After his last movie score in 2004, Hollywood legend Gene Hackman (93) was fed up with the star life.
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With more than 100 movie roles and Oscar statuettes over five decades, he’s had most things seen and experienced. It’s time to enjoy retirement and do something completely different.
Still fit
Apart from two interviews, he has not appeared in public since 2008! Then he announced that he was definitely done with the Hollywood life, and would rather live in peace and quiet.
The star is too weak to walk
It was quite a surprise, therefore, when Hackman showed up outside a fast food restaurant in the desert state of New Mexico recently.
The old star was barely recognizable, wearing a hard hat and sunglasses. Not least because he has gotten noticeably thinner in the past 15 years
Quit: In April 2008 Hackman announced he was retiring as an actor. Pictured in 1994. Photo: Snap/Shutterstock/NTB
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Despite recently turning 93, Hackman was surprisingly fit when he stopped to buy food and drink, which he enjoyed in the car.
When he finished his meal, he filled his pickup truck with gas, before disappearing as the sun set – as anonymous as he arrived.
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