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Gene Hackman

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
156

Gender
Male

Birthday
January 30, 1930 (96 years old)

Place of Birth
San Bernardino, California, USA

Gene Hackman

Biography

Eugene Allen Hackman (January 30, 1930 – c. February 18, 2025) was an American actor. Hackman made his credited film debut in the drama Lilith (1964). He later won two Academy Awards, his first for Best Actor for his role as Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle in William Friedkin's action thriller The French Connection (1971) and his second for Best Supporting Actor for playing a sheriff in Clint Eastwood's Western Unforgiven (1992). He was Oscar-nominated for playing Buck Barrow in the crime drama Bonnie and Clyde (1967), a college professor in the drama I Never Sang for My Father (1970), and an FBI agent in the historical drama Mississippi Burning (1988).

Known For

Acting

2025Breakdown: 1975as (archive footage)
2025The Last Days of Gene Hackman: ABC News Specialas Self (archive footage)
2024Remembering Gene Wilderas Self (archive footage)
2023The Playboy Murdersas Self (archive footage)
2021Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legendas Self (archive footage)
2019Sacheen: Breaking the Silenceas Self (archive footage)
2017Pattern Recognitionas Self (archive footage)
2017We, the Marinesas Self - Narrator (voice)
2016The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jimaas Self - Narrator
2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Filmsas Lex Luthor (archive footage) (uncredited)
2013Eastwood Directs: The Untold Storyas Self
2009I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazaleas Self
2008Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'as Self
2007Diners, Drive-Ins and Divesas Self
2006America's Game: The Super Bowl Championsas Self - Narrator (voice)
2006Superman II: The Richard Donner Cutas Lex Luthor
2005Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passageas Narrator (voice)
2004Welcome to Mooseportas Monroe Cole
2004Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaustas Narrator
2003Runaway Juryas Rankin Fitch
2002Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'as Self
2002All on Accounta Pullin' a Triggeras Self
2002Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'as Self
2001Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroesas Lex Luthor (archive footage)
2001With the Filmmaker: Wes Andersonas Self
2001Behind Enemy Linesas Admiral Leslie Reigart, Commander Adriatic Battle Group
2001Heistas Joe Moore
2001The Royal Tenenbaumsas Royal Tenenbaum
2001Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connectionas Self
2001Will Shuster's Zozobra™ de Santa Feas Himself/Narrator
2001Heroes of Iwo Jimaas Self - Host/Narrator
2001Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'as Self
2001Making 'Superman': Filming the Legendas Self
2001Heartbreakersas William B. Tensy
2001The Mexicanas Arnold Margolese
2000Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadowsas Self
2000Under Suspicionas Henry Hearst
2000The Replacementsas Jimmy McGinty
2000The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'as Self
1999Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywoodas Narrator (voice)
1999The Directorsas Self
1998Enemy of the Stateas Brill
1998Antzas General Mandible (voice)
1998Twilightas Jack Ames
1997Sports on the Silver Screenas Self (archive footage)
1997Absolute Poweras President Richmond
1996The Chamberas Sam Cayhall
1996Extreme Measuresas Dr. Lawrence Myrick
1996The Birdcageas Senator Kevin Keeley
1996Making Frankensense of Young Frankensteinas Blind Man (archive footage)
1995Get Shortyas Harry Zimm
1995Crimson Tideas Captain Franklin "Frank" Ramsey
1995The Quick and the Deadas Herod
1995The Making of 'Crimson Tide'as Self
1994Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpasoas Self
1994Inside the Actors Studioas Self
1994Shurtleff on Actingas Self
1994Wyatt Earpas Nicholas Earp
1994100 Years at the Moviesas Self (archive footage)
1993Geronimo: An American Legendas Brig. Gen. George Crook
1993The Firmas Avery Tolar
1992Earth and the American Dreamas Reader (voice)
1992Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'as Self
1992Unforgivenas 'Little' Bill Daggett
1991Company Businessas Sam Boyd
1991Class Actionas Jedediah Tucker Ward
1990Narrow Marginas Robert Caulfield
1990Postcards from the Edgeas Lowell Kolchek
1990Loose Cannonsas MacArthur Stern
1989The Packageas Sgt. Johnny Gallagher
1988Mississippi Burningas Agent Rupert Anderson
1988Full Moon in Blue Wateras Floyd
1988Another Womanas Larry
1988Bat★21as Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton
1988Split Decisionsas Dan McGuinn
1987No Way Outas Defense Secretary David Brice
1987Superman IV: The Quest for Peaceas Lex Luthor
1986Hoosiersas Norman Dale
1986American Mastersas Self
1986Poweras Wilfred Buckley
1985Targetas Walter Lloyd
1985Twice in a Lifetimeas Harry MacKenzie
1985Larry King Liveas Self
1983Uncommon Valoras Col. Cal Rhodes
1983Two of a Kindas God (voice) (uncredited)
1983Misunderstoodas Ned Rawley
1983Under Fireas Alex Grazier
1983The Making of 'Superman II'as Self
1983Eurekaas Jack McCann
1982The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'as Self
1981Redsas Pete van Wherry
1981Entertainment Tonightas Self
1981All Night Longas George Dupler
1980Superman IIas Lex Luthor
1978Supermanas Lex Luthor
1978Formula 1 - Speed feveras Self
1978The South Bank Showas Self
1977March or Dieas Major William Sherman Foster
1977The Hollywood Greatsas
1977A Bridge Too Faras Maj. Gen. Stanislaw F. Sosabowski
1977The Domino Principleas Tucker
1975Lucky Ladyas Kibby
1975Bite the Bulletas Sam Clayton
1975Night Movesas Harry Moseby
1975French Connection IIas "Popeye" Doyle
1974Young Frankensteinas Blindman
1974Dinah!as Self
1974Zandy's Brideas Zandy Allen
1974The Conversationas Harry Caul
1973Scarecrowas Max Millan
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...as Self
1973On the Road with: Scarecrowas Self
1972The Poseidon Adventureas Reverend Scott
1972Prime Cutas Mary Ann
1972Cisco Pikeas Officer Leo Holland
1971Film '72as Self
1971The French Connectionas Jimmy Doyle
1971The Hunting Partyas Brandt Ruger
1971V.I.P. Schaukelas Self
1971Doctors' Wivesas Dave Randolph
1970I Never Sang for My Fatheras Gene Garrison
1969Maroonedas Buzz Lloyd
1969Downhill Raceras Eugene Claire
1969The Gypsy Mothsas Joe Browdy
1969Riotas Red Fraker
1969The Sky Diversas Self
1968Shadow on the Landas Rev. Thomas Davis
1968The Splitas Lt. Walter Brill
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-Inas Self
1967Banningas Tommy Del Gaddo
1967Bonnie and Clydeas Buck Barrow
1967A Covenant with Deathas Harmsworth
1967First to Fightas Sergeant Tweed
1967The Invadersas Tom Jessup
1966CBS Playhouseas Ned
1966Hawaiias John Whipple
1966Hawkas
1965The F.B.I.as Herb Kenyon
1965The Trials of O'Brienas Roger Nathan
1964Lilithas Norman
1963East Side/West Sideas
1962The Merv Griffin Showas Self
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self
1961The Mike Douglas Showas Self
1961The DuPont Show of the Weekas Douglas McCann
1961The Defendersas Stanley McGuirk
1961Mad Dog Collas Cop (uncredited)
1961Tallahassee 7000as Joe Lawson
1960Route 66as Motorist
1958Naked Cityas Mr. Jasper
1953The United States Steel Houras
1953The Oscarsas Self
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Nominee
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Nominee / Presenter
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Presenter

Production

2000Under Suspicion...Executive Producer
1990Miami Blues...Thanks