Gene Hackman
Known for
Acting
Life
1930 – 2025 (aged 95)
Born in
San Bernardino, California, USA
Credits
View on IMDb102 acting credits
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
The Royal Tenenbaums
05 Oct 2001
Unforgiven
07 Aug 1992
Antz
02 Oct 1998
Enemy of the State
20 Nov 1998
Superman
14 Dec 1978
Young Frankenstein
15 Dec 1974
Superman II
04 Dec 1980
The Firm
30 Jun 1993
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Filmography
2014
- Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Filmsas Lex Luthor (archive footage) (uncredited)
2006
- Superman II: The Richard Donner Cutas Lex Luthor
2005
- Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passageas Narrator (voice)
2004
- Welcome to Mooseportas Monroe Cole
- Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaustas Narrator
2003
- Runaway Juryas Rankin Fitch
2001
- Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroesas Lex Luthor (archive footage)
- Behind Enemy Linesas Admiral Leslie Reigart, Commander Adriatic Battle Group
- Heistas Joe Moore
- The Royal Tenenbaumsas Royal Tenenbaum
- Heartbreakersas William B. Tensy
- The Mexicanas Margolese
2000
- Under Suspicionas Henry Hearst
- The Replacementsas Jimmy McGinty
1999
- Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywoodas Narrator (voice)
1998
- Enemy of the Stateas Brill
- Antzas General Mandible (voice)
- Twilightas Jack Ames
1997
- Absolute Poweras President Richmond
1996
- The Chamberas Sam Cayhall
- Extreme Measuresas Dr. Lawrence Myrick
- The Birdcageas Senator Kevin Keeley
- Making Frankensense of Young Frankensteinas Blind Man (archive footage)
1995
- Get Shortyas Harry Zimm
- Crimson Tideas Captain Franklin "Frank" Ramsey
- The Quick and the Deadas Herod
1994
- Wyatt Earpas Nicholas Earp
1993
- Geronimo: An American Legendas Brig. Gen. George Crook
- The Firmas Avery Tolar
1992
- Earth and the American Dreamas Reader (voice)
- Unforgivenas 'Little' Bill Daggett
1991
- Company Businessas Sam Boyd
- Class Actionas Jedediah Tucker Ward
1990
- Narrow Marginas Robert Caulfield
- Postcards from the Edgeas Lowell Kolchek
- Loose Cannonsas MacArthur Stern
1989
- The Packageas Sgt. Johnny Gallagher
1988
- Mississippi Burningas Agent Rupert Anderson
- Full Moon in Blue Wateras Floyd
- Another Womanas Larry
- Bat★21as Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton
- Split Decisionsas Dan McGuinn
1987
- No Way Outas Defense Secretary David Brice
- Superman IV: The Quest for Peaceas Lex Luthor
1985
- Targetas Walter Lloyd
- Twice in a Lifetimeas Harry MacKenzie
1983
- Uncommon Valoras Col. Cal Rhodes
- Two of a Kindas God (voice) (uncredited)
- Misunderstoodas Ned Rawley
- Under Fireas Alex Grazier
- Eurekaas Jack McCann
1981
- Redsas Pete van Wherry
- All Night Longas George Dupler
1980
- Superman IIas Lex Luthor
1978
- Supermanas Lex Luthor
1977
- March or Dieas Major William Sherman Foster
- The Hollywood Greats1 episode
- A Bridge Too Faras Maj. Gen. Stanislaw F. Sosabowski
- The Domino Principleas Tucker
1975
- Lucky Ladyas Kibby
- Bite the Bulletas Sam Clayton
- Night Movesas Harry Moseby
- French Connection IIas "Popeye" Doyle
1974
- Young Frankensteinas Blindman
- Zandy's Brideas Zandy Allen
- The Conversationas Harry Caul
1973
- Scarecrowas Max Millan
1972
- The Poseidon Adventureas Reverend Scott
- Prime Cutas Mary Ann
- Cisco Pikeas Officer Leo Holland
1971
- The French Connectionas Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle
- The Hunting Partyas Brandt Ruger
- Doctors' Wivesas Dave Randolph
1970
- I Never Sang for My Fatheras Gene Garrison
1969
- Maroonedas Buzz Lloyd
- Downhill Raceras Eugene Claire
- The Gypsy Mothsas Joe Browdy
- Riotas Red Fraker
1968
- Shadow on the Landas Rev. Thomas Davis
- The Splitas Lt. Walter Brill
1967
- Banningas Tommy Del Gaddo
- Bonnie and Clydeas Buck Barrow
- A Covenant with Deathas Harmsworth
- First to Fightas Sergeant Tweed
- The Invadersas Tom Jessup1 episode
1966
- CBS Playhouseas Ned1 episode
- Hawaiias John Whipple
- Hawk1 episode
1965
- The F.B.I.as Herb Kenyon1 episode
- The Trials of O'Brienas Roger Nathan1 episode
1964
- Lilithas Norman
1963
- East Side/West Side1 episode
1961
- The DuPont Show of the Weekas Douglas McCann1 episode
- The Defendersas Stanley McGuirk2 episodes
- Mad Dog Collas Cop (uncredited)
- Tallahassee 7000as Joe Lawson1 episode
1960
- Route 66as Motorist1 episode
1958
- Naked Cityas Mr. Jasper1 episode
1953
- The United States Steel Hour5 episodes