Good to hear. Last I heard about him he was writing fiction in NYC. Obviously a great career in film. One of my favorites is a little known Francis Ford Coppola film called “The Conversation” from 1974. Had a part for Harrison Ford, whom Coppola also cast in a role in Apocalypse Now. Ford of course went on to become as big a star as Hackman.
Great film. It also had John Casales, who has the distinction of being in just about every great, Oscan-winning film in his too-short career and life:
The Godfather
The Godfather II
The Deer Hunter
The Conversation
Dog Day Afternoon
And he wasn’t just along for the ride.