Gene Hackman has died today at 95. As the tributes flood in, it’s clear Hackman’s legacy as an actor is a huge one.
He was long recognised as a formidable legend in the business, not your average leading man but a powerful character actor who emerged, alongside his former flatmates Dustin Hoffman and Robert Duvall, in the post-Brando generation of Hollywood ‘Brats’ in the 70s. He went on to have one of the greatest film careers ever, with the ability to elevate even trashy fare into excellence.
