PHILADELPHIA — You might think of him first as Lex Luthor or Popeye Doyle or Little Bill Daggett or even as the blind hermit who sets Peter Boyle’s thumb ablaze.
His second Oscar came for his supporting role as the ruthless Sheriff “Little Bill” Daggett in Clint Eastwood ... cinema of the 1970s. For comic book movie fans, his Lex Luthor remains ...
An actor who imbued charm or intensity to any role he played, Gene Hackman swallowed the scenery. Here are some of the notable movies he starred in.
Gene Hackman, whose studied portraits ranged from reluctant heroes to conniving villains and made him one of the industry’s ...
By Victor Mather Gene Hackman portrayed a long list of acclaimed characters in his career: Buck Barrow, Little Bill Daggett ... ‘In my book, we’re going to be winners.’ ...
When Clint Eastwood approached Hackman to play the emotionally savage Little Bill Daggett in “Unforgiven,” the actor riposted that he’d long since portrayed and lived through too much ...
His dozens of films included the Academy Award favorites “The French Connection” and “Unforgiven,” a breakout performance in “Bonnie and Clyde,” a classic bit of farce in “Young Frankenstein,” a turn ...
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The Oscar winner once voted “Least Likely to Succeed” became one of the most celebrated performers in Hollywood history.
When Clint Eastwood approached Hackman to play the emotionally savage Little Bill Daggett in “Unforgiven,” the actor riposted that he’d long since portrayed and lived through too much onscreen ...
The late, great Gene Hackman was a working-class guy from Danville, Illinois, the son of a waitress and a pressman for a ...
Hackman also resisted the role which brought him his second Oscar. When Clint Eastwood first offered him Little Bill Daggett, the corrupt town boss in "Unforgiven," Hackman turned it down.