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What’s on TV and radio this weekend — Saturday, March 15 and Sunday, March 16

The Times/The Sunday Times 15 Mar 2025
The film is best remembered for the car chase, a blistering, screeching hell ride with Hackman’s “PopeyeDoyle hunched at the wheel of the growling Pontiac that he has swiped from a passer-by, trying to outstrip a train on an elevated railway.
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Philip Wasserman | Why Hackman Captivated Us

The Signal 09 Mar 2025
The first time I saw Hackman on film was in his iconic role of police detective JimmyPopeyeDoyle in the 1971 movieThe French Connection.” Hackman won the Academy Award for Best Actor for that role.
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One William & Mary alumnus’ ties to actor Gene Hackman

Daily Press 05 Mar 2025
His restaurant was featured in the 1971 movie classic “The French Connection.” One of the film’s highlight scenes was a stakeout at The Copain by New York detective JimmyPopeyeDoyle, portrayed by ...
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Gene Hackman death: Authorities misidentify deceased dog in initial investigation

WPXI 05 Mar 2025
Gene Hackman through the years 1971, Gene Hackman as Detective Jimmy 'Popeye' Doyle points his handgun in a still from the film 'The French Connection' directed by William Friedkin.
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