American actor, Gene Hackman, received two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards. In his four-decade career, Hackman acted in approximately 100 films. His film credits include: The French Connection, Unforgiven, Bonnie and Clyde, Hoosiers, and three of the original Superman series. Hackman was a versatile actor who offered his audiences the perfect Everyman in "regular-Joe" characters. After his film career, he became a novelist and co-wrote or wrote a total of six historical novels. We honor him with this tribute list of words from movie quotes, biographical information, and news articles.
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