I can't ever remember seeing a poor performance by him, he's always eminently believable whatever part he plays.
@fkerpants7 жыл бұрын
Care to elaborate? I would sincerely like to know.
@coffeefish7 жыл бұрын
We don't worship actors in America.
@liberal4liberty8 ай бұрын
As of today, Gene is 94 years old. Happy Birthday, Gene!!
@ImYourHuckleberry_295 жыл бұрын
Ahahaha.....Hackman is so honest as an actor and a person. He's one of the last of a soon to be extinct breed.
@DavGreg Жыл бұрын
Gene Hackman is 93 years old as of this comment. Happy Birthday.
@tylertilwick6852 Жыл бұрын
God, they don’t make ‘em like they used to. Gene Hackman is a real Actor’s-Actor, quite simply one of the greatest actors of all-time!!
@sehnal1397 жыл бұрын
ONE OF MY FAVORITE ACTORS
@sanakassara7 жыл бұрын
One of the best American SOB's on the big screen.
@seancollins65243 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic actor
@mrkeno10004 жыл бұрын
you couldnt have had a better Lex Luthor than Gene Hackman
@TRockett55IRISH4 жыл бұрын
Outstanding Semper Fi Mr. Hackman
@russellsharpley79264 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite all time actors
@edinscot567897 жыл бұрын
"Complete the mission" 😂😂😂
@CaptainJimHill7 жыл бұрын
Blair n
@jedijones11 ай бұрын
The video "Late Night with david Letterman Oct 19, 1988" has this interview with Hackman in full.
@mariocassina907 жыл бұрын
Gene Hackman as drill instructor must've been scary...
@johnranallo4247 жыл бұрын
Now I like him even more. Semper Fi!!!
@fkerpants7 жыл бұрын
I love that dude. That wave from "The French Connection" always makes my day.
@vhscopyofseinfeld4 жыл бұрын
Push Back that movie is amazing. My dad introduced it to me way back in the day.
@894263 жыл бұрын
Damn, you're good.
@Von45Rose7 жыл бұрын
Boy I miss the old (younger)Letterman when the show had that special "something"
@ariochiv7 жыл бұрын
An actor who actually served in the military... now there's something you don't see every day.
@Bubbles997187 жыл бұрын
Arioch IV You'd be surprised.
@orlock207 жыл бұрын
It was pretty common for actors from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s to have served in the military either from the draft or joining the military.
@ariochiv7 жыл бұрын
I have no doubt, but it doesn't seem very common today.
@kreamowheat7 жыл бұрын
Adam Driver has a good story too!
@pjamese37 жыл бұрын
Funny. In my 23 years in the Ary and 3 deployments to Iraq, I only met about a couple dozen of those Blackwater types. They must have all been in another war.
@henguspod38997 жыл бұрын
great actor
@bradfordeaton65587 жыл бұрын
Semper Fi. Gene!
@djizzah3 жыл бұрын
the unforgiven is the greatest role ive seen him in, along with the french connection
@asanta20232 жыл бұрын
Loved him in ‘No Way Out,’ with Kevin Kostner.
@scothammond57362 жыл бұрын
He wasn't a kid when he was 16 he was a Marine
@stevefowler21127 жыл бұрын
Semper fi
@funkmike7 жыл бұрын
You stay in until you complete the mission...
@keithpopko25402 жыл бұрын
@@funkmike And then you guard the streets of Heaven.
@mitchb40846 жыл бұрын
The greatest,,man I miss his acting
@FlorentNoirot9 ай бұрын
that smile! it's that paul newman's type charm.
@drummer75577 жыл бұрын
Gene is so cool, I'd love to sit and have a conversation with him, especially before he dies (Sigh). Which he wasn't retired, much like Sean Conery and Dustin Hoffman. Such classic actors.
@richardhenk21183 жыл бұрын
One of the best actors ever my favorite
@pop90957 жыл бұрын
Cool as the underside of a pillow.
@filmbuff-ru4xt6 жыл бұрын
A fine actor and I'm somewhat surprised to hear rumours that Gene Hackman was a bit of a nightmare to work with.
@crystalskullsucked4 жыл бұрын
Honestly why i joined the service too a bit ...
@gregthanks47575 жыл бұрын
Joined the Marines to get laid, original answer,when I was a child my old Man told me he joined because he got sick of getting into fights,later truth be told at age 17 the judge gave him a chose,ended up in the south Pacific 1943, thanks Gene and to all that severed
@neil29057 жыл бұрын
fucking love mean gene
@joecoe44166 жыл бұрын
MANLIEST ACTOR EVER!
@jasonconklin81725 жыл бұрын
Love hackman he seems to b in movies the he is just himself tru blu , honest and hard ass , but somehow still shows he cares too. I question if he really acts tho he's always in movies he would do in his own life , as I see it?
@HaywardEntertainment3 жыл бұрын
Badass💯
@HeWhoFlewFromInwood7 жыл бұрын
Letterman is the GOAT
@stvnbryan5542 Жыл бұрын
Semper Fi
@jamesmadison20657 жыл бұрын
my fav
@arnoldstollar53754 жыл бұрын
Great actor.
@juliusnuruttiАй бұрын
gene is 42 today.wow.
@johnm23697 жыл бұрын
honest.. The truth will set you free
@josephlawson99504 жыл бұрын
I miss Gene Hackman ps what to his
@HarPlayer7 жыл бұрын
THAT A VERY GOOD REASON !!! : )
@007therealjamesbond5 жыл бұрын
*A tough s.o.b.*
@LuisGomez-uk3ot7 жыл бұрын
never seen Hackman in a talk show..
@apseudonym4 жыл бұрын
dave: so gene what made you want to join the marine c- gene: YELLOW FEVER
@DeniseKelley-xw9tz5 күн бұрын
Gene Hackman
@Billy-vn3zi2 жыл бұрын
Great in Bonnie & Clyde
@ThePerpetualStudent7 жыл бұрын
I could never grasp why David Letterman ever had a show.
@bored1ca7 жыл бұрын
For moments like this!
@maximillianosaben7 жыл бұрын
I never really got his presence on the show. Too snarky and obtrusive. Not saying he couldn't be funny, but I never cared much for his interviews.
@ThePerpetualStudent7 жыл бұрын
Max: agreed on all accounts.
@mrchopsticks37 жыл бұрын
The point of Dave's show was that it was this show that came on super late that seemed like it was filmed in someone's basement, complete with a budget to go with it. People today can't grasp that concept.
@maximillianosaben7 жыл бұрын
There's humor in there for sure, but I appreciated Craig Ferguson's take on that concept substantially more.
@DJRitty3 жыл бұрын
Can't believe he faded away. I wonder if he's got something? You'd think maybe if anything hed have had a cameo as lex in one of the crisis projects...maybe he just wants nothing to do with acting?
@lukashermans95218 жыл бұрын
Hello There, Good For You! hungry shake 1!
@josephlawson99503 жыл бұрын
What the hell happened to Gene Hackman
@patmcbride98537 жыл бұрын
Too bad De Niro never served. Maybe he wouldn't be such a faux tough guy loudmouth.
@pop90957 жыл бұрын
And maybe you have no idea what sort of person RD is?
@MrTonyharrell7 жыл бұрын
Pat McBride He really is a know nothing loudmouth.
@Roblx5187 жыл бұрын
pop9095 your suspicious fear and doubt is nothing...fuck off.
@powderfinger65977 жыл бұрын
U understand DeNiro is an actor playing tough guy characters. Kinda like when Tom Hanks played a astronaut or Depp played a pirate...its them playing a character, it's not real.
@MrTonyharrell7 жыл бұрын
MrHappyBollox Stop touching yourself. At least stop making your mom watch.
@brianellinger66227 жыл бұрын
im not a marine
@slowpoke96Z283 жыл бұрын
Lol. Rah!
@HardKore52504 жыл бұрын
You have to go to Starbucks
@dylanhoward12094 жыл бұрын
🔥 This is probably one of my favorite movie 1:20 💟💕 👇 👇🔥
@mr.l66157 жыл бұрын
I like Hackman, seems like a genuine dude.
@apseudonym4 жыл бұрын
he is. he punched a hobo who insulted his wife
@chrysopylaedesign4 жыл бұрын
Gene Hackman, a LEGEND!!!!.....The French Connection, The Conversation, Poseidon Adventure, Superman, Mississippi Burning, Unforgiven, Crimson Tide, Get Shorty....& dozens of other TV & Movie roles.......a Supremely Talented, Intelligent & Funny professional......really miss that guy..
@asanta20232 жыл бұрын
Loved Hackman in ‘No Way Out.’
@hawkeye6812 жыл бұрын
@@asanta2023 completely forgot that one!!! He was great in that one as well!!
@mikepetitti Жыл бұрын
Yes @A B, loved No Way Out. Also, Hackman was great in The Replacements.
@calinrang59396 ай бұрын
+ THE DOMINO PRINCIPLE !
@AverySutton-q5b4 ай бұрын
As well as Hoosiers @@mikepetitti
@anthonyenos98576 жыл бұрын
Long live Gene your the best.Semper Fi.Fellow vet....
@BlahKDubstep Жыл бұрын
I always felt he was a Marine even when he played Admirals in movies
@clubredken137 жыл бұрын
I haven't really had an opinion on the best actor thing. But Dustin Hoffman and Morgan Freeman and Denzel Washington all pretty much say he's the best. That being, of course, David Letterman in the Cabin Boy
@HardKore52504 жыл бұрын
clubredken Cabin Boy lol
@xtraflo7 жыл бұрын
The type of Man who Other Men from this generation looked up to. That says a hell of a lot .
@hansoloman Жыл бұрын
One of the last living gentlemen ! Why is not been honored by AFI yet ?
@nicolamcguinness86892 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace Sammy Wilson
@bradcouch4576 ай бұрын
George Lucas tried enlisting in the Air Force but failed the medical exam because his eyesight wasn't good enough.
@anastasiaburke62064 жыл бұрын
Hackman one of the best actors ever meet him at a Mike Tyson fight great man
@kryptos52082 жыл бұрын
Uncommon Valor
@MapleSyrupPoet2 жыл бұрын
These 2 are good together 😎😃
@Daveyengland4 жыл бұрын
Such a handsome guy. No homo.
@joeytrimble15587 жыл бұрын
Hackman is a funny man !
@Randall20234 жыл бұрын
Lol 😂 love classic men! Gene Hackman
@calinrang59396 ай бұрын
In THE DOMINO PRINCIPLE Gene has shown us he KNEW how to sport an M16 ! The proof that he had a military background.
@angelashevlin26565 жыл бұрын
Always liked him.great actor.👍💋
@DJRitty3 жыл бұрын
Luthor 4 life lol ;) I love how he said 'jesus christ' after the canon lol
@TomSmith-sj2zq7 жыл бұрын
i couldnt get laid...great guy.
@tedpert87863 жыл бұрын
Irreplaceable one of the best can’t get any better!
@davidturrell24827 жыл бұрын
letterwoman was lame even in the begining!
@rainbowrandolph97 жыл бұрын
You call him "letterwoman" and then call him "lame." You're an idiot.
@XIPHIASCDXX7 жыл бұрын
Where's _your_ nationally syndicated late show? Loser...