"Gene's made some of the greatest American movies. So he was a little irritable" working on 'The Royal Tenenbaums,' Murray recalled of the late Hackman

Bill Murray has reminisced on working with Gene Hackman following the shocking news of the actor’s death. The American movie star, 95, was discovered dead along with his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 65, and a pet dog earlier this week.

He admitted that the late actor was "a little irritable" during filming but ultimately came around to director Wes Anderson and the movie.

You're going to get a good movie," the comedian said of the experience. He did remember, though, that Hackman was "a little irritable" during production since he was a veteran actor at that point.

Murray remembered wincing as he witnessed the scene, thinking to himself, "Oh, God. ... No wonder this guy wants to throttle people."

Following yesterday’s tragic loss of the great Gene Hackman, many who knew him (and even more who simply respected his work) have spoken out about the accomplished star. Now Bill Murray, who appeared with Hackman in Wes Anderson’s The Royal Tenenbaums has lovingly remembered one of the actor’s final performances,

Bill Murray is remembering his Royal Tenenbaums co-star Gene Hackman, who was found dead in his New Mexico home earlier this week along with his wife and their dog. In a preview for next Wednesday’s (March 5) episode of The Drew Barrymore Show that was posted to the show’s Instagram page,

The actors were cast alongside Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow, Danny Glover, Luke Wilson, Anjelica Huston and Alec Baldwin in this 2001 Wes Anderson dramedy.