So beloved is Hackman as this character that his Lex Luthor is even referenced and shown via archival photographs in modern-day pop culture properties like the 2025 feature Superboys of Malegaon.

Without Lex Luthor, even conquerors from another planet won’t really know what they’re doing. Luthor is quick to make a deal with the devil, but, as always, Hackman sells the duplicity of the ...

Turns out, that although he was very much a rich man, Hackman was not on the same level as his billionaire alter-ego, the Superman villain, Lex Luthor. Here's what Gene Hackman's net worth was ...

and Leslie Ann Hackman. His passing marks the end of an era in Hollywood, as one of the last titans from the revolutionary American cinema of the 1970s. For comic book movie fans, his Lex Luthor ...

With a signed film poster from Hackman that reads, "To the second best Lex Luthor, Love Gene Hackman," Rosenbaum wrote, "To my favorite Lex Luthor and one of the all-time greatest actors ever!

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 ...

Hackman was 95. Following the tragic news, many Hollywood stars and directors are paying tribute to the late Lex Luthor actor. “Gene Hackman was truly one of the greatest screen actors of all ...

For five decades, Gene Hackman was a movie icon. He starred in films such as “The French Connection,” “The Conversation,” the original Superman movies as villain Lex Luthor, the ...