Over the course of his decades-long career, Hackford built an extensive resume in the acting world. According to IMDb, the actor started out in the movie “Pretty Woman” in an uncredited role. After this break into the entertainment industry, he quickly built up his repertoire in films such as “Swingers,” “Jonah Hex,” and “The Lookalike.” Hackford was also known for his recurring roles in prestige TV series like “Treme” and “American Crime Story: Impeachment.”
D.V. DeVincentis, Hackford’s friend, wrote about Hackford’s passion for acting and movies.”Not simply obsessed with movies and how they mirrored and compelled, [Hackford] was something more: a superfan of enumerable scenes, of particular gestures of unsung actors, weird career turns, roaring comebacks, cinema swan songs” DeVincentis reminisced. “Rio was the apex curator of experience, it was his oxygen, his life.”
Hackford’s love of movies will forever be immortalized in the vast number of films and TV shows that he was a part of making throughout his life.