Gene Hackman – The Man, The Myth, The Legend, Lex Luthor is no more. If you had to pick an actor who always looked like a world-weary detective, a tough basketball coach, or a villain with a plan so absurd

In memory of an incredible and diverse actor - RIP Mr Hackman - thank you for some wonderful memories!

Actor Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa, pictured in 1986, have been found dead in their home near Santa Fe File: Donaldson Collection/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images]