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Gene Hackman Struck By Car, Airlifted To Hospital, Doing 'Fine'

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UPDATE (6:30): TMZ reports that Hackman has been released from the hospital and is doing "fine."

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PREVIOUSLY: Gene Hackman was hit by a car while bicycling in Florida on Friday, before being airlifted to a local hospital. According to TMZ, the "Royal Tenenbaums" actor incurred serious injuries to his head and body after being struck by a 2007 Toyota Tundra -- Hackman was not wearing a helmet.

The cause of the collision has yet to be determined and Florida's local highway patrol team is looking into just what happened before Hackman was struck by a 60-year-old female at roughly 2:58 PM ET, according to the official press release. The driver sustained no injuries from the accident.

Hackman is a two-time Oscar winner -- best supporting actor for "Unforgiven" and best actor for "The French Connection -- and a five-time nominee. The legendary actor's first major role came in 1967's "Bonnie & Clyde."

The 81-year-old is reportedly in stable condition.

Check out scenes from Gene's career below:

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Super Bowl XXXIX - ESPN The Magazine's NEXT Issue Party(01 of 11)
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Gene Hackman (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images) (credit: Getty)
60th Golden Globes - Arrivals(02 of 11)
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Gene Hackman arrives at the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, CA on January 19, 2003. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images. (credit: Getty)
60th Golden Globes - Pressroom(03 of 11)
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Presenters, Robin Williams and Michael Caine with Cecil B. DeMille Award winner, Gene Hackman, backstage at the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA., January 19, 2003. Photo by Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect (credit: Getty)
60th Golden Globes - Pressroom(04 of 11)
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Cecil B. DeMille Award winner, Gene Hackman, backstage at the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA., January 19, 2003. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images (credit: Getty)
The cast of "The Royal Tenenbaums" poses at the fi(05 of 11)
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LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES: The cast of 'The Royal Tenenbaums' poses at the film's premiere (L-R back) Luke Wilson, Anjelica Huston, Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Ben Stiller, Kumar Pallana, Gwyneth Paltrow, (L-R front) Jonah Meyerson, Irene Gorovaia, in Los Angeles, 06 December 2001. AFP PHOTO/Lucy Nicholson (Photo credit should read LUCY NICHOLSON/AFP/Getty Images) (credit: Getty)
Heist Movie Still(06 of 11)
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395570 41: Actors Gene Hackman (as Joe Moore) and Rebecca Pidgeon (as Fran Moore) act in a scene in David Mamet's 'Heist.' (Photo by Takashi Seida/Heightened Productions Inc. via Getty Images) (credit: Getty)
Heist Movie Still(07 of 11)
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395570 43: (L to R) Actors Ricky Jay (as Don 'Pinky' Pincus), Gene Hackman (as Joe Moore) and Delroy Lindo (as Bobby Blane) act in a scene in David Mamet's 'Heist.' (Photo by Takashi Seida/Heightened Productions Inc. via Getty Images) (credit: Getty)
Heist Movie Still(08 of 11)
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395570 42: Actors Gene Hackman (as Joe) and Sam Rockwell (as Jimmy) act in a scene in David Mamet's 'Heist.' (Photo by Takashi Seida/Heightened Productions Inc. via Getty Images) (credit: Getty)
MGM 2001 Movie Previews(09 of 11)
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384593 07: Actors Sigourney Weaver and Gene Hackman act in a scene from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures'' comedy 'Heartbreakers' (working title). (Photo by Murray Close/MGM Pictures) (credit: Getty)
ACTOR GENE HACKMAN's FIRST NOVEL(10 of 11)
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368509 04: Actor Gene Hackman signs a copy of his new book 'Perdido Star' at a Borders book store in Chicago April 28, 2000. Hackman was in Chicago to sign copies of his first novel with co-author, underwater archeologist Daniel Lenihan. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Newsmakers) (credit: Getty)
US actor Gene Hackman arrives at the premiere of h(11 of 11)
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LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES: US actor Gene Hackman arrives at the premiere of his new film 'The Royal Tenenbaums,' in Los Angeles, 06 December 2001. AFP PHOTO/Lucy Nicholson (Photo credit should read LUCY NICHOLSON/AFP/Getty Images) (credit: Getty)

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