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Gene Hackman leaves a lot of work that is unsurpassed.

The two-time Oscar winner and the five-time candidate was found dead on February 26 at the age of 95 together with his wife Betsy Arakawa and her dog in her house in Sante Fe, New Mexico.

Hackman had the ability to tackle a large part of roles and topics throughout his career. His career began with a role in the film “Mad Dog Coll” from 1961 not completed in the tension and lasted until his last film, 2004, “Welcome to Mooseport”.

After he had resigned from the Hollywood ramp after his last film, Hackman had not seen much in the past two decades, but his fingerprints remain about some of the best-known and critically recognized films in history and ranged from the 1970s classics such as “The conversation” and “A Bridge Too 'To' 90s” and “Crimson Tide” and “The Birdcage”.

Here is a look at some of his most remarkable roles and films.

“Bonnie and Clyde” (1967)

Hackman had been a working actor in the 1960s, but “Bonnie and Clyde” brought him to the map and revealed him to be a great talent. The film, which tells the adventures of the bank robbing title characters, has 10 Oscar nominations, including those for Hackman, the Clyes older brother Buck, and the stars Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway played. The film would win a few Oscars.

You can watch it on Apple TV, Prime Video or YouTube.

“The French Connection” (1971)

Hackman's first Oscar came in this drama in which he plays Detective Popeye Doyle in New York City and is determined to put down a French heroin smuggler. The film won five Academy Awards, including the best actor for Hackman and the best picture. It was also one of the more unforgettable car accidents in cinema history and led to a continuation of 1975.

You can watch it on Apple TV, Prime Video or YouTube.

“Superman: The Movie” (1978)

Superhero films are a dozen nowadays, but in the late 1970s they were something of a new concept. Hackman signed as the villain Lex Luthor, who is played with the man made of steel by Christopher Reeve. Hackman would repeat the role in the second and fourth installments of the franchise led by Reeve.

You can view it on Max, Hulu and Apple TV.

“Hoosiers” (1986)

“Hoosiers” often quoted as one of the best sports films that Hackman as Norman Dale, a basketball coach with a checkered past, with the leadership of a small team of the 1950s in Indiana High School, and would like to redeem his own injustice, while he overcome the locals who are not too friendly with his unconventional methods. The drama received two Oscar nominations, including one for the best supporting actor for Dennis Hopper.

You can watch it on Prime Video and Apple TV.

“No Way Out” (1987)

Perhaps forgot in the Hackman Canon, “Out” is a faster, pulsating thriller in which he plays the secretary of the defense, who kills his lover and then tries to put him on a Russian spy, which leads to a manhunt in the pentagon. The film also played Kevin Costner.

You can view it on MGM+, Apple TV and Pluto TV.

“Mississippi Burning” (1988)

Hackman put together with Willem Dafoe to present a few FBI agents who have to deal with the KKK, suspicious city dwellers and unfriendly police while examining three civil rights workers in Mississippi of the 1960s. The film brought in Hackman as the best actor -oscar nomination. It was also nominated for the best picture and won an Oscar for the best cinematography.

You can watch it in Prime Video, Apple TV, YouTube and Pluto TV.

“Unforgives” (1992)

This western drama is a winner of Four Academy Awards, including the best picture and the best supporting actor for Hackman, and focused on a shooter (Clint Eastwood who staged the film) who takes on a last job. Hackman played the malignant sheriff Little Bill Daggett.

You can watch it on Prime Video, Apple TV or YouTube.