The 'French Connection' and 'Hoosiers' star was found dead, along with his wife and their dog, at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
His prolific acting career came to a halt in 2004 after he starred opposite Ray Romano in 'Welcome to Mooseport.'
Francis Ford Coppola and Viola Davis are among those paying tribute to Gene Hackman after his death at age 95.
Gene Hackman's death left other Hollywood figures, including Bill Murray, Francis Ford Coppola and Dustin Hoffman shocked and saddened.
Hollywood stars are beginning to share tributes following the news of storied actor Gene Hackman's death at the age of 95. Director Francis Ford Coppola, who wrote and directed the 1974 thriller "The Conversation," starring Hackman, praised him in an Instagram post.