The French Connection star Tony Lo Bianco dies at 87
The French Connection star Tony Lo Bianco has died at the age of 87 following a battle with cancer.
In the Oscar-winning action thriller, Lo Bianco played store owner and mobster Salvatore “Sal” Boca opposite Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider as fictional New York City Police Department detectives in the movie inspired by true events.
Lo Bianco was also known for another crime film, The Honeymoon Killers, when he played the “lonely hearts killer” Raymond Fernandez, an American serial murderer who operated as part of a team with his partner Martha Beck (Shirley Stoler).
A statement from Lo Bianco’s representative on Wednesday said: “Tony Lo Bianco passed away last night at his horse farm in Maryland after a battle with prostate cancer. His wife, Alyse, was by his side. Tony was 87 years old.”
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