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March 7, 2023 | 3:32 p.m
Talk about good genes.
Hollywood legend Gene Hackman proved he’s still in tip-top shape as he did gardening at his ranch in Santa Fe, New Mexico on Sunday.
The Unforgiven actor, who celebrated his 93rd birthday in January, looked fit and healthy as he brandished a shovel at his private estate.
Earlier in the day, the two-time Oscar winner was spotted fueling up for physical labor at a local Wendy’s, where he ordered a meal from the drive-thru.
The hungry Hackman ate his chicken sandwich in the fast-food franchise’s parking lot before stopping for gas at a nearby gas station.
It was a rare sighting for the reclusive and retired star, who last appeared on screens in the 2004 comedy Welcome To Mooseport.
Hollywood legend Gene Hackman proved he’s still in tip-top shape as he did gardening and errands in New Mexico on Sunday. The two-time Academy Award winner was spotted fueling up for physical labor at a local Wendy’s.SplashNews.com The slim star wore baggy blue jeans and a gray fleece vest when he stopped at a gas station.SplashNews.com Hackman spoke with The Post in 2021 about his role in the classic crime drama The French Connection, for which he won the Oscar for Best Actor. Everett Collection
Despite being one of Tinseltown’s biggest stars — he’s appeared in such classics as The French Connection, The Conversation, Superman, Hoosiers, and The Royal Tenenbaums — Hackman has shunned the bright lights of Hollywood.
The father of three, who has lived in New Mexico with his pianist Betsy Arakawa for decades, also refrains from interviews – except for The Post.
In late 2021, Hackman gave his first interview in ten years, telling The Post about his “checkered career of hits and misses.”
The star ate a chicken sandwich in the Wendy’s parking lot. It was a rare sighting for the reclusive and retired star, who last appeared on screen in the 2004 comedy Welcome To Mooseport, to be fit and healthy as he brandished a shovel on his private property. SplashNews.com
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of The French Connection — the hit film for which he won the Best Actor Oscar — the star said, “It certainly helped me in my career and I’m grateful for that.”
The down-to-earth actor added that he’s not a fan of re-watching his own films and hasn’t watched the classic crime thriller since 1971.
“[I] I haven’t seen the film since it first screened in a dark, tiny screening room in a post-production facility’s facility 50 years ago,” he told the Post at the time.
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Hackman ran errands before getting to work in his garden.
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Hackman ran errands before getting to work in his garden.
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Hackman ran errands before getting to work in his garden.
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Hackman ran errands before getting to work in his garden.
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Hackman ran errands before getting to work in his garden.
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Hackman ran errands before getting to work in his garden.
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Hackman ran errands before getting to work in his garden.
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Hackman — who previously lived in posh Montecito, California — has lived in Santa Fe since the 1980s.
The actor is an aspiring architect and designer who has helped build more than 10 homes — including a New Mexico mansion that was featured in Architectural Digest.
The star has been writing novels since leaving Hollywood, including 2013’s police thriller Pursuit.
Hackman holds his Oscar for Best Actor at the 1972 Academy Awards. The French Connection producer Philip D’Antoni is seen at left. Best Actress winner, Jane Fonda, is seen at right. Fonda won her gong for “Klute”. Bettmann Archive Hackman won the 1993 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Clint Eastwood’s western Unforgiven. Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
Hackman is also an avid cyclist, a hobby he pursued well into his 90s that keeps him groomed and looking great.
In 2012, the actor was hit by a pickup truck in Florida while riding his bike. He was flown to the hospital and made a full recovery.
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