Frail-Looking Gene Hackman, 93, Breaks Cover In New Mexico Two Decades After Retirement
The thespian truly made his name in the 1970s, when he was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Supporting Actor category for the 1970 flick I Never Sang For My Father.
The following year he officially became a leading man, winning the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as New York City Detective Jimmy 'Popeye' Doyle in The French Connection.