Hollywood star Gene Hackman, known for The French Connection, Mississippi Burning and The Poseidon Adventure, was a character actor who often played tough guys before finding his comedic stride in ...

Hackman will almost certainly be remembered mainly for his tough-guy performance in The French Connection-- though many will also remember him as the Hollywood actor's actor.

Hackman will almost certainly be remembered mainly for his tough-guy performance in The French Connection — though many will also remember him as the Hollywood actor’s actor.

actor-director Clint Eastwood in a statement. “He was a tough nut ... playing the ‘tough guy,’ including the hard-nosed cop Jimmy ‘Popeye’ Doyle in ‘The French Connection’ and ...

actor-director Clint Eastwood in a statement. “He was a tough nut ... playing the ‘tough guy,’ including the hard-nosed cop Jimmy ‘Popeye’ Doyle in ‘The French Connection’ and ...