While there is a lot of competition for the funniest characters in Mel Brooks movies, there are several contenders in Young ...

Peter Boyle, left, and Hackman in the movie "Young Frankenstein ... Hackman’s tennis partner, Gene Wilder, told him about it. “Is there anything in that crazy movie I could do?” ...

Hackman memorably starred in the Mel Brooks-directed Young Frankenstein. Moving into the comedy/horror genre, he starred as the blind man in the 1974 smash hit movie, while Gene Wilder took on the ...

Hackman’s tennis partner, Gene Wilder, told him about it. “Is there anything in that crazy movie I could do ... “Young Frankenstein” is when Hackman got to come alive, when he realized ...

Yet the one thing the late Gene Hackman, who was found dead in his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Feb. 26, never did was phone it in. He was an actor’s actor, the sort of performer who cut his ...

Morgan Freeman describes the actor as "incredibly gifted" while Clint Eastwood said he was "extremely saddened" by the news.

Although Gene Hackman‘s legacy includes a myriad of masterful dramatic performances, he also managed to elicit some laughs during his storied career. Following the 2x Oscar winner’s death at ...

Here's the thing about Gene Hackman, Hollywood legend and character extraordinaire: Yeah, he was detective Popeye Doyle and supervillain Lex Luthor and Coach Norman Dale, but even his deep cut ...