Tony Lo Bianco, 'The French Connection' actor, dead at 87
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Tony Lo Bianco, famous for his role as mobster Sal Boca in the critically-acclaimed film "The French Connection," has died after a battle with cancer.
"His beloved wife, Alyse, was by his side," the representative said in an email.
Lo Bianco was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1936. A former Golden Gloves boxer, he would go on to act in theater, film and television, famously portraying mobster Sal Boca in William Friedkin’s "The French Connection." The film, which also starred Gene Hackman and Roy Schieder, was released in 1971 and won five Academy Awards.
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