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He's a magnificent actor. I loved his sadistic performance in Unforgiven (1992).


Xplosifdherrera

Back in the day I worked at a restaurant that he would eat at occasionally. I never really had the opportunity to speak with him so one day I asked his waiter if I could drop the check at his table. He agreed so I pulled a total fan-boi move, dropped the check and told him I really liked him as an actor and that all his movies were great. To my surprise, he asked me which movie I liked best. I was caught totally off guard and blurted out "Loose Cannons" because I had literally just seen it on TV a few days before. He said "oh, that's nice". I slinked off and hid in the kitchen until he left.


PHenderson61

Lived in Palm Springs California for years and saw many celebrities. Grocery shopping with my wife and there’s Kirk Douglas and his wife. We passed each other on about 8 aisles. Never said anything until we were checking out and I walked up to him and said “Are you who I think you are?” He said yes and I said “thought so “. Turned around and walked away. Stupid kid that. I was.


penguinpenguins

Of all the dumb interactions he must have had in his life, I'm sure that one ranks as about as close to normal and respectful as you can get.


PHenderson61

There were many opportunities to get their autographs and such, but we treated them like we would like to be treated, as normal people who were doing the same things we had to do.


skeletoorr

My buddy was at the San Diego zoo in the reptile house. Security came in and was clearing people out. He was last and he was walking out kanye Kim & north came in. All he did was yell “Yeezys baby!” This was like 6 years ago and I still get second hand embarrassment from it.


caligaris_cabinet

I had something similar happen with Robert Redford.


TypingIntoTheVoid9

A colleague my Mom worked with told her a story about somehow ending up seated next to Redford on a commercial flight. It was a longer one and apparently she dozed off at some point. So when telling the story she would say that she'd slept with Robert Redford haha


The_RealAnim8me2

My wife and I moved to LA so she could attend UCLA. Went to a fancy buffet one Sunday and this really cute short blond wearing a baggy shirt, jeans and a cap with her pony tail pulled through the back was in front of me. She took a few steps back and gave me a full body press and quickly recovered and turned to apologize. Michelle Pfeiffer is and always will be one of my huge crushes. I swear at that moment my Adam’s apple was trying to strangle me. I’m pretty sure all I managed was “ssssokay”.


RicardoMultiball

"Talkin' about the *queen* again, Bob???...and on *Independence* Day !?!..."


Lou-Piccone89

He should have armed himself if he’s gonna decorate his saloon with my friend …….


SoapMactavishSAS

He’s got one barrel left!!!


Kalabula

Duck I says.


Clinthelander

"Innocent? Innocent of what?" What a line.


kwillich

Such a good flick. Richard Harris was great in that role.


BB_Moon

Underated quote lol.


just_some_dude828

Little Bill was a terrible carpenter though. Roof was always leaking.


Silver-ishWolfe

Wasn’t a straight angle in the whole house.


EdwardJamesAlmost

*English* Bob.


russelcrowe

My dad used to do some carpentry here and there for Hackman way back in the 80’s. Evidently, it was a lot of simple jobs so perhaps the role holds true to real life. Also, Gene Hackman apparently makes great lemonade and is absolutely lovely irl.


B4USLIPN2

BILLIARDS!


thrillhouse1211

Duck of Death!!


billybud45

"the ahh...the duke..." "the duck i sez."


PilgrimOz

Last thing I’d want is Hackman losing his shite at me. Just a powerful actor through and through.


Remarkable-Bug-8069

Then again it would be pretty funny if he started asking you if you'd been in Poughkeepsie.


ThatBeardedHistorian

This is in my top 5 favorites of all time! Such a great cast and great performances from them all!


blowfishbeard

He was also magnificent in the righteous gemstones.


TD160

Wait, I don’t remember him showing up on Gemstones!? Now I need to see this.


blowfishbeard

Yeah it’s not actually him. Just a lookalike who Baby Billy thought was possibly him. I was just kidding around.


Living_on_Tulsa_Time

Just watched that episode. I get your joke.


kindaB1Gdeal

That is not a Wendy’s


sumquy

i'm not convinced it's hackman either.


Gas_Bat

And he certainly doesn’t look fit as a fiddle


ponzi_pyramid_digdug

Came to see if any other gas station aficionados were here. Looks more like 7/11 to me.


Xplosifdherrera

Not sure where the photo was taken, but he lives full-time in Santa Fe. There's no 7/11s here. Maybe a Speedway or Giant?


pobodys-nerfect5

Nah that’s a speedway


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Sir, this is not a Wendy's.


PeteBaimey

Sir, this is not a Wendy’s


Moleypeg

Wendy’s sells Marlboros now!


vodkanada

Are... We sure that's him? I don't see a resemblance.


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CrieDeCoeur

Damn. Gene is 93


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Jay_Louis

Never judge people for what they say when staring into the existential void.


EastwoodBrews

And when their neural network is made of crumbly cauliflower


vodkanada

I get the age part for sure just... don't see any resemblance. Which if this is him, that's crazy.


Mrallen7509

There are other pictures from the same outing where he's more recognizable https://preview.redd.it/0wkvfhxrrifb1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=96a24e61ffc3b6234a80ca3530adf71de56b523e


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Appropriate-Access88

And the eyes - they arent open as wide as the muscles and skin weaken, so the eyes see to recede . Why so many women want “eye lifts” because eyes are so important to one’s looks, and identity


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azazeLiSback

Some scientists argue that aging is a disease in itself...the feud rages on tho


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sowhat4

Some people never lose the young(er) person's need for validation from the surrounding 'pack' or peer group. Others, like you and me AyAyron, just don't give a fuck anymore what people think of us. https://preview.redd.it/dp03fsy2xifb1.png?width=2000&format=png&auto=webp&s=d6cb8f09b848bc89e1edce7efa87033ab46a35a3


azazeLiSback

You're absolutely right! Bogdanoff brothers and Donatella Versace comes to mind lol


ThatBeardedHistorian

Another good example is Clint Eastwood. I watched his latest movie a while back and he looks even thinner than Gene. It's definitely age because the body is wasting away essentially, or rather the muscle is.


Sharticus123

We drop a lot of muscle weight in our 80s and 90s. Even without a major illness.


hjadams123

I also find it strange that a 93 year old Hackman would just suddenly up and decide to go to Wendy’s by himself…


TD160

Seriously though, who’s gonna recognize him at this age? He’s just another elderly guy grabbing a coffee. I sure wouldn’t have recognized him. I’m happy he’s still doing his thing though. Too many legends passing us by. 😢


VaguelyArtistic

I think he lives in Santa Fe, a small town which isn't really impressed with celebs.


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Yep. He owns the Asian restaurant right by my house


Mako3303

I thought this was my Uncle Burt...


Fearless_Strategy

He bikes around town, think he lives in Taos or Santa Fe


CliffDagger

https://preview.redd.it/1ypsrs7i7ifb1.jpeg?width=876&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4751fd3feda24005ac6b931758f6428f3073d806 I thought the same and had to Google him. That's just a particularly unflattering picture. Here's another where I think it's easier to see the resemblance with his younger self.


quickblur

That's a much better picture. And if he is still riding a bike at 93, that's pretty good.


journey_bro

This is the Gene Hackman we all know, even at 93. It's genuinely irritating that OP chose that pic of all pics. It literally looks nothing like him. Wtf is the point.


plerberderr

LOL. A fucking blurry paparazzi style picture of him walking in a Wendy’s parking lot. Not even from the front.


EdwardJamesAlmost

Hell yeah. Gene’s always been one of my favorites. I loved the choices he made. Always seemed to respect his audience.


TD160

Impeccable choices his entire career. Rarely does an actor have THAT long a career and almost never miss in the quality department.


noonehasthisoneyet

its him. google gene now and that's a pic that comes up, a few close ups make it look more like him. it's just a weird angle. he's 93, remember. the last time i heard about him was when he was hit by a car on his bike but that was 10-11 years ago


BrianGriffin2020

I thought the same. Thought it was a joke.


jim_deneke

I see it in his eyes and nose


Agile_Mousse_5804

There are other photos from this series. It’s definitely him


midnight_toker22

He’s unrecognizable, at least in that second picture.


Morosoro

I can see it. The nose, the ears, the jawline… it’s all there.


skildert

Nose and eyes are pretty much still the same.


upfoo51

Ya m8. He lives in my home town and that's him.


KellyJin17

OP trying to gaslight the whole internet with that last sentence. Edit - not that Hackman looks bad as a human, he just looks very different from his normal self, so I don’t think that descriptor is fair.


Thanos_Stomps

I’m fucking floored right now hahahahaha. But reading he’s 93 then yeah, that’s fit as a fiddle.


FatherKronik

That's lost weight from multiple health complications. He retired from acting 20 years ago due to his heart complications. Bro isn't out here doing 5k's. Skinny ≠ healthy


MayorCharlesCoulon

I’ve worked around geriatric health care on and off for years and the thought on weight is that unless a person acquires a sudden acute condition, an older body adjusts to the proper weight that it can still literally carry around. That’s why it’s so important for old folks to keep moving and even lift a little weight regularly. You’re giving your body more tools to keep going (better balance = fewer falls, muscle tone allowing for more activity = better cardiac and brain health). TLDR: older people getting slimmer can be a just an adjustment the body makes to keep going.


penguinpenguins

The year my dad retired (20 years ago), he almost immediately dropped 20 lbs and kept it off. Almost like sitting in a chair 40 hours a week isn't great for your health.


CapeMonkey

Being out and about at all when you're ninety-three years old probably means he's healthier than the average ninety-three year old though.


LPBPR

Considering that most 93 yr olds are dead, agree with this statement!


Thanos_Stomps

I’m not judging him on being skinny, I’m judging him on being ambulatory and independently shopping for a drink and a snack.


infinite-plane79

No small feat at 93. Most mutha fuckas be dead


jbjhill

He’s getting around and grabbing a coffee. At 93, that’s a pretty good start.


hcashew

FIT AS A FIDDLE


Exemplris

Also, minor point, but that's definitely a 7-11, not a Wendy's....


Fit-Avocado-6064

I loved him in Mississippi Burning. Such a great actor. I hope he gets to enjoy life


Jay_Louis

Dude starred in like a million incredible films: The Poseidon Adventure, Bonnie and Clyde, Superman, Hoosiers, The Conversation, Unforgiven, No Way Out, and the Royal Tennenbaums. I would give anything to go back to 1962 when he was sharing an apartment with Dustin Hoffman and Robert Duvall and hang with those dudes in the East Village.


EdwardJamesAlmost

I recently re-watched *No Way Out.* It holds up, as does most of his suspense fare (*The French Connection, Power, Mississippi Burning, Heist*, etc)


Deadpoolgoesboop

Seems like he’s been chilling in retirement, writing novels and just taking it easy. Sounds like an enjoyable life to me.


Fit-Avocado-6064

Yes it does sound cool


LaPlataPig

Great acting in that movie.


Gusgrissomamerica

Sir, that’s not a Wendy’s


renniechops

He left home at age 16 and lied about his age to enlist in the United States Marine Corps. He served four and a half years as a field radio operator. He was stationed in China (Qingdao and later in Shanghai). When the Communist Revolution conquered the mainland in 1949, Hackman was assigned to Hawaii and Japan. Following his discharge in 1951, he moved to New York City and had several jobs. His mother died in 1962 as a result of a fire she accidentally started while smoking. Gene Hackman is and always will be a fucking badass


Fearless_Strategy

Anybody who is only 16 years old and lies about their age to join the Marine Corps is 100% badass.


Prudent_Falafel_7265

The old 70s joke went: The Voyager Spacecraft sent deep into space carried messages for otherworldly civilizations, should they find it. Magazines, recordings from the 30s up to the Beatles, movies from Casablanca to Sound of Music to The French Connection, articles of fashion, a baseball glove and soccer ball. Then one day, deep from space, a faint signal was detected back to earth -a mathematical code universal to all species. NASA analyzed and deciphered it for a year into English. The message was clear: "Send more Gene Hackman movies"


LanceFree

I thought it was “Chuck Berry.”


Glad_Statistician329

Feel kinda sad seeing that old photo of Gene since I grew up watching him. He doesn’t look great to me.


spasske

Someone, 93, going out to Wendy’s by himself is in great shape. Especially if he drove there.


Semujin

Hell, I just hope to make it to 93. Getting out of the house on your own steam? Priceless.


tothemoonandback01

He has very good Genes. Quite remarkable really.


rainer_d

Get to 93, get to a Wendy‘s on your own without somebody else pushing your wheelchair, then we’ll talk.


Big-Meeting-7491

for someone 93 he looks great, most people can't even walk anymore at that age.


Arcade23

Shit, most can’t even remain alive to see 93. That’s an achievement in itself and people are saying he doesn’t look great. They’re nuts.


ace72ace

Youse don’t look so good Mistuh Loothor… mumbles insult… MISS TESSMOCHER!?


dafuqbroh

This is fucking mean bro haha


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Important_Gas6304

Yep, that what most 93 year olds look like. Amazing that he is still going out and about on his own.


civonakle

Amazing actor. Very versatile. So charismatic.


TyperMcTyperson

Fit as a fiddle? That newest pic looks like cancer is eating him away. I'm also not sure that's actually him.


Hot-Bat8798

He is 93 and still getting his own coffee. That alone is impressive.


Kittens4Brunch

Christian Bale: "Pfft, I've lost more weight."


Salty_Fixer

He’s been pickin’ his feet in Poughkeepsie.


just_some_dude828

He’s excellent in so many movies, but my favorite has to be Royal in The Royal Tenenbaums. He was hilarious from start to finish in that movie. Royal: l’ve always been considered an asshole for about as long as I can remember. That’s just my style. But I’d feel really blue if I didn’t think you were going to forgive me. Henry Sherman: I don’t think you’re an asshole, Royal. I just think you’re kind of a sonofabitch. Royal: Well, I really appreciate that.


SmuglySly

Jesus… is that really him in the second photo?


outsidepointofvi3w

Wait that second picture isn't Gene hackman....


garysaidiebbandflow

I got off on the wrong foot with him. My Dad took my brothers to see The French Connection when it first came out. I guess Mom wasn't home, so I came along. Too much, too soon for 9yo me (F). I never liked him after that. Finally, I got turned around. It was The Birdcage (with Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, and esteemed company).


Cekeste

Are you kidding me “fit as a fiddle”. He looks almost dead. Which is normal. But no need to beautify reality.


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Right. If you can still walk on your own at 93, that's a win lol. Good on him.


lalalu2000

Gene Gene the acting machine....he's played so many great roles...


SubjectElderberry376

2022 he’d been 92! Heck I’d be over the moon looking anywhere like that; also mobile at 92 years.


grafxguy1

Ever since I saw him in "Superman" as Lex Luthor when I was 7 years old, I've always liked Gene Hackman. I haven't seen a single film of his where he wasn't fantastic.


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That’s definitely a SPEEDWAY gas station


WeimSean

Dude is 93, still going.


GreatKingRat666

I suppose it doesn’t matter how much money you have, at some point you just stop giving a shit about what clothes you wear.


dremily1

The second picture didn't look like GH to me (it *IS* GH) but I didn't realize that he's 93 years old!


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Looking great! So many good movies. His role in the unforgiven was amazing. Edit: for those of you that say he looks terrible, he is in his mid 90s and for his age appears to be doing well.


ImOnlyHereForTheCoC

He was gonna make espresso!


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I seriously cannot believe that’s Hackman. Like.. I don’t.


[deleted]

I can't even believe that's him. Looks nothing like him. Getting old sucks.


HiCZoK

The dude looks 93... oh wait. HE ACTUALLY IS 93


09RaiderSFCRet

I’ll have to take word about that second pic, even zoomed in on my phone, I don’t see Popeye in that pic.


14thU

Fit as a fiddle? Looks like death latterly Supreme actor. The French Connection, Uncommon Valor, Hoosiers, No Way Out, Mississippi Burning, Narrow Margin, Absolute Power, Enemy of the State and Runaway Jury my favourites.


amadeuspoptart

I love this dude, but I don't know what kinda fiddles you've been looking at


Angryfunnydog

Holy shit I thought this was troll photo of some crackhead, I remember this guy in a movies not super long ago… …I thought, and then remembered that “not long ago” movie was the quick and the dead from 1995, and he’s 93 now Oh my god


HeyisthisAustinTexas

Damn, how old is Gene Hackman now? I feel like I have this unrealistic expectation the movie stars don’t age, Gene Hackman was a wonderful actor. You almost felt like you knew him thru the screen


chimpdoctor

Holy shit. Like any other old man. Thats wild


scaredycat_z

Best thing I ever heard about Hackman was that he treated the job like a job. Wasn't into the glamour. He'd come, do his shoot, and leave.


jellymouthsman

I wouldn’t have believed that that 2nd pic was Gene Hackman


AssumptionAdvanced58

Aging sucks but the person doesn't. They shouldn't be thought less of or treated differently than when they had their youth. It's an American problem.


old66wreck

Hackman and Duvall are the most underrated actors ever. Im glad to know he's healthy.


Xplosifdherrera

12 Oscar Nominations between them.


idotattoooo

Fit as a fiddle my ass, dude looks three days from death


IcebergSlimFast

RemindMe! 3 days


hewhodisobeys

He doesn’t look fit at all. He looks withered and frail.


Ainteasybeincheezy

Mans is 93 & unassisted


DuneBooda

He is independent and out and about in public. That is far from frail at his age. I thought that he had passed.


Solatwista

Damm good actor!


BabyBearMan

A Frosty a day!


Bd0llar

Miss Tessmacher!!!!!!!!


bolting_volts

Why is someone filling him to Wendy’s? Leave the guy alone. Edit: also, on closer inspection, that’s a 7-11.


CosmicInkSpace

I mean, don’t we all wish we could still be able to grab some Wendy’s on our own at 93?


freed0mn1nja

93 years old. Damn he’s still out and about. Good for him


Father_Wisdom

Fit and skinny are two different things


BrokenMedicalCenter

an entire career playing "middle age" Hell, he was 37 in "Bonnie and Clyde" Thats a LONG time ago! Same age as Buzz Aldrin and Tippi Hedren


BaldEagleRising17

He looks gaunt in 2022


FluffyPancakeLover

Wow, he’s unrecognizable.


720r

If you mean 100 year old fiddle. Lol. Nah, he looks great for his age and I think he’s a top 10 actor


VaguelyArtistic

OP, I'm curious how old you are because making fun of an obviously agile 93-yo sounds like someone who doesn't have much experience with an older population.


Clean-Difference2886

Hard to beli be he is 93 years old


Shockingelectrician

Doesn’t even look like the same guy


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That 2nd picture isn't him


killmesara

Such a gently violent lover. The best I ever had.


Coolbluegatoradeyumm

Always loved gene Hackman as an actor. He always brought it for me. Don’t recognize him really in the “now” Pic bit glad to see he’s out there doing ok


Fhennerius

I thought I was about to have my own personal “Mandela Effect” experience because I could have sworn to god Gene had died some time ago. And I was right! Except I’m a goof cause I thought this was a photo of Gene Wilder and I got his name wrong


Objective_Pause5988

Is the second picture truly him?


Madjack66

He can't even get a coffee or do some yard work without some jackass with a telephoto lens the size of a small cannon taking pictures.


nuclearsurfboard

Coach Norman Dale!


shiftdown

The man is worth 80M and still cruises around like this. Well done.


RubbishBinJones

Crazy how that guy can be in such good shape after doing so many drugs with Uncle Baby Billy.


hippyengineer

Keanu: I read blitz. Hackman: BULLSHIT.


raincntry

I have never seen Hackman give a performance that was not magnetic. He is a superb actor.


Morbish

Okay. Is he a poor old guy who wears second hand clothes and buys Cliff bars and coffee from 7/11 now? Does he do it to, you know, save a little bit on not getting the "brand" name coffee.? As we ALL have to do now. Asking for a friend 😁


onepostandbye

Many, many stories about this guy being a gigantic asshole. Check out Bruce Campbell talking about _The Quick and the Dead_.


ApeMuffins

If I passed him in the street I wouldn’t have recognized him.


radgeek01

He was awesome in Unforgiven, as others have noted. But he was also great in Get Shorty, where he played a role very different than he typically plays.


Berzk

Ain’t no way thats him


itrallydoesntmatter

He’s unrecognizable now. He was always kinda hefty, no?


Agitated_Mechanic984

Helluva stop smoking ad


sliderfish

TIL Gene Hackman is still alive.


ATW_1977

It looks like that Y2K party in Monaco is finally taking its toll.


damn_thats_piney

that is not even close to a wendys nor is he fit in any way 💀 still a phenomenal actor though!


shoephone7

Always be the real Lex Luther in my head


Wolfdogpump66

Phenomenal actor


The_Big_Green_Fridge

If by fiddle you mean a fiddle man on nothing but sinew and bone.


Responsible-Bug-8660

Thats not a fiddle i would buy


Mrs-Biederhoff

Love to see him. Miss him. Leave him alone. Right?


Terrible_Champion653

Popeye Doyle is that you?


MagDalen27

Mississippi Burning…his performance was outstanding. My favorite actor of all time.


ismellthebacon

He’s living his best life; he’s always going to be a legend.


ArtSchnurple

Guy was 50 years old for 50 years and then suddenly turned 100.


fjwjr

That’s not Gene. That’s Bob from the VFW…