Batman has been one of the most esteemed and successful superheroes on the big screen in the last two decades or so, but his ...

The two-time Oscar winner stared in voluminous films throughout his career including "Superman" and "Superman II" in which he portrayed the character Lex Luthor and starred opposite Christopher ...

His dozens of films included Oscar-winning roles in “The French Connection” and “Unforgiven,” as well as a breakout ...

Gene Hackman has earned his place in Hollywood history as one of the greatest character actors of all time. Working alongside ...

When Clint Eastwood first offered him Little Bill Daggett, the corrupt town boss in "Unforgiven ... sweating it out with such fellow hopefuls as Robert Duvall and Dustin Hoffman. Summer work at a ...

Hackman won his second Oscar for his performance in Clint Eastwood’s Western “Unforgiven.” He played Sheriff Bill Daggett, the antagonistic Sheriff out to get Eastwood’s outlaw William Munny. Sam ...

"With a malleable sort of charisma and emotional wiring unique to American cinema, Hackman was a beautiful, ruminating ...

Kurt Russell’s portrayal of Olympic-gold-medal winning hockey coach Herb Brooks in “Miracle” was so spot-on that the team’s ...

When Clint Eastwood first offered him Little Bill Daggett, the corrupt town boss in “Unforgiven ... sweating it out with such ...

He survived as a uniformed doorman and other odd jobs, finding spot TV and stage work until his roles on the New York stage in a string of light comedies caught director Robert Rossen’s ...

Hackman was one, Hoffman was another and Robert Duvall, still another. Danville seemed a long way away, and for Hackman the memories were eternally mixed. But he came back now and then ...

Undeterred by this vote of no confidence, both actors decamped to New York where they shared a flat with another aspiring thespian, Robert Duvall ... Bill Daggett. The film also won best picture.