The late Gene Hackman leaves a legacy of cinematic grasping, of striving for more. What's more common—or more American—than that?

O ne legend of cinema paid tribute to another on Sunday night as Morgan Freeman took to the stage at the Oscars and paid ...

Here are 10 Gene Hackman performances we love. They are not the only 10, but they are 10 great ones. Sam Raimi’s 1995 Western “The Quick and the Dead” is bigger than life in every aspect, from the ...

Morgan Freeman gave tribute to two-time Oscar winner Gene Hackman, four days after Hackman was found dead.Related video above ...

Morgan Freeman gave tribute to two-time Oscar winner Gene Hackman, four days after Hackman was found dead. "This week our community lost a giant, and I lost a dear friend, Gene Hackman," he said. "He ...

Morgan Freeman gave tribute to two-time Oscar winner Gene Hackman, four days after Hackman was found dead. "This week our community lost a giant, and I lost a dear friend, Gene Hackman," he said ...

Freeman and Hackman co-starred in 2000’s “Under Suspicion” and in the 1992 Clint Eastwood Western “Unforgiven” — the movie that earned Hackman his second Oscar. He won his first for 1971’s ”The French ...

"I speak for us all when I say Gene, you'll be remembered for that and for so much more. Rest in peace, my friend," Hackman's ...

Freeman, 87, continued, “He received two Oscars, but more importantly, he won the hearts of film lovers all over the world. Gene always said, ‘I don’t think about legacy, I just hope people remember ...

By Hollywood standards, Hackman was a bit of a late bloomer.

The 'French Connection' and 'Hoosiers' star was found dead, along with his wife and their dog, at their home in Santa Fe, New ...

He brought something unprecedented to our craft,” his longtime friend Dustin Hoffman said. “Powerful, subtle, brilliant. A ...