Kurt Russell’s portrayal of Olympic-gold-medal winning hockey coach Herb Brooks in “Miracle” was so spot-on that the team’s most famous player, Mike Eruzione, told me there were times he thought he was watching the real Brooks rather than the reel Brooks.

The Oscars are honoring Academy Award-winning actor Gene Hackman. The awards celebrated the life and career of the "French Connection" star at Sunday's ceremony, days after he was found dead alongside his wife,

The Oscars are honoring Academy Award-winning actor Gene Hackman. The awards celebrated the life and career of the "French Connection" star at Sunday's ceremony, days after he was found dead alongside his wife,

Hackman's colleague and friend Morgan Freeman gave a brief tribute to the actor before the Oscars' in memoriam segment. "This week, our community lost a giant and I lost a dear friend, Gene Hackman ," Freeman said.

An untouchable legacy. An interview in which Kevin Costner recalled an emotional exchange with Gene Hackman that left him choked up resurfaced Thursday after news of the “French Connection” star’s mysterious death broke.

The world continues mourning the loss of two time Oscar winner Gene Hackman. Rolling Stone magazine is out with its list of his twenty most memorable films. Along with the French Connection and Superman,

Gene Hackman, the Oscar-winning 'Unforgiven' and 'French Connection' actor who was an onscreen fixture for 40 years, has died at 95.

One of the first major film stars to break out in the 1970s, Gene Hackman was the epitome of New Hollywood. An actor with livewire intensity, he had a grit and brusqueness that few others could ever match,

Gene Hackman, the actor whose turns in classics like “The French Connection" and “Unforgiven” made him one of the most respected actors in Hollywood, died.

After news of Gene Hackman's shocking death, Variety looks back on his career in photos, from "The French Connection" to "Superman" and more.

Following Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa's deaths, the couple's longtime friends Barbara Lenihan and Daniel Lenihan spoke out on his "slipping" health leading up to the tragedy.