The actor referenced Gene Wilder's performance in "The Producers" as a "perfect example" of what he was trying to do.

Check out newly released photos from a recent recording session with three-time Emmy Award-winning television host Dick ...

I was privileged to know Gene Hackman because he played tennis with another Gene—Gene Wilder. And that Gene told him about a little role called The Blind Hermit in our movie YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN.

Comic geniuses Gene Wilder (Willy Wonka, Young Frankenstein) and Gilda Radner (Saturday Night Live) had a love like no other. What started as a friendship on a movie set grew into an electric and ...

Peter Boyle, left, and Hackman in the movie "Young Frankenstein." (Hulton Archive / Getty Images) “I know what it means to be cold and hungry,” Hackman stammers as his Harold the blind man ...

Gene Hackman hailed from a generation when the greatest American movie stars all looked like guys you might pass on a city street and not give a second thought. He belongs to that rare class of ...

Two time Oscar-winner Gene Hackman has worked with everyone from Meryl Streep to Clint Eastwood to Superman in his 30-plus years of making movies. Gene Hackman: Celebrating The Legendary Actor's ...

Here's the thing about Gene Hackman, Hollywood legend and character extraordinaire: Yeah, he was detective Popeye Doyle and supervillain Lex Luthor and Coach Norman Dale, but even his deep cut ...

Cast members reflected on working with Gene Wilder and the fantastical set. Fifty years ago today, "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" opened in theaters. To celebrate the movie's milestone ...