"East Side/West Side" NEW YORK - JUNE 6: From left is Gene Hackman as a policeman and George C. Scott as Neil Brock, EAST SIDE/WEST SIDE. Episode, Creeps Live Here. Air date, December 23, 1963. Image dated June 6, 1963. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images) (CBS Photo Archive/CBS via Getty Images)
"Riot" Actor Gene Hackman on set of the Paramount Pictures movie "Riot" in 1969. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
"Bonnie & Clyde" 1967: Cast members from director Arthur Penn's film, 'Bonnie & Clyde,' pose with machine guns in front of a car. Left to right: Michael J Pollard, Faye Dunaway, Warren Beatty, Estelle Parsons & Gene Hackman. Parsons won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar while Beatty and Dunaway received Oscar nominations for Best Actor and Actress. (Photo by Columbia Tristar/Getty Images) (Columbia TriStar/Getty Images)
"Downhill Racer" American actors Gene Hackman and Robert Redford holds ski poles as the talk together in a scene from the film 'Downhill Racer,' directed by Michael Ritchie, 1969. (Photo by Paramount Pictures/Courtesy of Getty Images) (Paramount Pictures/Getty Images)
"The French Connection" 1971, Gene Hackman as Detective Jimmy 'Popeye' Doyle points his handgun in a still from the film 'The French Connection' directed by William Friedkin. (Photo by 20th Century Fox/Getty Images) (20th Century Fox/Getty Images)
"Prime Cut" CALGARY - JUNE 28: PRIME CUT, theatrical movie originally released June 28, 1972. The film directed by Michael Ritchie. Pictured, Gene Hackman (as Mary Ann). Frame grab. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images) (CBS Photo Archive/CBS via Getty Images)
"The Poseidon Adventure" Gene Hackman and Ernest Borgnine looking down in a scene from the film 'The Poseidon Adventure', 1972. (Photo by 20th Century-Fox/Getty Images) (Archive Photos/Getty Images)
"Scarecrow" Al Pacino and Gene Hackman looking out a door and seeing a field in a scene from the film 'Scarecrow', 1973. (Photo by Warner Brothers/Getty Images) (Archive Photos/Getty Images)
"The Conversation" Gene Hackman stands holding zipper-up portfolio in a scene from the film 'The Conversation', 1974. (Photo by Paramount/Getty Images) (Archive Photos/Getty Images)
"Young Frankenstein" CIRCA 1974: Peter Boyle asks for more food from Gene Hackman in a scene from the movie "Young Frankenstein" circa 1974. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
"Lucky Lady" Burt Reynolds and Gene Hackman anxiously await the arrival of their rum running yacht in a scene from the film 'Lucky Lady', 1975. (Photo by 20th Century-Fox/Getty Images) (Archive Photos/Getty Images)
"Bite the Bullet" Gene Hackman fighting Jan-Michael Vincent in a scene from the film 'Bite The Bullet', 1975. (Photo by Columbia Pictures/Getty Images) (Archive Photos/Getty Images)
"Night Moves" Gene Hackman Jennifer Warren seen through window on boat in a scene from the film 'Night Moves', 1975. (Photo by Warner Brothers/Getty Images) (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
"French Connection II" Actor Gene Hackman on the set of the movie 'French Connection II', 1975. (Photo by Stanley Bielecki Movie Collection/Getty Images) (Stanley Bielecki Movie Collectio/Getty Images)
"A Bridge Too Far" Gene Hackman (L) and Sean Connery await filming during production of "A Bridge Too Far" in the Holland region of the Netherlands on May 8, 1976. (Photo by Fairchild Archive/WWD/Penske Media via Getty Images) (WWD/Penske Media via Getty Images)
"March or Die" French actress Catherine Deneuve and American actor Gene Hackman on set of the movie March or Die, directed by Dick Richards. 1977 (Photo by Tony Kent/Sygma via Getty Images) (Tony Kent/Sygma via Getty Images)
"Superman" Actor Gene Hackman in a scene from the movie 'Superman', 1978. (Photo by Stanley Bielecki Movie Collection/Getty Images) (Stanley Bielecki Movie Collectio/Getty Images)
"Uncommon Valor" 'Uncommon Valor' or 'Retour vers l'enfer' 1983 directed by Ted Kotcheff. (Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Getty Images) (Sunset Boulevard/Sunset Boulevard)
"Twice In A Lifetime" Ann Margret holds Gene Hackman in a scene from the film 'Twice In A Lifetime', 1985. (Photo by Bud Yorkin Productions/Getty Images) (Archive Photos/Getty Images)
"Hoosiers" Actor Gene Hackman gives fictional Hickory High basketball players instructions during filming of the final game of the movie "Hoosiers" at Hinkle Fieldhouse on the Butler University campus, Friday, Dec. 6, 1985 in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Tom Strickland, File) (Tom Strickland/AP)
"Power" Richard Gere argues with Gene Hackman the film 'Power', 1986. (Photo by 20th Century-Fox/Getty Images) (20th Century Fox/Getty Images)
"Superman IV: The Quest for Peace" CIRCA 1987: Actors Gene Hackman and Christopher Reeve in a scene from the Warner Bros. movie "Superman IV: The Quest for Peace" circa 1987. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
"Bat*21" 'Bat* 21' or 'Air Force BAT 21' 1988 directed by Peter Markle. (Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Getty Images) (Sunset Boulevard/Sunset Boulevard)
"Mississippi Burning" American actors Michael Rooker (left) and Gene Hackman on the set of the movie 'Mississippi Burning' (directed by Alan Parker), Braxton, Mississippi, May 6, 1988. (Photo Robert R. McElroy/Getty Images) (Robert R. McElroy/Getty Images)
"Full Moon In Blue Water" Burgess Meredith, Gene Hackman, and Teri Garr toast each other in a scene from the film 'Full Moon In Blue Water', 1988. (Photo by Trans World Entertainment (TWE)/Getty Images) (Archive Photos/Getty Images)
"Another Woman" American actors Gena Rowlands and Gene Hackman on the set of Another Woman written and directed by Woody Allen. 1988 (Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images) (Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)
"The Package" Joanna Cassidy and Gene Hackman in a scene from the film 'The Package', 1989. (Photo by Orion/Getty Images) (Orion Pictures/Getty Images)
"Loose Cannons" Dan Aykroyd and Gene Hackman from the film 'Loose Cannons', 1990. (Photo by TriStar Pictures/Getty Images) (Archive Photos/Getty Images)
"Unforgiven" American actor Gene Hackman as Little Bill Daggett in 'Unforgiven', directed by Clint Eastwood, 1992. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images) (Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
"Crimson Tide" Gene Hackman and Denzel Washington in a scene from the film 'Crimson Tide', 1995. (Photo by Hollywood Pictures/Getty Images) (Archive Photos/Getty Images)
"Get Shorty" Gene Hackman and John Travolta in a scene from the film 'Get Shorty', 1995. (Photo by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Getty Images) (Archive Photos/Getty Images)
"The Quick and the Dead" American actor Gene Hackman on the set of The Quick and the Dead directed by Sam Raimi. 1995 (Photo by Murray Close/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images) (Murray Close/Murray Close)
"The Quick and the Dead" American actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Gene Hackman on the set of The Quick and the Dead, directed by Sam Raimi. (Photo by TriStar Pictures/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images) (Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)
"The Birdcage" FILM 'THE BIRDCAGE' BY MIKE NICHOLS (Photo by Frank Trapper/Corbis via Getty Images) (Frank Trapper/Corbis via Getty Images)
"Absolute Power" 1997 Clint Eastwood And Gene Hackman On The Set In His New Movie "Absolute Power". (Photo By Getty Images) (Getty Images/Getty Images)
"Heist" Actors Gene Hackman (as Joe) and Sam Rockwell (as Jimmy) act in a scene in David Mamet's "Heist." (Photo by Takashi Seida/Heightened Productions Inc. via Getty Images) (Getty Images/Getty Images)
