Gene Hackman retired from acting in 2004 ... cleared a path for a whole new type of movie star to thrive. Yet Hackman didn't flourish for just one decade; rather, his flower remained in bloom ...

Gene Hackman went full bore into feature films starting in 1969 when he starred in five movies, including Downhill Racer. In 1970, Hackman received his second Oscar nomination for the movie I ...