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Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman

Acting January 30, 1930 (95 years old) February 17, 2025 San Bernardino, California, USA

Biography

Eugene Allen Hackman (January 30, 1930 – 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).

Movies 121

Superman 7.2

Superman

as Lex Luthor

1978
Unforgiven 7.9

Unforgiven

as 'Little' Bill Daggett

1992
Heist 6.3

Heist

as Joe Moore

2001
Antz 6.2

Antz

as General Mandible (voice)

1998
Enemy of the State 7.1

Enemy of the State

as Brill

1998
Young Frankenstein 7.9

Young Frankenstein

as Blindman

1974
The Conversation 7.5

The Conversation

as Harry Caul

1974
The Firm 6.8

The Firm

as Avery Tolar

1993
The Mexican 6.0

The Mexican

as Margolese

2001
Superman II 6.7

Superman II

as Lex Luthor

1980
The Royal Tenenbaums 7.5

The Royal Tenenbaums

as Royal Tenenbaum

2001
Bonnie and Clyde 7.5

Bonnie and Clyde

as Buck Barrow

1967
The Replacements 6.7

The Replacements

as Jimmy McGinty

2000
The Quick and the Dead 6.6

The Quick and the Dead

as Herod

1995
Crimson Tide 7.2

Crimson Tide

as Captain Franklin "Frank" Ramsey

1995
The Poseidon Adventure 7.2

The Poseidon Adventure

as Reverend Scott

1972
A Bridge Too Far 7.2

A Bridge Too Far

as Maj. Gen. Stanislaw F. Sosabowski

1977
Absolute Power 6.7

Absolute Power

as President Richmond

1997
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace 4.6

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

as Lex Luthor

1987
The Birdcage 7.0

The Birdcage

as Senator Kevin Keeley

1996
The French Connection 7.5

The French Connection

as Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle

1971
Mississippi Burning 7.7

Mississippi Burning

as Agent Rupert Anderson

1988
Runaway Jury 6.9

Runaway Jury

as Rankin Fitch

2003
Behind Enemy Lines 6.5

Behind Enemy Lines

as Admiral Leslie Reigart, Commander Adriatic Battle Group

2001
Twilight 6.1

Twilight

as Jack Ames

1998
Get Shorty 6.5

Get Shorty

as Harry Zimm

1995
No Way Out 6.9

No Way Out

as Defense Secretary David Brice

1987
Wyatt Earp 6.8

Wyatt Earp

as Nicholas Earp

1994
Postcards from the Edge 6.6

Postcards from the Edge

as Lowell Kolchek

1990
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut 7.4

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

as Lex Luthor

2006
Heartbreakers 6.2

Heartbreakers

as William B. Tensy

2001
Hoosiers 7.0

Hoosiers

as Norman Dale

1986
Night Moves 6.7

Night Moves

as Harry Moseby

1975
French Connection II 6.8

French Connection II

as "Popeye" Doyle

1975
Geronimo: An American Legend 6.3

Geronimo: An American Legend

as Brig. Gen. George Crook

1993
Reds 6.9

Reds

as Pete van Wherry

1981
Extreme Measures 6.0

Extreme Measures

as Dr. Lawrence Myrick

1996
Uncommon Valor 6.2

Uncommon Valor

as Col. Cal Rhodes

1983
Narrow Margin 6.4

Narrow Margin

as Robert Caulfield

1990
Under Fire 6.7

Under Fire

as Alex Grazier

1983
Scarecrow 7.0

Scarecrow

as Max Millan

1973
The Chamber 5.9

The Chamber

as Sam Cayhall

1996
The Package 6.1

The Package

as Johnny Gallagher

1989
Eureka 5.3

Eureka

as Jack McCann

1983
Under Suspicion 6.1

Under Suspicion

as Henry Hearst

2000
Two of a Kind 6.1

Two of a Kind

as God (voice) (uncredited)

1983
Breakdown: 1975 6.9

Breakdown: 1975

as (archive footage)

2025
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films 7.2

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

as Lex Luthor (archive footage) (uncredited)

2014
Prime Cut 6.5

Prime Cut

as Mary Ann

1972
The Hunting Party 6.2

The Hunting Party

as Brandt Ruger

1971
Bite the Bullet 6.4

Bite the Bullet

as Sam Clayton

1975
Bat★21 6.3

Bat★21

as Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton

1988
Welcome to Mooseport 5.1

Welcome to Mooseport

as Monroe Cole

2004
Marooned 5.9

Marooned

as Buzz Lloyd

1969
Another Woman 6.8

Another Woman

as Larry

1988
March or Die 5.8

March or Die

as Major William Sherman Foster

1977
Downhill Racer 6.0

Downhill Racer

as Eugene Claire

1969
Twice in a Lifetime 5.7

Twice in a Lifetime

as Harry MacKenzie

1985
Target 5.9

Target

as Walter Lloyd

1985
The Split 6.7

The Split

as Lt. Walter Brill

1968
Full Moon in Blue Water 6.0

Full Moon in Blue Water

as Floyd

1988
Power 5.8

Power

as Wilfred Buckley

1986
All Night Long 5.3

All Night Long

as George Dupler

1981
Banning 5.7

Banning

as Tommy Del Gaddo

1967
Hawaii 6.3

Hawaii

as John Whipple

1966
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes 6.9

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

as Lex Luthor (archive footage)

2001
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story 6.1

Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

as Self

2013
Lilith 6.4

Lilith

as Norman

1964
A Covenant with Death 4.8

A Covenant with Death

as Harmsworth

1967
Zandy's Bride 6.4

Zandy's Bride

as Zandy Allen

1974
I Never Sang for My Father 6.7

I Never Sang for My Father

as Gene Garrison

1970
Class Action 6.3

Class Action

as Jedediah Tucker Ward

1991
Lucky Lady 5.6

Lucky Lady

as Kibby

1975
The Domino Principle 5.8

The Domino Principle

as Tucker

1977
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' 7.4

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

as Self

2002
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale 6.9

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

as Self

2009
Loose Cannons 5.0

Loose Cannons

as MacArthur Stern

1990
Cisco Pike 5.6

Cisco Pike

as Officer Leo Holland

1972
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' 6.8

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

as Self

1982
The Gypsy Moths 6.0

The Gypsy Moths

as Joe Browdy

1969
First to Fight 7.9

First to Fight

as Sergeant Tweed

1967
Split Decisions 5.1

Split Decisions

as Dan McGuinn

1988
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust 6.6

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

as Narrator

2004
Riot 5.3

Riot

as Red Fraker

1969
Remembering Gene Wilder 7.3

Remembering Gene Wilder

as Self (archive footage)

2024
Earth and the American Dream 6.7

Earth and the American Dream

as Reader (voice)

1992
Company Business 5.3

Company Business

as Sam Boyd

1991
The Last Days of Gene Hackman: ABC News Special 6.5

The Last Days of Gene Hackman: ABC News Special

as Self (archive footage)

2025
Sports on the Silver Screen 9.0

Sports on the Silver Screen

as Self (archive footage)

1997
Mad Dog Coll 5.4

Mad Dog Coll

as Cop (uncredited)

1961
Heroes of Iwo Jima 6.1

Heroes of Iwo Jima

as Self - Host / Narrator

2001
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend 5.0

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

as Self (archive footage)

2021
Doctors' Wives 4.9

Doctors' Wives

as Dave Randolph

1971
With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson 7.0

With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson

as Self

2001
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows 7.2

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

as Self

2000
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend 7.0

Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend

as Self

2001
We, the Marines 5.4

We, the Marines

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2017
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood 7.7

Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

as Narrator (voice)

1999
Misunderstood 6.5

Misunderstood

as Ned Rawley

1983
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso 7.4

Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso

as Self

1994
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman' 7.3

Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'

as Self

2001
All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger 7.3

All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger

as Self

2002
Shadow on the Land 7.7

Shadow on the Land

as Rev. Thomas Davis

1968
The Making of 'Crimson Tide' 9.0

The Making of 'Crimson Tide'

as Self

1995
Formula 1 - Speed fever 7.1

Formula 1 - Speed fever

as Self

1978
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' 7.9

The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'

as Self

2000
Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde' 4.6

Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'

as Self

2008
On the Road with: Scarecrow 7.0

On the Road with: Scarecrow

as Self

1973
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection 7.0

Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection

as Self

2001
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein 8.3

Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein

as Blind Man (archive footage)

1996
Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs' 6.5

Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'

as Self

2002
The Making of 'Superman II' 7.6

The Making of 'Superman II'

as Self

1983
Close-Up on The Conversation

Close-Up on The Conversation

The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima

The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima

as Self - Narrator

2016
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

as Self

1992
Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passage

Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passage

as Narrator (voice)

2005
Sacheen: Breaking the Silence

Sacheen: Breaking the Silence

as Self (archive footage)

2019
The Sky Divers 6.0

The Sky Divers

as Self

1969
Pattern Recognition

Pattern Recognition

as Self (archive footage)

2017
Shurtleff on Acting

Shurtleff on Acting

as Self

1994
Will Shuster's Zozobra™ de Santa Fe

Will Shuster's Zozobra™ de Santa Fe

as Narrator / Self

2001

TV Shows 36

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