Two time Oscar-winner Gene Hackman hasn’t made a movie for 20-plus years, but his career still stacks up against that of any living actor for quality and longevity.
Here’s a sampling of fellow Academy Award-winners with whom he has worked: Clint Eastwood, Meryl Streep, Kevin Costner, Barbara Streisand, Robert Redford, Al Pacino, Michael Caine, Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Robin Williams and Gwyneth Paltrow.
Scroll through the photos below to see a selection of Hackman’s best work through the decades.
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BONNIE AND CLYDE, 1967
Gene Hackman, Estelle Parsons, Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Michael J. Pollard
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RIOT, 1969
Jim Brown, Gene Hackman
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DOWNHILL RACER, 1969
Robert Redford, Gene Hackman,
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THE FRENCH CONNECTION, 1971
Gene Hackman, Jose Fernandez
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The Oscars, 1971
Gene Hackman, Jane Fonda, William Friedkin
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PRIME CUT, 1972
Lee Marvin, Gene Hackman
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THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE, 1972
Eric Shea, Gene Hackman
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SCARECROW, 1973
Al Pacino, Gene Hackman, director Jerry Schatzberg
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THE CONVERSATION, 1974
Gene Hackman
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YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, 1974
Peter Boyle, Gene Hackman
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ZANDY’S BRIDE, 1974
Gene Hackman, Liv Ullmann,
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FRENCH CONNECTION II, 1975
Bernard Fresson, Gene Hackman
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LUCKY LADY, 1975
Gene Hackman, Liza Minnelli, Burt Reynolds
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NIGHT MOVES, 1975
Gene Hackman
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BITE THE BULLET, 1975
Gene Hackman, James Coburn,
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A BRIDGE TOO FAR, 1977
Gene Hackman, Ryan O’Neal, Michael Caine, Edward Fox, Dirk Bogarde
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MARCH OR DIE, 1977
Gene Hackman
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SUPERMAN, 1978
Gene Hackman
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ALL NIGHT LONG, 1981
Gene Hackman, Barbra Streisand
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UNCOMMON VALOR, 1983
Gene Hackman, Gail Strickland
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TWICE IN A LIFETIME, 1985
Ellen Burstyn, Gene Hackman
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HOOSIERS, 1986
Kent Poole, Gene Hackman, Steve Hollar
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POWER, 1986
Richard Gere, Gene Hackman
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SUPERMAN IV: THE QUEST FOR PEACE, 1987
Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Mark Pillow
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NO WAY OUT, 1987
Gene Hackman, Kevin Costner
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ANOTHER WOMAN, 1988
Woody Allen, Gena Rowlands, Gene Hackman
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MISSISSIPPI BURNING, 1988
Gene Hackman
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UNFORGIVEN, 1992
Gene Hackman, Clint Eastwood,
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The Oscars, 1993
Gene Hackman, Clint Eastwood with their Academy Awards for ‘Unforgiven’
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THE FIRM, 1993
Gene Hackman, Tom Cruise
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THE REPLACEMENTS, 2000
Gene Hackman
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THE QUICK AND THE DEAD, 1995
Russell Crowe, Gene Hackman
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GET SHORTY, 1995
Rene Russo, John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito
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CRIMSON TIDE, 1995
Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman
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THE BIRDCAGE, 1996
Gene Hackman
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EXTREME MEASURES, 1996
Gene Hackman, Hugh Grant
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ABSOLUTE POWER, 1997
Gene Hackman
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THE REPLACEMENTS, 2000
Gene Hackman, Keanu Reeves
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BEHIND ENEMY LINES, 2001
Gene Hackman, Joaquim de Almeida
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HEARTBREAKERS, 2001
Gene Hackman, Sigourney Weaver
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ROYAL TENENBAUMS, 2001
Gene Hackman
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RUNAWAY JURY, 2003
Dustin Hoffman, Gene Hackman
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