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Dustin Hoffman Compares “Genius” Gene Hackman To Marlon Brando: “A Giant Among Actors”


Dustin Hoffman paid tribute to his longtime friend Gene Hackman in a heartfelt statement after the 2x Oscar winner died at age 95.

Dustin Hoffman, who starred with Hackman in the 2003 feature adaptation of John Grisham’s Runaway Jury, paid tribute to his longtime friend in a heartfelt statement after the 2x Oscar winner died at age 95. Dustin Hoffman, director Gary Fleder and Gene Hackman on the set of ‘Runaway Jury’ (2003) (20th Century Fox Film Corp.) Although no foul play is expected and the couple suffered “ no external trauma,” a cause and manner of death have not yet been determined, but Santa Fe Sheriff’s Department said the circumstances are “ suspicious enough ” to warrant further investigation.

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