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He, his wife and dog all died. He was 95.

Great actor of many many movies.

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Yeah, I heard that on my way in this morning. I know they said they don’t suspect foul play, so the only thing I can think of is carbon monoxide poisoning or something. I can’t think of a single think I didn’t like him in. I actually hated the movie Unforgiven, but I loved his role in it.

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He was very good in many movies. His performances in Unforgiven and The Firm really stand out for me. In The Firm, he was not a nice person, but you could still feel a lot of sympathy for him.

I didn’t realize he was 95.

Edited to add: Sometimes when he was playing a “bad” guy, it was almost as if his cruelty wasn’t because he was mean, but more meant to remind the world that life isn’t always fair - almost like, “I’m here just to remind you that everything isn’t sunshine and rainbows.”

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He was in so many, it’s very hard for me to name a favorite. I suppose if it’s based purely on acting, it would be Mississippi Burning for me, but if just for fun, then The Birdcage. I know I saw the Firm, but I didn’t even remember him being in it. It’s been so long, and when I read the books first, I tend to remember them more than the details of the movies.

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I think part of it might be that he was very un-Hackman-like in that movie.

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It’s such a shame that Gene Hackman, his wife, and his dog are no longer with us. I can only suspect it was carbon monoxide poisoning, or something similar.

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Also, what movie does this bring to mind?

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Edit: For anyone wondering, I’m not making a joke based on the title of the movie. That’s a coincidence. I just watched “The Quick and the Dead” a few weeks ago. The first thing that struck me about this post was @HulkSmash 's avatar, Leonardo DiCaprio, played Gene Hackman’s son in that movie.

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Drawing a blank. Help us out.

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The Royal Tenenbaum’s is one of my favorites of his. Lex Luthor as well. Always was great.

RIP.

Michelle Trachtenberg (From Nickelodeon stuff when I was a kid among other films) yesterday and him today. Sad times for Hollywood.

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I am surprised nobody has mentioned Hoosiers as of yet.

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The best villains are the characters who think they are the hero/victim of the story.

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I can always see Gene Hackman’s characters and not see the actor. A true thespian.

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Look at the two faces. They were in one (I think just one) movie together.

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Isn’t it always in 3s? Eeek!
@The-Sith-Admin They did some coverage on Get Up this morning since it is possibly the 2nd best sports movie ever. I give the nod to The Miracle.
@ich-ni-san
EDIT: I also was not making fun of the situation.

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Wait! I’ll make espresso!

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I do remember him as Lex Luthor in Superman, but I think my favorite movie of his is The Quick and the Dead. Such an interesting film with great actors.

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This was the first film that came to mind when I heard the news.

And the news about Trachtenberg was tragic and shocking to hear as well. Gone way too young.

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My favorite movie from him was Uncommon Valor.

He played the father of a Vietnam POW and assembled a group of former veterans to go in and find his son.

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Well just saw a headline that they consider this “suspicious”

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:astonished: I hadn’t heard about that! She was way definitely too young to have been gone already. I mostly just knew of her from Buffy the Vampire Slayer because me and other friends watched a lot of shows created by Joss Whedon back then. I looked up an article and forgot that she was in EuroTrip too.

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