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name: "Eddie Egan"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "3 January 1930"
died: "4 November 1995"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:17:23.606104+00:00"
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# Eddie Egan

Actor. Born 3 January 1930 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 4 November 1995.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 January 1930, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 4 November 1995

## Biography

Eddie Egan was an American actor and former New York City Police Department detective. Born Edward Walter Egan on 3 January 1930 in New York City, he joined the NYPD in 1955 and became known for a major 1962 heroin seizure that formed the basis of the book and 1971 film *The French Connection*.

After retiring from the police in 1971, Egan worked as a technical advisor on the film and played the role of Captain Walt Simonson. He appeared in small parts in more than twenty films and television series, often as law-enforcement figures, including *Prime Cut* (1972) and episodes of *Mannix* and *T. J. Hooker*. Egan died on 4 November 1995 in Miami, Florida.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The French Connection* (1971), Fi1m 85, as Simonson — [page](https://film.one/film/the-french-connection.md)

## Also known for

- *Prime Cut* (1972), Jake
- *T. J. Hooker* (1982), Max Silver
- *Mannix* (1967), Lt. Paul Haber
- *McCloud* (1970), Al Barber

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