Tony Lo Bianco, the actor who starred in 'The French Connection' and 'The Honeymoon Killers,' has died. He was 87.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, on October 19, 1936, Lo Bianco was inspired to pursue acting as a teenager by his high school drama teacher.
Originally an athlete, Lo Bianco participated in his first Golden Gloves boxing match at 15 and in the ‘50s, tried out for a spot on the Brooklyn Dodgers roster. While he didn’t make the cut, he continued his dramatic pursuits and landed a gig starring oppositeThe Friedkin-directed film would go on to win Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director, with critics praising Lo Bianco’s performance as the gritty mobster, Sal.
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