Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman has been found dead at his home. He was 95. Hackman starred in “The French Connection,” “Unforgiven” and dozens of other films. He was known for his studied portraits of reluctant heroes and conniving villains and won two Academy Awards.

The much-celebrated actor's filmography includes Oscar-nominated dramas to comedic roles.

- Actor Gene Hackman, winner of Best Supporting Actor at academy awards in March 1993. Hackman will turn 80 years on Jan. 30, 2010. (AP Photo, File) LOS ANGELES — Gene Hackman, the two-time Oscar-winning actor,

Lol Crawley has won the Oscar for Cinematography for "The Brutalist" at the 2025 Academy Awards. Morgan Freeman gave tribute to two-time Oscar winner Gene Hackman, four days after Hackman was found dead.

Gene Hackman had a legendary career before his death at age 95. The actor had a catalog of iconic roles, which earned him five Academy Award nominations and two wins. Hackman took home his first Oscar for “The French Connection” in 1972 and his second in 1993 for “Unforgiven.

The entertainment world has been mourning the loss of a legend, as two-time Oscar winner Gene Hackman died last week at the age of 95. At the Academy Awards on Sunday night, Morgan Freeman — Hackman’s friend and Unforgiven co-star — kicked off the show’s “In Memoriam” segment with a short speech dedicated to the late actor.

Wednesday, authorities say. Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza says there was no immediate indication of foul play. Hackman won Academy Awards for the violent 1971 drug saga “The French Connection” and the 1992 western “Unforgiven.

Hackman's colleague and friend Morgan Freeman gave a brief tribute to the actor before the Oscars' in memoriam segment.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

Morgan Freeman led the Oscars' 'In Memoriam' tribute to Gene Hackman this year, which included Gena Rowlands, David Lynch, and James Earl Jones among the other honorees.