{"id":11352,"date":"2025-02-28T18:51:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T00:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=11352"},"modified":"2025-02-28T18:53:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T00:53:16","slug":"11352","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=11352","title":{"rendered":"One of the Greats of the Silver Screen-Gene Hackman"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A few years ago I made a list of the greatest living actors.\u00a0 Gene Hackman, who died this week, was on my list, in the 9th slot of ten I noted.\u00a0 He has been a favorite of mine, not to mention, a great two time winner of Oscar.\u00a0 He has appeared in some of my most liked films, some honored flicks, and others, just my take and personal choice as of his acting and the film as a whole.\u00a0 Here is my writing on Hackman.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

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Greatest Living Film Actors:\u00a0\u00a0#9 \u00a0Gene Hackman<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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I\u2019ve spent weeks trying to make this selection as the abundance of actors is not the issue for picking a top 10 living actor. \u00a0After a third viewing of the civil rights movie\u00a0\u201cMississippi Burning\u201d\u00a0my selection was sealed. \u00a0Always a fan of Hackman, an actor that has brought us a wide range of roles that show diversity, Hackman is a national treasure second to none. \u00a0It was close as Kirk Douglas, Anthony Hopkins, Denzel Washington, Leonardo D\u2019Caprio, and Johnny Depp are outstanding and worthy of a top ten ranking. \u00a0God gave Hackman the perfect acting tool, his face. \u00a0Sometimes blank, often disinterested, always watchable. \u00a0Violent and mean, loving and caring, and most importantly, engaging in every emotion or lack of. \u00a0Hackman can do the lead, can do the character acting role, and can do both right. \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Christopher Walken with better range, that is Hackman. \u00a0Hackman is not a joke on screen as Walken often is. Important films can be made by the actor and Hackman has made them in spades. \u00a01967\u2019s ground breaking\u00a0Bonnie and Clyde\u00a0was his first major character role that put him on the map. \u00a0The acting was suburb and paired with Estelle Parsons (Oscar winner) the big brother of Clyde was eye opining. \u00a0He held his own with Parsons and the rest of the cast and was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor award for the role. \u00a0In fact, Dunaway, Beaty, Parsons, and Hackman all were nominated for Oscars.<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
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Hackman with Beaty as Buck Barrow, Clyde Barrow\u2019s brother in the violent masterpiece \u201cBonnie and Clyde.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Nominated for five Oscars and a two-time winner, my personal best acting job by the man was in the movie\u00a0\u201cThe Conversation\u201d,\u00a0which I consider one of the greatest movies in history and\u00a0Francis Ford Coppola<\/a>\u2018s greatest movie with the exception of the\u00a0Godfather II. \u00a0Made 40 years ago when Hackman was 44, the movie is as fresh to day as it was the day it opened. \u00a0A personal film, Hackman was never better. \u00a0Oscar ignored his performance, which was a complete joke. \u00a0Godfather II\u00a0won the best picture that year, but Coppola\u2019s other film that year was just as deserving, in my opinion. \u00a0It\u2019s a shame that Gene Hackman has retired from acting and at 84 some vanity and possible disinterest has set in. \u00a0Hackman is currently writing novels.<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Best Screen Performance: \u00a0The Conversation<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
My Favorite Screen Performance: \u00a0Mississippi Burning\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
My Favorite Movie: \u00a0\u00a0Hoosiers<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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