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Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman

Acting

Born: January 30, 1930San Bernardino, California, USA

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
Filmography
Breakdown: 1975

Breakdown: 1975

(archive footage)

2025
The Last Days of Gene Hackman: ABC News Special

The Last Days of Gene Hackman: ABC News Special

Self (Archival Footage)

2025

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

Self (archive footage)

2021
Sacheen: Breaking the Silence

Sacheen: Breaking the Silence

Self (archive footage)

2019
Pattern Recognition

Pattern Recognition

Self (archive footage)

2017
We, the Marines

We, the Marines

Self - Narrator (voice)

2017
The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima

The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima

Self - Narrator

2016
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Lex Luthor (archive footage) (uncredited)

2014
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

Self

2013
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

Self

2009
Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'

Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'

Self

2008
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

Lex Luthor

2006
Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passage

Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passage

Narrator (voice)

2005
Welcome to Mooseport

Welcome to Mooseport

Monroe Cole

2004
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

Narrator

2004
Runaway Jury

Runaway Jury

Rankin Fitch

2003
Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'

Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'

Self

2002
All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger

All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger

Self

2002
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

Self

2002
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

Lex Luthor (archive footage)

2001
Making THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS (with Wes Anderson & Robert Yeoman)

Making THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS (with Wes Anderson & Robert Yeoman)

Self

2001
With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson

With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson

Self

2001
Behind Enemy Lines

Behind Enemy Lines

Admiral Leslie Reigart, Commander Adriatic Battle Group

2001
Heist

Heist

Joe Moore

2001
The Royal Tenenbaums

The Royal Tenenbaums

Royal Tenenbaum

2001
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection

Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection

Self

2001
Will Shuster's Zozobra™ de Santa Fe

Will Shuster's Zozobra™ de Santa Fe

Himself/Narrator

2001
Heroes of Iwo Jima

Heroes of Iwo Jima

Self - Host/Narrator

2001
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend

Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend

Self

2001
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'

Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'

Self

2001
Heartbreakers

Heartbreakers

William B. Tensy

2001
The Mexican

The Mexican

Arnold Margolese

2001
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

Self

2000
Under Suspicion

Under Suspicion

Henry Hearst

2000
The Replacements

The Replacements

Jimmy McGinty

2000
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'

The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'

Self

2000

Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

Narrator (voice)

1999
Enemy of the State

Enemy of the State

Brill

1998
Antz

Antz

General Mandible (voice)

1998
Twilight

Twilight

Jack Ames

1998
Sports on the Silver Screen

Sports on the Silver Screen

Self (archive footage)

1997
Absolute Power

Absolute Power

President Richmond

1997
The Chamber

The Chamber

Sam Cayhall

1996
Extreme Measures

Extreme Measures

Dr. Lawrence Myrick

1996
The Birdcage

The Birdcage

Senator Kevin Keeley

1996
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein

Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein

Blind Man (archive footage)

1996
Get Shorty

Get Shorty

Harry Zimm

1995
Crimson Tide

Crimson Tide

Captain Franklin "Frank" Ramsey

1995
The Quick and the Dead

The Quick and the Dead

Herod

1995
The Making of 'Crimson Tide'

The Making of 'Crimson Tide'

Self

1995
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso

Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso

Self

1994
Shurtleff on Acting

Shurtleff on Acting

Self

1994
Wyatt Earp

Wyatt Earp

Nicholas Earp

1994
Geronimo: An American Legend

Geronimo: An American Legend

Brig. Gen. George Crook

1993
The Firm

The Firm

Avery Tolar

1993
Earth and the American Dream

Earth and the American Dream

Reader (voice)

1992
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

Self

1992
Unforgiven

Unforgiven

'Little' Bill Daggett

1992
Company Business

Company Business

Sam Boyd

1991
Class Action

Class Action

Jedediah Tucker Ward

1991
Narrow Margin

Narrow Margin

Robert Caulfield

1990
Postcards from the Edge

Postcards from the Edge

Lowell Kolchek

1990
Loose Cannons

Loose Cannons

MacArthur Stern

1990
The Package

The Package

Sgt. Johnny Gallagher

1989
Mississippi Burning

Mississippi Burning

Agent Rupert Anderson

1988
Full Moon in Blue Water

Full Moon in Blue Water

Floyd

1988
Another Woman

Another Woman

Larry

1988
Bat★21

Bat★21

Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton

1988
Split Decisions

Split Decisions

Dan McGuinn

1988
No Way Out

No Way Out

Defense Secretary David Brice

1987
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Lex Luthor

1987
Hoosiers

Hoosiers

Coach Norman Dale

1986
Power

Power

Wilfred Buckley

1986
Target

Target

Walter Lloyd

1985
Twice in a Lifetime

Twice in a Lifetime

Harry MacKenzie

1985
Uncommon Valor

Uncommon Valor

Col. Cal Rhodes

1983
Two of a Kind

Two of a Kind

God (voice) (uncredited)

1983
Misunderstood

Misunderstood

Ned Rawley

1983
Under Fire

Under Fire

Alex Grazier

1983
The Making of 'Superman II'

The Making of 'Superman II'

Self

1983
Eureka

Eureka

Jack McCann

1983
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

Self

1982
Reds

Reds

Pete van Wherry

1981
All Night Long

All Night Long

George Dupler

1981
Superman II

Superman II

Lex Luthor

1980
Superman

Superman

Lex Luthor

1978
Formula 1 - Speed fever

Formula 1 - Speed fever

Self

1978
March or Die

March or Die

Major William Sherman Foster

1977
A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far

Maj. Gen. Stanislaw F. Sosabowski

1977
The Domino Principle

The Domino Principle

Tucker

1977
Lucky Lady

Lucky Lady

Kibby

1975
Bite the Bullet

Bite the Bullet

Sam Clayton

1975
Night Moves

Night Moves

Harry Moseby

1975
French Connection II

French Connection II

"Popeye" Doyle

1975
Young Frankenstein

Young Frankenstein

Blindman

1974
Zandy's Bride

Zandy's Bride

Zandy Allen

1974
The Conversation

The Conversation

Harry Caul

1974
Scarecrow

Scarecrow

Max Millan

1973
On the Road with: Scarecrow

On the Road with: Scarecrow

Self

1973
The Poseidon Adventure

The Poseidon Adventure

Reverend Scott

1972
Prime Cut

Prime Cut

Mary Ann

1972
Cisco Pike

Cisco Pike

Officer Leo Holland

1971
The French Connection

The French Connection

Jimmy Doyle

1971
The Hunting Party

The Hunting Party

Brandt Ruger

1971
Doctors' Wives

Doctors' Wives

Dave Randolph

1971
I Never Sang for My Father

I Never Sang for My Father

Gene Garrison

1970
Marooned

Marooned

Buzz Lloyd

1969
Downhill Racer

Downhill Racer

Eugene Claire

1969
The Gypsy Moths

The Gypsy Moths

Joe Browdy

1969
Riot

Riot

Red Fraker

1969
The Sky Divers

The Sky Divers

Self

1969
Shadow on the Land

Shadow on the Land

Rev. Thomas Davis

1968
The Split

The Split

Lt. Walter Brill

1968
Banning

Banning

Tommy Del Gaddo

1967
Bonnie and Clyde

Bonnie and Clyde

Buck Barrow

1967
A Covenant with Death

A Covenant with Death

Harmsworth

1967
First to Fight

First to Fight

Sergeant Tweed

1967
Hawaii

Hawaii

John Whipple

1966
Lilith

Lilith

Norman

1964
Mad Dog Coll

Mad Dog Coll

Cop (uncredited)

1961