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Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman

Acting · Born 1930-01-30 · 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).

Known For

movie 7.5 The Royal Tenenbaums
The Royal Tenenbaums
2001
movie 7.9 Unforgiven
Unforgiven
1992
movie 6.2 Antz
Antz
1998
movie 7.1 Enemy of the State
Enemy of the State
1998
movie 7.2 Superman
Superman
1978
movie 7.9 Young Frankenstein
Young Frankenstein
1974
movie 6.8 Superman II
Superman II
1980
movie 6.7 The Firm
The Firm
1993
movie 7.5 The French Connection
The French Connection
1971
movie 7.5 The Conversation
The Conversation
1974
movie 7.2 Crimson Tide
Crimson Tide
1995
movie 6.5 The Quick and the Dead
The Quick and the Dead
1995
movie 7.7 Mississippi Burning
Mississippi Burning
1988
movie 7.5 Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde
1967
movie 6.4 Behind Enemy Lines
Behind Enemy Lines
2001
movie 6.0 The Mexican
The Mexican
2001
movie 6.9 Runaway Jury
Runaway Jury
2003
movie 4.6 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987