Gene Hackman
ActingAlso Known As
Eugene Allen Hackman, Eugene Alder, Eugene Allen "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).
Movies
(120 total)
The Royal Tenenbaums
as Royal Tenenbaum
Unforgiven
as 'Little' Bill Daggett
Antz
as General Mandible (voice)
Superman
as Lex Luthor
Enemy of the State
as Brill
Young Frankenstein
as Blindman
Superman II
as Lex Luthor
The Firm
as Avery Tolar
The French Connection
as Jimmy Doyle
The Conversation
as Harry Caul
Crimson Tide
as Captain Franklin "Frank" Ramsey
The Quick and the Dead
as John Herod
Mississippi Burning
as Agent Rupert Anderson
Bonnie and Clyde
as Buck Barrow
Behind Enemy Lines
as Admiral Leslie Reigart, Commander Adriatic Battle Group
The Mexican
as Arnold Margolese
Runaway Jury
as Rankin Fitch
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
as Lex Luthor
The Birdcage
as Senator Kevin Keeley
Absolute Power
as President Richmond
TV Shows
(35 total)
The Oscars
as Self
The Invaders
as Tom Jessup
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
The F.B.I.
as Herb Kenyon
American Masters
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee / Presenter
Route 66
as Motorist
Larry King Live
as Self
Naked City
as Mr. Jasper
The Defenders
as Stanley McGuirk
The Playboy Murders
as Self (archive footage)
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
The Directors
as Self