Gene Hackman's 'Unforgiven' costars Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman and Frances Fisher are paying tribute to the Oscar winner after he and his wife were found dead on Feb. 26.

The 'French Connection' and 'Hoosiers' star was found dead, along with his wife and their dog, at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Celebrities reacted to Gene Hackman's shocking death at age 95 on February 27, 2025 with touching social media tributes.

Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman's co-star from 'Unforgiven', called the late actor 'a dear friend whom I will miss very much'

"There has never been a ‘Gene Hackman Type.’ There has only been Gene Hackman. — Actor Tom Hanks on Instagram.

Morgan Freeman describes the actor as "incredibly gifted" while Clint Eastwood said he was "extremely saddened" by the news.

Clint Eastwood, who directed and co-starred with Hackman in "Unforgiven ... Francis Ford Coppola, who directed Hackman in the 1974 thriller "The Conversation," said on Instagram that the "loss of a great artist" is "always cause for both mourning and ...