One of the 20th century's greatest actors, Hackman's career spanned more than 40 years and a variety of roles.

Gene Hackman, a 6-foot-2 ex-Marine from Danville, Illinois, and a self-described “big lummox kind of person,” was as hard to define an actor as he was an unlikely star. “Everyman” was the most common ...

It’s a tall task to try to whittle Gene Hackman’s career down to five notable films. One of the 20th century’s greatest ...

See the 1995 Western The Quick and the Dead, a film packed with insinuating smiles, especially the scene where Hackman’s despot sheriff, John Herod, warns Sharon Stone’s vengeful gunfighter to leave ...