Gene Hackman’s death marks the passing of a New Hollywood great, primarily remembered for his neo-noir detective characters. Yet his final landmark performance was a very different affair – though no less weighty – in a modern alt-comedy classic. Hackman’s portrayal of the titular family patriarch in The Royal Tenenbaumswas the single performance that epitomized his greatness as an actor perhaps more than any other.
Guy Howie
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Guy Howie
How Gene Hackman’s Final Great Acting Performance Epitomized His Cinema Legend
The New Hollywood legend's swansong.
