Inside the ‘tormented’ final years of Hollywood recluse Gene Hackman
In March last year, a frail-looking Gene Hackman clung onto the arm of his wife as they made their way to a local restaurant.
Gene Hackman’s Gritty, Grouchy, Old-School Style
He was constantly underestimated. As a 26-year-old would-be professional, he was drummed out of the Pasadena Playhouse for ...
Gene Hackman was the superb Hollywood Everyman, crafting some of the most unforgettable film characters
Hackman looked like your formidable uncle, or the foreman down at the plant, or the chief of the local fire department. On ...
Why Reclusive Gene Hackman Vanished From Hollywood—And Never Looked Back
Celebrated actors love to say they are “retiring” from Hollywood. But no one left it all behind quite like Gene Hackman.
Dustin Hoffman Compares “Genius” Gene Hackman To Marlon Brando: “A Giant Among Actors”
Dustin Hoffman paid tribute to his longtime friend Gene Hackman in a heartfelt statement after the 2x Oscar winner died at ...
Hollywood reacts to Gene Hackman’s death: ‘The loss of a great artist’
Hollywood is mourning the death of Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman. The 95-year-old Oscar-nominated actor, his wife and ...
How Gene Hackman Almost Missed Out on His Hollywood Dreams
Hackman lucked into the role of a lifetime—after none other than New York newspaper legend Jimmy Breslin backed out of the ...
Francis Ford Coppola, Clint Eastwood and others honor Gene Hackman: ‘No finer actor’
Hollywood paid tribute to Gene Hackman, who was found dead along with his wife, Betsy Arakawa, and their dog in their New ...