You were a favorite of so many, with roles that stretched from the heroic to the villainous.
Comprising the astounding lineup, one will find The French Connection; The French Connection II (as the resilient Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle in both standout instances); The Poseidon Adventure 1972; Marooned; Young Frankenstein; The Conversation; Bonnie and Clyde; Absolute Power; Unforgiven; Wyatt Earp; Geronimo; The Quick and the Dead 1995; Hunting Party; Bite the Bullet; Zandy's Bride; Mississippi Burning; Scarecrow; Hoosiers; Enemy of the State; Behind Enemy Lines; Heartbreakers; Under Suspicion; Welcome to Mooseport; The Royal Tenenbaums; Heist; The Package; The Firm; Class Action; Narrow Margin; Postcards from the Edge; Company Business; Bat*21; Uncommon Valor; Under Fire; Twice in a Lifetime; Two of a Kind; Eureka 1983; Banning; Lilith; Cisco Pike; Power; The Split; Downhill Racer; The Gypsy Moths; Doctors' Wives; First to Fight; A Covenant with Death; Hawaii; Mad Dog Coll; Prime Cut; I Never Sang for My Father; and even far more.
And let's not overlook that for a generation of Kal-El fans, you were the Lex Luthor, placing the character on a fun and unforgettable perch in Superman: The Movie, Superman II and The Quest for Peace.
Your passing was jarring and heartbreaking, but you leave behind a legacy that's in every regard golden, as it's part of an old, Hollywood style that will unlikely be recaptured. But then, there was only one Gene Hackman, and with you passes so much in the way of the commanding, the expressive and the unrivaled.
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