Gene Hackman, who was found dead at 95 alongside his wife at their Santa Fe, N.M. home on Feb. 26, was considered one of the greatest actors of his generation. He won two Oscars over a career spanning ...

On Oct. 9, 1971, the William Friedkin thriller starring Gene Hackman hit theaters enroute to winning the best picture Oscar.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gene Hackman's The French Connection turns 55 today, October 9, but the performance that earned him Best Actor almost belonged to ...

Gene Hackman, the Oscar-winning actor whose gruff but soulful turns in classics like “The French Connection,” “The Conversation” and “Unforgiven” made him one of the most respected performers in ...

Gene Hackman had a challenging early life shaped by parental abandonment and subsequent difficulties in pursuing acting. He achieved gradual success, moving from small theater roles to receiving Oscar ...

ABC News covered Gene Hackman's life and his 30-plus years of marriage to wife Betsy in a special report that is streaming now on Hulu Tommy McArdle is a Writer-Reporter on the Movies team at PEOPLE.