Roy Schieder, into believable undercover narcotics cops. NYPD Det. Randy Jurgensen (left, in the brown blazer) helped Gene Hackman prepare for his role as Jimmy Doyle in “The French Connection ...

as portrayed by Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider, and included one of Hollywood's greatest chase scenes ever. And, although neither Hackman nor Scheider imbibed a French Connection cocktail in The ...

This is how we encounter Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle (Gene Hackman) in William Friedkin’s The French Connection ... Buddy “Cloudy” Russo (Roy Scheider). Movie protagonists rarely seem so ...

"The French Connection" is based on Robin Moore's 1969 book of the same name. Both films tell the story of NYPD detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle, in pursuit of french heroin smugglers.

"The French Connection" is based on Robin Moore's 1969 book of the same name. Both films tell the story of NYPD detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle, in pursuit of french heroin smugglers.

Mark Kermode examines the making of classic thriller The French Connection ... stars Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider, and former New York cop Sonny Grosso, upon whose exploits the film was based.

When their information leads them to place a candy store under surveillance, they discover the owners are the American agents for a French kingpin ... Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey ...