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.

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'

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

Demi Moore has earned her first Academy Award nomination at age 62 but isn't the only actor to receive the honor for the first time later in life. Clint Eastwood won his first at 62, and Helen Mirren won hers at 61.

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 ...