Oscar winner Gene Hackman died at the age of 95 alongside his wife and dog. NBC News' Gadi Schwartz takes a look back at Hackman's career and legacy.

Gene Hackman, who has died at 95, was a stunner in great movies and the best thing in many bad ones — a rumpled, roiling, always complex and often combustible presence who helped define the New Hollywood of the late ’60s and ’70s before going on to a varied and generous career.