Hackman had 101 acting credits, but it is his role as Norman Dale that sports fans will forever remember him most.

Hoosiers” (1986) is a fictionalized account of Indiana high school basketball set at a small school in the early 1950s. It is ...

However, for Fort Wayne architect Chris Stine, the iconic movie holds personal memories of his time spent on set, working ...

Bobby Plump — the real-life Jimmy Chitwood — said Gene Hackman deserves as much credit as anyone for taking his small-town Hoosier state basketball story beyond Indiana to the rest of the world.

Morgan Freeman led an emotional tribute to honor Gene Hackman at the 2025 Oscars — just days after “The French Connection” actor and his wife were discovered dead in their Santa Fe, New Mexico, home.

I wanted to thank him for ‘Hoosiers.’ I’m glad I didn’t.

Hollywood icon Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were discovered dead in their Santa Fe home. No foul play suspected, ...

A small-town high school basketball movie set in the 1950s still speaks to some of us, and the late Gene Hackman helped bring it to life.

Gene Hackman's long and critically acclaimed career ended in retirement over 20 years ago, brought on by health concerns.

The 'French Connection' and 'Hoosiers' star was found dead, along with his wife and their dog, at their home in Santa Fe, New ...

P reliminary autopsy results ruled out carbon monoxide in the deaths of Oscar-winner Gene Hackman and his wife, New Mexico ...

He brought something unprecedented to our craft,” his longtime friend Dustin Hoffman said. “Powerful, subtle, brilliant. A ...