Gene Hackman wasn’t bigger than life; he was exactly life-sized and his death at the age of 95 reminds us of his unbilled ...

Indeed, French Connection has probably done more to solidify ... In the 1970s, Marseilles was the largest provider of heroin to the United States, and it is all too easy to imagine mafia bosses ...

Gene Hackman, a two-time Oscar winner for “The French Connection” and “Unforgiven,” and ... Indeed, he played the president of the United States, albeit a homicidal one, in 1997’s “Absolute Power” and ...

More than half a century after William Friedkin’s revolutionary action film stunned viewers, Geoffrey Macnab looks at how the rogue cop at its centre manages to be so perversely sympathetic ...

The Oscars are honoring Academy Award-winning actor Gene Hackman. The awards celebrated the life and career of the " French Connection " star at Sunday's ceremony, days after he was found dead ...

Hackman’s career as one of Hollywood’s most prominent actors included five Oscar nominations, including wins for Best Actor in 1972 (The French Connection) and Best Actor in a Supporting Role ...