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.

In an interview prior to his death, Gene Hackman's mother never saw him act. He wished she could have seen him in this 1970s movie before her passing.

Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman once adopted a stray dog that wandered onto the set of a movie he was filming in Baltimore, according to an animal rescue organization that shared the story following reports of the actor's death on Wednesday.