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MORGAN FREEMAN. GENE HACKMAN. HARVEY KEITEL. STEVE MCQUEEN. PAUL NEWMAN. JIMMY STEWART. All of these actors either have been nominated for or have won an Oscar. But they also have another thing in common: They all served in the U.S. armed forces and successfully made a career transition into Hollywood.