In The Royal Tenenbaums, Hackman plays the role of an irresponsible, evading father to a trio of equally quirky children, all of whom were child prodigies and find varying degrees of success in their adulthood,

Gene Hackman was unexpectedly game for a little fun during an L.A. Times photo shoot the year 'The Royal Tenenbaums' came out. But the real surprise came when the actor ad-libbed for the camera.

And he was really difficult, we can say it now, but he was a tough guy. Older, great actors do not give young directors much of a chance. They’re really rough on them,” said Bill Murray.

The cast of The Royal Tenenbaums remains one of Hollywood's most iconic onscreen families. Wes Anderson’s 2001 film follows the lives of three gifted siblings — Chas (Ben Stiller), Richie (Luke Wilson) and Margot Tenenbaum (Gwyneth Paltrow) — who are reunited with their eccentric estranged father,

It wasn't his final role, but Hackman's turn in Wes Anderson's family drama is the perfect summation of his talents, writes Empire's John Nugent.

Bill Murray is remembering his Royal Tenenbaums co-star Gene Hackman, who was found dead in his New Mexico home earlier this week along with his wife and their dog. In a preview for next Wednesday’s (March 5) episode of The Drew Barrymore Show that was posted to the show’s Instagram page,

Bill Murray said on 'The Drew Barrymore Show' that he 'sympathized' with Gene Hackman, his late 'Royal Tenenbaums' costar, despite him being 'difficult'

Gene Hackman's immense talent came with both pros and cons. In a new interview conducted shortly after the actor's death, his The Royal Tenenbaums costar Bill Murray admitted the late movie star "was really good" but a "tough nut.

A livewire performer with a darkness and a grit few could possibly match, Hackman was an icon of the '70s and an indisputable all-time great. One of the first major film stars to break out in the ...

Gene Hackman's co-stars walked away from filming 'The Royal Tenenbaums' with memories of the famed Hollywood star.

Gene Hackman's death left other Hollywood figures, including Bill Murray, Francis Ford Coppola and Dustin Hoffman shocked and saddened.

Starring Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman and Richard Harris, the period drama follows a gunslinger as he sets out to correct an injustice with an old friend and an outlaw. Hackman starred as Sheriff “Little” Bill Daggett, earning himself the second Academy Award of his career for the performance, and the fourth Academy Award the film received.