Gene Hackman's Lex Luthor is one of the most famous versions of the character, but surprisingly, his take wasn't adapted into DC's Superman comics ...

This version of Lex Luthor first appeared in Superman: The Movie in 1978, played by the late Gene Hackman. Hackman remains ...

While Jon Cryer and Michael Cudlitz have recently played versions of Lex Luthor in The CW series Supergirl and Superman & ...

47 Years Later, Gene Hackman’s Lex Luthor Is Still the Best DC Movie Villain. Decades of further DC movie villains can’t dethrone the all-time greatnest of Gene Hackman’s Lex Luthor.

Gene Hackman's Lex Luthor Best Highlights The Character's Biggest Superpower, Manipulation. Comic book fans may point to Lex Luthor's intellect as what gives him an edge over most heroes.

Gene Hackman and the actors to battle Superman as Lex Luthor. From Hackman’s iconic portrayal to Nicholas Hoult’s upcoming role, a look at the actors who have brought Superman’s nemesis to life.

Lex Back In Anger: Remembering Live-Action Luthors in ‘Superman’ Films. From Lyle Talbot to Gene Hackman and Kevin Spacey, revisit Jesse Eisenberg's forerunners as Superman's arch-enemy.

Hackman’s five-decade career defined Hollywood’s golden era. Gene Hackman, ‘Superman’s’ Lex Luthor and Oscar-winning star of ‘Unforgiven’ and ‘The Royal Tenenbaums,’ dies at 95.

To many, he will always be Superman supervillain Lex Luthor, but with a career spanning six decades, Gene Hackman's acting CV was as varied as it was long. A former Marine, his work on the screen ...

Turns out, that although he was very much a rich man, Hackman was not on the same level as his billionaire alter-ego, the Superman villain, Lex Luthor. Here's what Gene Hackman's net worth was ...

How Kevin Spacey's Lex Luthor is different from Gene Hackman's -- Spacey takes the villian seriously in ''Superman Returns'' By. Jeff Jensen. Jeff Jensen. Senior Writer. EW's editorial guidelines.