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 ... 80s, ’90s and early 2000s.

Gene Hackman, the Oscar-winning actor whose gruff but soulful turns in classics such as “The French Connection ... as prominent across the '80s and '90s. He won his first Oscar for ...

but he was just as prominent across the '80s and '90s. He won his first Oscar for his portrayal of ferocious detective Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle in William Friedkin’s “The French Connection ...

He won two Oscars over a career spanning over four decades, for playing Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle in William Friedkin’s 1971 action thriller “The French Connection” and for his role as ...

including wins for Best Actor in 1972 (The French Connection) and Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1993 (Unforgiven). Hackman’s resume spanned five decades until his retirement in the mid ...