Gene Hackman, born on January 30, 1930, is one of those Hollywood legends who seems larger than life. And though he retired ...

He came to acting in his late twenties, studying at the Pasadena Playhouse. He and his room-mate Dustin Hoffman were voted joint "Least Likely to Succeed". (Ironic, then, that Hackman lost out on the ...

He, of course, became famous onscreen as Gene Hackman, one of the most acclaimed actors of all time. He retired from acting ...

Gene Hackman did it. So did Cameron Diaz ... These are the oldest Academy Award nominees in five major categories. With all due respect to the makeup artists and editors out there, we only ...