PHOTOS: Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman through the years
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Gene Hackman FILE - Actor Gene Hackman with wife Betsy Arakawa in June 1993. (AP Photo, File) (Uncredited/AP)
Gene Hackman FILE - Actor Gene Hackman, winner of Best Supporting Actor at academy awards in March 1993. Hackman will turn 80 years on Jan. 30, 2010. (AP Photo, File) (Uncredited/AP)
Gene Hackman FILE - Actor Gene Hackman waves as he starts out for a practice run in his Toyota Celica, Feb. 5, 1983 at the Daytona International Speedway in preparation for the Daytona 24 Hour Endurac Race. This race marks the start of Hickman?s career as a professional driver. (AP Photo/Bob Self, File) (Bob Self/AP)
Gene Hackman FILE - This Jan. 19, 2003 file photo shows actor Gene Hackman at the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, file) (MARK J. TERRILL/AP)
Gene Hackman FILE - Actor Gene Hackman gives fictional Hickory High basketball players instructions during filming of the final game of the movie "Hoosiers" at Hinkle Fieldhouse on the Butler University campus, Friday, Dec. 6, 1985 in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Tom Strickland, File) (Tom Strickland/AP)
Gene Hackman FILE - Gene Hackman holds his Cecil B. DeMille award at the 60th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. Sunday, Jan. 19, 2003. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File) (REED SAXON/AP)
Gene Hackman FILE - In this 1993 file photo, actor Gene Hackman is seen. (AP Photo/File) (Uncredited/AP)
Gene Hackman FILE - Actor Gene Hackman discusses the effect of an Academy Award nomination on his career, March 24, 1972. (AP Photo/George Brich, File) (George Brich/AP)
Gene Hackman FILE - Actor Gene Hackman arrives with his wife, Betsy Arakawa, for the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 19, 2003. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File) (MARK J. TERRILL/AP)
Gene Hackman FILE - Actor Gene Hackman arrives with his wife, Betsy Arakawa, for the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 19, 2003. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File) (MARK J. TERRILL/AP)
60th Annual Golden Globe Awards BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 19: Actor Gene Hackman and date attend the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 19, 2003 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images) (Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)
60th Annual Golden Globe Awards BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 19: Actor Gene Hackman poses with his Cecil B. Demille Award backstage during the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 19, 2003 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Robert Mora/Getty Images) (Robert Mora/Getty Images)
Heist Movie Still 395570 42: Actors Gene Hackman (as Joe) and Sam Rockwell (as Jimmy) act in a scene in David Mamet's "Heist." (Photo by Takashi Seida/Heightened Productions Inc. via Getty Images) (Getty Images/Getty Images)
60th Annual Golden Globe Awards BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 19: (L to R) Actors Robin Williams, Gene Hackman and Michael Caine pose backstage during the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 19, 2003 in Beverly Hills, California. Hackman was honored the Cecil B. Demille Award. (Photo by Robert Mora/Getty Images) (Robert Mora/Getty Images)
ESPN The Magazine - Party With Alicia Keys JACKSONVILLE, FL - FEBRUARY 4: Actor Gene Hackman attends the Next House ESPN The Magazine party on February 4, 2005 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Getty Images) (Evan Agostini/Getty Images)
Heist Movie Still 395570 41: Actors Gene Hackman (as Joe Moore) and Rebecca Pidgeon (as Fran Moore) act in a scene in David Mamet's "Heist." (Photo by Takashi Seida/Heightened Productions Inc. via Getty Images) (Getty Images/Getty Images)