Nobody can lose their shit and start yelling quite like Gene Hackman. The actor, who was discovered dead in his home at the age of 95 this week ( under bizarre-sounding circumstances ), appeared in dozens of movies and won two Oscars. He did comedies, thrillers, and at least one kids movie. He was also the best Lex Luthor we’ve ever had.

Hackman’s breakthrough was in a film that shifted the landscape with its depiction of violence and earned ten Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. Widely recognized as one of the best films ever made,

Before he was Gene Hackman the award-winning movie star and author, he was Eugene Allan Hackman, Jr. — beloved son, friend, and Danvillian. With the news of Hackman’s unexpected death at age 95 Thursday,

You know Gene Hackman from his greatest hits like "The French Connection." But did you know he played an ant? Here's 5 surprising Hackman roles.

He played a complicated hero in “The French Connection” and an arch-villain in “Superman.” Here are some of Hackman’s career highlights.

One of the 20th century’s greatest actors, Hackman’s career spanned more than 40 years and a variety of roles, from tough-guy parts to comedic turns, playing heroes, villains and one iconic sports coach in ways that captivated audiences.

But over the next 50-odd years, Hackman would become the greatest, coolest, earthiest star of what’s now known as New Hollywood: an everyman who defined a generation of moviemaking better than anyone else.

Gene Hackman, who died at age 95, starred in some of the most critically acclaimed movies ever, including "The French Connection," "Hoosiers" and "Mississippi Burning."

The legendary actor earned an Oscar nomination for "Mississippi Burning," the still-polarizing civil rights era thriller.