NEW: @NolteNC delivers the obit that Gene Hackman deserves:
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) February 27, 2025
"Most years, he appeared in more than one movie. In 2001, he starred in five. Still, we never tired of him. He was too talented and too relatable to ever become over-exposed. He was also smart enough to keep his private… pic.twitter.com/hGPKOQ9rN6
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. He said, “Do you think Mel would let me play it? I’ve always wanted to do a comedy.”… pic.twitter.com/hjDHROS6GA
— Mel Brooks (@MelBrooks) February 28, 2025
GENE HACKMAN was behind the wheel for much of The French Connection's legendary car chase, hitting speeds up to 90mph. The moment he crashes into another car was real - a civilian drove in unexpectedly and Hackman ploughed into him.pic.twitter.com/0JWgNWOLwl
— All The Right Movies (@ATRightMovies) February 27, 2025
The greatest actor there ever was or will be. Range, charisma, personality, depth, and that fantastic Hackman chuckle he used so brilliantly it never got old.
— John Ocasio-Rodham Nolte (@NolteNC) February 27, 2025
Just a couple of weeks ago, we watched Lilith (1964), his first movie. He had one scene with Warren Beatty and it was… pic.twitter.com/CtHJ5yMiKr
“I went in the Marines when I was 16. I spent four and a half years in the Marines and then came right to New York to be an actor.
— ZitoSalena (@ZitoSalena) February 27, 2025
And then seven years later, I got my first job.”
Gene Hackman USMC 1947 -1952
Actor extraordinaire
God Speed 💔 pic.twitter.com/I6JAG1TH5S
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