Hackman is perhaps best known for his portrayal of the tough and vulgar New York cop Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle in the 1971 crime thriller "The French Connection ... Chaos ensues in Wes Anderson's ...

One of the first major film stars to break out in the 1970s, Gene Hackman was the epitome of New Hollywood. An actor with livewire intensity, he had a grit and brusqueness that few others could ever match,

He was found dead alongside his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 63, a classical pianist and his second wife, according to the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office.

Gene Hackman won Academy Awards for the movies "The French Connection" and "Unforgiven ... Hackman starred as Royal Tenenbaum in the quirky 2001 film directed by Wes Anderson. "The Royal Tenenbaums" follows the eccentric members of a dysfunctional ...

Gene Hackman, the Oscar-winning actor whose gruff but soulful turns in classics like “The French Connection ... charming family patriarch in Wes Anderson’s 2001 ensemble film “The ...