Home Gene Hackman in a scene from The French Connection movie (circa 1971). Credit: WENN.com Gene Hackman in a scene from The French Connection movie (circa 1971). Credit: WENN.com

Gene Hackman in a scene from The French Connection movie (circa 1971). Credit: WENN.com

Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa attend the 66th Annual Academy Awards at Dorothy Chandler Pavillion in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Gene Hackman in a scene from The French Connection movie (circa 1971). Credit: WENN.com