Gene Hackman Tributes Pour in From Francis Ford Coppola, Viola Davis, Paul Feig, and More

Gene Hackman Tributes Pour in From Francis Ford Coppola, Viola Davis, Paul Feig, and More
Actor Gene Hackman reacts during an interview on March 24, 1972. George Brich/AP Photo
|Updated:
0:00

Director Francis Ford Coppola, actor Viola Davis, director Paul Feig, and actor George Takei are among those paying tribute to Gene Hackman after his death at age 95. Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa, and their dog were found dead in their New Mexico home, authorities said Thursday.

“The loss of a great artist, always cause for both mourning and celebration: Gene Hackman a great actor, inspiring and magnificent in his work and complexity, I mourn his loss, and celebrate his existence and contribution.”—Francis Ford Coppola on Instagram.