Gene Hackman was circling an iconic role that won an Oscar, only for his family to instruct him there was no chance he was going to do it.

This video can not be played Gene Hackman talks to Barry Norman Hackman's excellence in tough, grizzled roles saw him win two Oscars before he retired from acting in 2004. The first was Best Actor ...

Winning Actors Driving Classics 1.- 1979 Chevrolet Monte Carlo - Denzel Washington We already know the 10 cars that appear in Denzel Washington's best movies, but we must highlight the one that ...

The role Gene Hackman regrets turning down the most was a situation entirely of his own making, after the actor asked for too much money.

Gene Hackman went full bore into feature films starting in 1969 when he starred in five movies, including Downhill Racer. In 1970, Hackman received his second Oscar nomination for the movie I ...

Screen icon Gene Hackman turned 95 on January 30, kicking off another milestone year in the legendary actor's life. While the ...

I was not a good Marine." Gene Hackman, now retired but for six decades one of Hollywood's busiest and most respected actors, is known for films such as "The French Connection," "Bonnie and Clyde ...

One of the issues that many historically based films face when appealing to audiences is proving to them that they should care about something from the past. While it may be interesting to hear ...

In fact, he got up on stage to accept both Best Director and Best Film at the Oscars (missing out on Best Actor), while Gene Hackman won Best Supporting Actor and the film also nabbed Best Film ...

Eugene Allen 'Gene' Hackman (born January 30, 1930) is a retired American actor and novelist. He was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning two, he has also won three Golden Globes and two ...

An Oscar-winning one. But peek behind the big roles that made him famous, and Hackman's career was surprisingly varied and multi-faceted. Mel Brooks explains how Gene Hackman fought to be in Young ...