The late actor Gene Hackman will likely be added to the In Memoriam segment of the 87th Academy Awards ceremony.

He was constantly underestimated. As a 26-year-old would-be professional, he was drummed out of the Pasadena Playhouse for ...

Santa Fe County Sheriff’s deputies found Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa and a dog dead when they performed a welfare check, ...

One of the greatest American actors of the 20th century was voted “least likely to succeed” by his first theater school, wasn ...

An actor who imbued charm or intensity to any role he played, Gene Hackman swallowed the scenery. Here are some of the ...

He twice won Oscars for bringing humanizing depth to corrupt lawmen, from the raging cop in “The French Connection” to the ...

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As details slowly emerged about the death in New Mexico of legendary actor Gene Hackman, a two-time Oscar winner whose career ...

By The Associated Press Gruff in demeanor yet much beloved, Gene Hackman was one of the finest actors of his generation. The ...

A two-time Academy Award winner and a dogged Everyman in many of his roles, Hackman was remembered by collaborators and ...

The 'French Connection' actor, who was found dead at his home in New Mexico, was nominated for five Oscars in his ...