Set in medieval Japan, the samurai was a skilled fighter ready to take on his foes ... between samurai movies and Westerns introduced actors like Toshiro Mifune, Clint Eastwood, and Steve McQueen ...

After Morgan Freeman wore a glove at the 97th Annual Academy Awards while honoring his late friend Gene Hackman, viewers ...

"The Man with No Name" inspired multiple iterations of Clint Eastwood protagonists ... However, his name comes from a famous Western movie director of the Classical Hollywood Era.

Red Deer actor and artist Larry Reece was in his trailer on the High River set of the Oscar-winning western Unforgiven when ...

Gene Hackman was the real deal.   He was as tough and as grizzly as he looked. He lied about his age to join the army at just ...

The Canadian-born actress also worked on a bushel of TV Westerns, from ‘Rawhide’ and ‘Wagon Train’ to ‘Maverick’ and ‘The ...

From "The French Connection" to "The Royal Tenenbaums," Hackman's acting career spanned more than six decades. The 95-year-old actor has been found dead with his wife.

When Doyle crashes into a white Ford, it wasn’t a stuntman driving the other car, but a New York City resident who didn’t know a movie was being made. Hackman also resisted the role which brought him ...

Gene Hackman, who rocketed to fame in 1971 with his Oscar-winning role of hard-nosed New York City narcotics cop Jimmy 'Popeye' Doyle in The French Connection, has been found dead at his home in New ...