"Sunday Morning" looks back on the brilliant career of Gene Hackman, and talks with Brad Dourif (Hackman's co-star in "Mississippi Burning") and Hollywood Reporter chief film critic David Rooney about a star who refused to be typecast.

From ruthless villains to comedic geniuses, Gene Hackman's roles have left an indelible mark on cinema. Discover the films that defined his illustrious career.

That missing sure-footedness soon evaporated, with the latter half of the eighties seeing Hackman lead successes like the sports drama Hoosiers, the Kevin Costner-led thriller No Way Out, and the divisive but still Oscar-nominated Civil Rights drama Mississippi Burning.

Legendary actor Gene Hackman, who died Feb. 26 with his wife and dog at his home in New Mexico, starred in "Mississippi Burning" and other MS-related films.

From ‘Crimson Tide’ to ‘Mississippi Burning’ – the greatest hits of the greatest actor Gene Hackman’s last screen role was in 2004’s Welcome to Mooseport, so we’ve had time to adjust to his absence from our screens but still,

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

Declared as one of the greatest sports movies in film history, the 1986 flick Hoosiers starred the late Gene Hackman as high school basketball Coach Norman Dale. The famed film follows the story of the Huskers and how they went from small-town Hickory,

As tributes pour in, fans seeking to relive Hackman's powerful performances can turn to Amazon Prime Video, which is streaming one of his finest works, Mississippi Burning.

He was famed for appearing in some of the most highly regarded films of the 20th Century, from thrillers such as The French Connection and The Conversation, Clint Eastwood’s revisionist Western Unforgiven and comedy-drama The Birdcage.

The Birdcage (1996): Arguably Hackman’s best comedic performance, Hackman plays a conservative Republican senator whose daughter is marrying into a family led by two gay men. In this scene, Nathan Lane and Robin Williams sneak Hackman’s character out of a club in drag as the senator goes from feeling incredibly awkward to rather comfortable.

Gene Hackman, who was found dead at 95 alongside his wife at ... in “Bonnie and Clyde” (1967), “I Never Sang for My Father” (1970) and “Mississippi Burning” (1988). Hackman was also known for playing Lex Luthor in 1978’s “Superman ...

Gene Hackman, who has died at 95, was a Hollywood giant known for The French Connection, Mississippi Burning and The Poseidon Adventure.