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 ...

Gene Hackman, born on January 30, 1930, is one of those Hollywood legends who seems larger than life. And though he retired ...

Gene Hackman and Morgan Freeman are, without question, two of the finest performers of the past seven decades. In 2000, they ...

He came to acting in his late twenties, studying at the Pasadena Playhouse. He and his room-mate Dustin Hoffman were voted ...

including "Hoosiers," "Unforgiven" and "The Birdcage," along with a seemingly unending list of film classics. In "Superman" (1978), Gene Hackman takes on the iconic role of Lex Luthor, the bald ...

know that the '90s would be the beginning of Gene Hackman's twilight. And he was going out in style. He was seen in many big movies, including his Oscar-winning performance in Unforgiven.

Retired actor Gene Hackman has just celebrated his 95th birthday, and many fans and industry professionals have taken to ...

Eugene Allen 'Gene' Hackman (born January 30 ... Hoosiers (1986); No Way Out (1987); Mississippi Burning (1987); Unforgiven (1992); Wyatt Earp (1994); The Quick and the Dead, Crimson Tide and ...

Gene Hackman was never going to be a dreamboat ... it's worth knowing that he initially turned down the part of the sheriff in Unforgiven. Hackman, in person, is anti-gun violence (Friedkin ...