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Gene Hackman's Unforgiven co-star Clint Eastwood pays emotional tribute to star after his shock death at 95


Gene Hackman's longtime friend and Unforgiven co-star Clint Eastwood has paid an emotional tribute to the actor following his shock death aged 95.

The bodies of Oscar-winner Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 64, were found partially mummified at their $3.3 million Santa Fe mansion, with pills strewn in their bathroom on Wednesday. Taking to X on Thursday morning, George, known for his role as Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the USS Enterprise in Star Trek, posted a touching tribute to the late actor. He stared in dozens of memorable movies including Bonnie and Clyde, The Poseidon Adventure, Superman, Mississippi Burning, Postcards from the Edge, The Firm, Get Shorty, The Birdcage and The Royal Tenenbaums.

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