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Sonny Grosso(1930-2020)

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  • Writer
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Sonny Grosso was a New York City police officer when his experiences with his partner Eddie Egan during the early 60s became the basis of the film The French Connection (1971). Grosso had a bit part in the film while Egan had a more substantial role. Grosso later appeared in two more feature films, _Report to the Commissioner (1974)_ and Cruising (1980).
BornJuly 21, 1930
DiedJanuary 22, 2020(89)
BornJuly 21, 1930
DiedJanuary 22, 2020(89)
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    • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Night Heat (1985)
Night Heat
7.4
TV Series
  • Producer
Gene Hackman and Marcel Bozzuffi in The French Connection (1971)
The French Connection
7.7
  • Additional Crew
  • 1971
Al Pacino in Cruising (1980)
Cruising
6.5
  • Additional Crew
  • 1980
Doris Belack, John Del Regno, Sam McMurray, Vic Noto, Thomas Quinn, Ron Silver, Alan Weeks, and Cindy Weintraub in Baker's Dozen (1982)
Baker's Dozen
5.5
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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  • James Russo and Ciro Dapagio in Silent Partners (2025)
    Silent Partners
    7.1
    • associate producer
    • 2025
  • Ally Sheedy, Sean Patrick Flanery, Meat Loaf, and Nia Peeples in Citizen Jane (2009)
    Citizen Jane
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2009
  • Kings of South Beach (2007)
    Kings of South Beach
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2007
  • N.Y.-70 (2005)
    N.Y.-70
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2005
  • Michael Ironside, Ben Cross, Joe Penny, Colin Salmon, and Arnold Vosloo in Red Phone 2 (2003)
    Red Phone 2
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2003
  • Judgment Day: Should the Guilty Go Free (2002)
    Judgment Day: Should the Guilty Go Free
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2002
  • Michael Wincott, Colin Salmon, and Arnold Vosloo in The Red Phone: Manhunt (2002)
    The Red Phone: Manhunt
    4.2
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2002
  • All Around the Town (2002)
    All Around the Town
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2002
  • Lucky Day (2002)
    Lucky Day
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2002
  • Haven't We Met Before (2002)
    Haven't We Met Before
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2002
  • Lesley-Anne Down in You Belong to Me (2002)
    You Belong to Me
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2002
  • Pretend You Don't See Her (2002)
    Pretend You Don't See Her
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2002
  • Loves Music, Loves to Dance (2001)
    Loves Music, Loves to Dance
    4.9
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2001
  • Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'the French Connection' (2001)
    Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'the French Connection'
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2001
  • LeTourneau Live
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2000

Additional Crew



  • Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'the French Connection' (2001)
    Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'the French Connection'
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • photo images provided by
    • 2001
  • Al Pacino in Cruising (1980)
    Cruising
    6.5
    • technical advisor
    • 1980
  • The Brink's Job (1978)
    The Brink's Job
    6.5
    • production services
    • 1978
  • Joe Don Baker and Louis Gossett Jr. in To Kill a Cop (1978)
    To Kill a Cop
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • technical advisor
    • 1978
  • Contract on Cherry Street (1977)
    Contract on Cherry Street
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • technical advisor
    • 1977
  • Max Gail in Foster & Laurie (1975)
    Foster & Laurie
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • technical advisor
    • 1975
  • Report to the Commissioner (1975)
    Report to the Commissioner
    6.7
    • technical advisor
    • 1975
  • Telly Savalas in Kojak (1973)
    Kojak
    7.1
    TV Series
    • technical advisor
    • 1973–1974
  • Roy Scheider in The Seven-Ups (1973)
    The Seven-Ups
    6.8
    • technical advisor
    • 1973
  • Marlon Brando in The Godfather (1972)
    The Godfather
    9.2
    • technical advisor (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Gene Hackman and Marcel Bozzuffi in The French Connection (1971)
    The French Connection
    7.7
    • technical consultant
    • 1971

Writer



  • N.Y.-70 (2005)
    N.Y.-70
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 2005
  • Night Heat (1985)
    Night Heat
    7.4
    TV Series
    • creator
    • story
    • 1985–1988
  • Doris Belack, John Del Regno, Sam McMurray, Vic Noto, Thomas Quinn, Ron Silver, Alan Weeks, and Cindy Weintraub in Baker's Dozen (1982)
    Baker's Dozen
    5.5
    TV Series
    • created by (creator)
    • 1982
  • A Question of Honor (1982)
    A Question of Honor
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • book "Point Blank"
    • 1982
  • Strike Force (1975)
    Strike Force
    4.3
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 1975
  • Roy Scheider in The Seven-Ups (1973)
    The Seven-Ups
    6.8
    • story by
    • 1973

Personal details

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  • Born
    • July 21, 1930
    • Düsseldorf, Germany
  • Died
    • January 22, 2020
    • New York, New York, USA(long illness)
  • Children
      Salvatore Grosso
  • Parents
      Benedetto Grosso
  • Relatives
      Antoinette Grosso(Sibling)
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    • 2 Portrayals

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    Also appeared uncredited in The Godfather (1972) as one of the assassins who kills Sonny Corleone at the toll booth.
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