Gene Hackman, a two-time Oscar-winning actor who recently died at 95 years old, was honored during the Academy Awards on Sunday.

Gene Hackman: Star of the Silver Screen Special | 43m 57s | CC Explore the remarkable career of legendary actor Gene Hackman, a two-time Academy Award winner for The French Connection and Unforgiven.

Hackman’s portrayal of the hard-edged New York cop chasing down a drug ring earned him his first Academy Award for Best Actor. His performance is all muscle and grit, especially in that iconic ...

More FILE – Actor Gene Hackman reacts during an interview on March 24, 1972. (AP Photo/George Brich, File) Actor Gene Hackman, winner of Best Supporting Actor at academy awards in March 1993.

Gene Hackman, a two-time Oscar-winning actor who recently died at 95 years old, was honored during the Academy Awards on Sunday. Morgan Freeman, who starred in two movies with Hackman, paid ...