Gene Hackman is a household name when talking about brilliant villain actors.
Hackman’s critically acclaimed career has spanned six decades, and he has portrayed more than his own fair share of iconic characters onscreen.
He was Lex Luthor after all, and also played one of the best cinematic heavies as Little Bill in Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven.
However, one of his more underappreciated roles was in a John Grisham adaptation.
In Runaway Jury, Hackman plays Rankin Fitch, an intelligent and shady jury consultant who is involved in a potential swaying of a verdict.
It is one of his finest roles, and one where he also had the opportunity to finally share the screen with his good friend and former roommate, Dustin Hoffman.
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