The French Connection star Tony Lo Bianco dies at 87

Tony Lo Bianco. (Erik Pendzich / Alamy Stock Photo)

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.