Gene Hackman

San 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).

Appearances

Unforgiven
7.9
Unforgiven
'Little' Bill Daggett
Absolute Power
6.7
Absolute Power
President Richmond
Bonnie and Clyde
7.5
Bonnie and Clyde
Buck Barrow
The French Connection
7.5
The French Connection
Jimmy Doyle
The Poseidon Adventure
7.1
The Poseidon Adventure
Reverend Scott
The Conversation
7.5
The Conversation
Harry Caul
Mississippi Burning
7.7
Mississippi Burning
Agent Rupert Anderson
Young Frankenstein
7.9
Young Frankenstein
Blindman
Under Suspicion
6.1
Under Suspicion
Henry Hearst
No Way Out
6.9
No Way Out
Defense Secretary David Brice
Superman
7.2
Superman
Lex Luthor
The Replacements
6.7
The Replacements
Jimmy McGinty
French Connection II
6.8
French Connection II
"Popeye" Doyle
Heartbreakers
6.1
Heartbreakers
William B. Tensy
The Birdcage
7.1
The Birdcage
Senator Kevin Keeley
Heist
6.3
Heist
Joe Moore
A Bridge Too Far
7.2
A Bridge Too Far
Maj. Gen. Stanislaw F. Sosabowski
Hoosiers
7.1
Hoosiers
Coach Norman Dale
Extreme Measures
6.0
Extreme Measures
Dr. Lawrence Myrick
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
4.6
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Lex Luthor
The Mexican
6.0
The Mexican
Arnold Margolese
Runaway Jury
6.9
Runaway Jury
Rankin Fitch
Postcards from the Edge
6.6
Postcards from the Edge
Lowell Kolchek
Another Woman
6.8
Another Woman
Larry
Scarecrow
7.1
Scarecrow
Max Millan
Behind Enemy Lines
6.4
Behind Enemy Lines
Admiral Leslie Reigart, Commander Adriatic Battle Group
Narrow Margin
6.5
Narrow Margin
Robert Caulfield
Target
5.9
Target
Walter Lloyd
Get Shorty
6.5
Get Shorty
Harry Zimm
The Chamber
6.0
The Chamber
Sam Cayhall
The Package
6.1
The Package
Sgt. Johnny Gallagher
The Split
6.7
The Split
Lt. Walter Brill
Superman II
6.8
Superman II
Lex Luthor
Loose Cannons
5.1
Loose Cannons
MacArthur Stern
The Domino Principle
5.9
The Domino Principle
Tucker
Night Moves
6.7
Night Moves
Harry Moseby
The Quick and the Dead
6.5
The Quick and the Dead
Herod
Company Business
5.2
Company Business
Sam Boyd
Wyatt Earp
6.8
Wyatt Earp
Nicholas Earp
March or Die
5.8
March or Die
Major William Sherman Foster
Crimson Tide
7.2
Crimson Tide
Captain Franklin "Frank" Ramsey
Antz
6.2
Antz
General Mandible (voice)
The Royal Tenenbaums
7.5
The Royal Tenenbaums
Royal Tenenbaum
Twilight
6.1
Twilight
Jack Ames
Downhill Racer
5.9
Downhill Racer
Eugene Claire
Bite the Bullet
6.5
Bite the Bullet
Sam Clayton
Enemy of the State
7.1
Enemy of the State
Brill
Uncommon Valor
6.3
Uncommon Valor
Col. Cal Rhodes
Under Fire
6.7
Under Fire
Alex Grazier
Prime Cut
6.4
Prime Cut
Mary Ann
Marooned
5.9
Marooned
Buzz Lloyd
Geronimo: An American Legend
6.3
Geronimo: An American Legend
Brig. Gen. George Crook
Full Moon in Blue Water
6.1
Full Moon in Blue Water
Floyd
Hawaii
6.3
Hawaii
John Whipple
Lilith
6.4
Lilith
Norman
Bat*21
6.3
Bat*21
Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton
The Firm
6.7
The Firm
Avery Tolar
Class Action
6.3
Class Action
Jedediah Tucker Ward
Eureka
5.3
Eureka
Jack McCann
The Hunting Party
6.1
The Hunting Party
Brandt Ruger
The Gypsy Moths
6.1
The Gypsy Moths
Joe Browdy
Welcome to Mooseport
5.1
Welcome to Mooseport
Monroe Cole
Power
5.9
Power
Wilfred Buckley
Reds
6.9
Reds
Pete van Wherry
Misunderstood
6.7
Misunderstood
Ned Rawley
Cisco Pike
5.7
Cisco Pike
Officer Leo Holland
I Never Sang for My Father
6.7
I Never Sang for My Father
Gene Garrison
Split Decisions
5.1
Split Decisions
Dan McGuinn
Riot
5.3
Riot
Red Fraker
With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson
7.0
With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson
Self
Lucky Lady
5.5
Lucky Lady
Kibby
Zandy's Bride
6.2
Zandy's Bride
Zandy Allen
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
6.6
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Narrator
Twice in a Lifetime
5.8
Twice in a Lifetime
Harry MacKenzie
All Night Long
5.2
All Night Long
George Dupler
Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'
4.6
Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'
Self
Shurtleff on Acting
Shurtleff on Acting
Self
Doctors' Wives
4.9
Doctors' Wives
Dave Randolph
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
6.9
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Lex Luthor (archive footage)
A Covenant with Death
4.8
A Covenant with Death
Harmsworth
Sports on the Silver Screen
9.0
Sports on the Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
Heroes of Iwo Jima
6.1
Heroes of Iwo Jima
Self - Host/Narrator
Sacheen: Breaking the Silence
Sacheen: Breaking the Silence
Self (archive footage)
Pattern Recognition
Pattern Recognition
Self (archive footage)
The Sky Divers
The Sky Divers
Self
First to Fight
7.9
First to Fight
Sergeant Tweed
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection
7.0
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection
Self
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
7.3
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Self
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
6.1
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
Self
Banning
5.8
Banning
Tommy Del Gaddo
Shadow on the Land
7.7
Shadow on the Land
Rev. Thomas Davis
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
7.0
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
Self
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
7.8
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
Narrator (voice)
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
7.6
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
Self
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
6.6
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
Self
The Making of 'Superman II'
7.6
The Making of 'Superman II'
Self
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
7.2
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
Self
Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'
6.5
Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Self
Mad Dog Coll
5.4
Mad Dog Coll
Cop (uncredited)
We, the Marines
5.4
We, the Marines
Self - Narrator (voice)
Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passage
Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passage
Narrator (voice)
Formula 1 - Speed fever
7.1
Formula 1 - Speed fever
Self
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
7.3
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Lex Luthor
Earth and the American Dream
6.7
Earth and the American Dream
Reader (voice)
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
7.4
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
Self
All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger
7.3
All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger
Self
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
8.3
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
Blind Man (archive footage)
Two of a Kind
5.9
Two of a Kind
God (voice) (uncredited)
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso
7.4
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso
Self
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
8.1
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
Self
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
5.0
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Self (archive footage)
Will Shuster's Zozobra™ de Santa Fe
Will Shuster's Zozobra™ de Santa Fe
Himself/Narrator
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
Self
On the Road with: Scarecrow
7.0
On the Road with: Scarecrow
Self
The Making of 'Crimson Tide'
9.0
The Making of 'Crimson Tide'
Self
The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima
The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima
Self - Narrator
The Last Days of Gene Hackman: ABC News Special
6.5
The Last Days of Gene Hackman: ABC News Special
Self (archive footage)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
7.2
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Lex Luthor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Breakdown: 1975
6.7
Breakdown: 1975
(archive footage)
Larry King Live
5.3
Larry King Live
Self
Inside the Actors Studio
7.6
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
The F.B.I.
5.5
The F.B.I.
Herb Kenyon
The South Bank Show
5.6
The South Bank Show
Self
Naked City
5.7
Naked City
Mr. Jasper
East Side/West Side
7.8
East Side/West Side
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
6.7
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
The Defenders
6.3
The Defenders
Stanley McGuirk
The United States Steel Hour
6.3
The United States Steel Hour
The DuPont Show of the Week
7.0
The DuPont Show of the Week
Douglas McCann
The Directors
6.1
The Directors
Self
The Hollywood Greats
4.7
The Hollywood Greats
The Oscars
7.0
The Oscars
Self
Hawk
8.0
Hawk
Tallahassee 7000
8.5
Tallahassee 7000
Joe Lawson
The Trials of O'Brien
7.0
The Trials of O'Brien
Roger Nathan
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
8.0
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
Self - Narrator (voice)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
6.3
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
6.8
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
7.7
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self
American Masters
7.3
American Masters
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Entertainment Tonight
4.3
Entertainment Tonight
Self
The Invaders
6.8
The Invaders
Tom Jessup
The Playboy Murders
7.6
The Playboy Murders
Self (archive footage)
Golden Globe Awards
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient
Route 66
6.4
Route 66
Motorist
Golden Globe Awards
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter
Dinah!
7.0
Dinah!
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
6.6
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Film '72
4.7
Film '72
Self
CBS Playhouse
7.0
CBS Playhouse
Ned

Crew

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