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 ...

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 ...

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.

Screen icon Gene Hackman turned 95 on January 30, kicking off another milestone year in the legendary actor's life. While the star has led his life away from the spotlight for the majority of the past ...

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He, of course, became famous onscreen as Gene Hackman ... The French Connection (1971), a performance that won Hackman the Best Actor Oscar. After that comes another classic Hackman character ...