sentences:  Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle
  
  Detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle is a fictional character portrayed by actor Gene Hackman in the films "The French Connection" (1971) and its sequel, "French Connection II" (1975), and by Ed O'Neill in the 1986 television film "Popeye Doyle".Hackman won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in "The French Connection".