Hackman was 95 when he and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their New Mexico Home on Wednesday, Feb. 26

"Gene always said, 'I don't think about legacy. I just hope people remember me as someone who tried to do good work,'" Freeman said of his 'Unforgiven' and 'Under Suspicion' co-star.

Freeman, whose friendship with Hackman spans decades, called the late actor a “giant” of the film industry in his homage.