4. Gene Hackman
Astonishingly voted ‘Least Likely to Succeed’ by his acting class, this versatile, emotionally honest, and solidly dependable performer would go on to become a legend of the silver screen. Born Eugene Allen Hackman on January 30, 1930, in San Bernardino, California, he decided early on, aged just ten, that he wanted to pursue a career in acting after seeing his first movie. Three years later, his parents would divorce. By aged 16, Hackman left home and lied about his age in order to enlist in the United States Marine Corps, where he would serve four and a half years as a field radio operator.
After moving to New York, he briefly studied journalism and television production at the University of Illinois before deciding to drop out and move back to California and joined the Pasadena Playhouse, where he befriended fellow aspiring actor Dustin Hoffman. After Hackman got the lowest score the Pasadena Playhouse had yet given, this just made him more determined to prove them wrong, and he decided to return to New York City.
During the early 1960s, Hackman would get plenty of bit parts on television, began performing in several Off-Broadway plays, and made his big screen debut in a small role in the 1964 neo noir drama Lilith. However, it would be his supporting role in 1967s Bonnie and Clyde that not only showed his acting skills but earned him an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor.
5 thoughts on “6 Actors Over 90 That Prove Age Is Just A Number”
All of these incredibly talented people have given every audience extraordinary entertainment, by giving of themselves. Each one deserves an Oscar! They should have been given an Oscar for lifetime achievement! And it should be done a.s.a.p., before they leave us, and be able to enjoy the products of their works. All of the ladies proved how beautiful womanhood can be physically, and they are still very lovely to me. And the men aren’t bad either! Thanks for sharing with their admirers.
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The most successful Actor, Producer, Writer, Director, Composer, Musician not mentioned would be ‘Clint Eastwood’…… Why is that???
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Yes! they are great. A Tamil actor by the name of Gemini Ganeshan lived long and died without showing signs of old age. He was questioned by press reporters as to his secret of success in looking young. He promptly replied that he lived as Gemini Ganeshan only for a short time. Most of the time he acted in films under different characters under different names, thus his age did not have an effect on him as Gemini Ganeshan. A good reply I believe. The writer is 88 years ‘young’ He too participated in Tamil dramas for over ten years under different characters. May be the reason for reasonably young looks.