type: Movie
An aging street cop goes after a gang of toughs involved in several robbery-rapes on his beat in this pilot (a spin-off from "Police Story") for the 1975-76 series. The veteran cop concept also was the basis for "The Blue Knight" series at the same time — and that, too, was based on a Joseph Wambaugh creation. Also known as "The Return of Joe Forrester."
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Let's Go for Broke
Title: Let's Go for Broke
Character: Det. Eddie Egan
Released: December 25, 1974
Type: Movie
A TV reporter gets kidnapped to Haiti and fights a series of criminals to rescue other victims and save the world from a secret formula that turns people into ground meat.
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Badge 373
Title: Badge 373
Character: Scanlon
Released: July 25, 1973
Type: Movie
When his partner is killed, tough Irish detective Eddie Ryan vows to avenge the death, whatever the cost. As he begins unraveling clues, his behavior becomes so outrageous that he's obliged to turn in his badge, but the experience only emboldens him. Ryan eventually learns that his partner was caught up in a Puerto Rican gun-running scheme masterminded by a crook named Sweet Willie, who wants to foment revolutionary war.
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Night of Terror
Title: Night of Terror
Character: Lt. Costin
Released: October 10, 1972
Type: Movie
A hired killer hunts down a schoolteacher to get something she has. She doesn't know what it is, but he's already killed twice to get it.
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Prime Cut
Title: Prime Cut
Character: Jake
Released: June 1, 1972
Type: Movie
A group of ruthless Chicago mob enforcers are sent to Kansas City to settle things with the owner of a slaughterhouse who has taken money that is not his to keep.
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The French Connection
Title: The French Connection
Character: Simonson
Released: October 9, 1971
Type: Movie
Tough narcotics detective 'Popeye' Doyle is in hot pursuit of a suave French drug dealer who may be the key to a huge heroin-smuggling operation.