Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman

Born January 30, 1930 (Age: 96) San Bernardino, California, USA

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).
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).
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Filmography

Breakdown: 1975

Breakdown: 1975

2025 as (archive footage) Age: 95
No Image

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

2021 as Self (archive footage) Age: 90
Pattern Recognition

Pattern Recognition

2017 as Self (archive footage) Age: 87
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

2006 as Lex Luthor Age: 76
Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passage

Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passage

2005 as Narrator (voice) Age: 75
Welcome to Mooseport

Welcome to Mooseport

2004 as Monroe Cole Age: 74
Runaway Jury

Runaway Jury

2003 as Rankin Fitch Age: 72
Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'

Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'

2002 as Self Age: 72
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

2002 as Self Age: 72
All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger

All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger

2002 as Self Age: 72
Making THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS (with Wes Anderson & Robert Yeoman)

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

2001 as Self Age: 71
Behind Enemy Lines

Behind Enemy Lines

2001 as Admiral Leslie Reigart, Commander Adriatic Battle Group Age: 71
Heist

Heist

2001 as Joe Moore Age: 71
The Royal Tenenbaums

The Royal Tenenbaums

2001 as Royal Tenenbaum Age: 71
Will Shuster's Zozobra™ de Santa Fe

Will Shuster's Zozobra™ de Santa Fe

2001 as Himself/Narrator Age: 71
Heartbreakers

Heartbreakers

2001 as William B. Tensy Age: 71
The Mexican

The Mexican

2001 as Arnold Margolese Age: 71
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

2000 as Self Age: 70
Under Suspicion

Under Suspicion

2000 as Henry Hearst Age: 70
The Replacements

The Replacements

2000 as Jimmy McGinty Age: 70
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'

The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'

2000 as Self Age: 69
Enemy of the State

Enemy of the State

1998 as Brill Age: 68
Antz

Antz

1998 as General Mandible (voice) Age: 68
Twilight

Twilight

1998 as Jack Ames Age: 68
Sports on the Silver Screen

Sports on the Silver Screen

1997 as Self (archive footage) Age: 67
Absolute Power

Absolute Power

1997 as President Richmond Age: 67
The Chamber

The Chamber

1996 as Sam Cayhall Age: 66
Extreme Measures

Extreme Measures

1996 as Dr. Lawrence Myrick Age: 66
The Birdcage

The Birdcage

1996 as Senator Kevin Keeley Age: 66
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein

Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein

1996 as Blind Man (archive footage) Age: 65
Get Shorty

Get Shorty

1995 as Harry Zimm Age: 65
Crimson Tide

Crimson Tide

1995 as Captain Franklin "Frank" Ramsey Age: 65
The Quick and the Dead

The Quick and the Dead

1995 as John Herod Age: 65
The Making of 'Crimson Tide'

The Making of 'Crimson Tide'

1995 as Self Age: 64
Shurtleff on Acting

Shurtleff on Acting

1994 as Self Age: 64
Wyatt Earp

Wyatt Earp

1994 as Nicholas Earp Age: 64
Geronimo: An American Legend

Geronimo: An American Legend

1993 as Brig. Gen. George Crook Age: 63
The Firm

The Firm

1993 as Avery Tolar Age: 63
Earth and the American Dream

Earth and the American Dream

1992 as Reader (voice) Age: 62
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

1992 as Self Age: 62
Unforgiven

Unforgiven

1992 as 'Little' Bill Daggett Age: 62
Company Business

Company Business

1991 as Sam Boyd Age: 61
Class Action

Class Action

1991 as Jedediah Tucker Ward Age: 61
Narrow Margin

Narrow Margin

1990 as Robert Caulfield Age: 60
Postcards from the Edge

Postcards from the Edge

1990 as Lowell Kolchek Age: 60
Loose Cannons

Loose Cannons

1990 as MacArthur Stern Age: 60
The Package

The Package

1989 as Sgt. Johnny Gallagher Age: 59
Mississippi Burning

Mississippi Burning

1988 as Agent Rupert Anderson Age: 58
Full Moon in Blue Water

Full Moon in Blue Water

1988 as Floyd Age: 58
Another Woman

Another Woman

1988 as Larry Age: 58
Bat★21

Bat★21

1988 as Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton Age: 58
Split Decisions

Split Decisions

1988 as Dan McGuinn Age: 58
No Way Out

No Way Out

1987 as Defense Secretary David Brice Age: 57
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

1987 as Lex Luthor Age: 57
Hoosiers

Hoosiers

1986 as Coach Norman Dale Age: 56
Power

Power

1986 as Wilfred Buckley Age: 56
Target

Target

1985 as Walter Lloyd Age: 55
Twice in a Lifetime

Twice in a Lifetime

1985 as Harry MacKenzie Age: 55
Uncommon Valor

Uncommon Valor

1983 as Col. Cal Rhodes Age: 53
Two of a Kind

Two of a Kind

1983 as God (voice) (uncredited) Age: 53
Misunderstood

Misunderstood

1983 as Ned Rawley Age: 53
Eureka

Eureka

1983 as Jack McCann Age: 53
Reds

Reds

1981 as Pete van Wherry Age: 51
All Night Long

All Night Long

1981 as George Dupler Age: 51
Superman II

Superman II

1980 as Lex Luthor Age: 50
Superman

Superman

1978 as Lex Luthor Age: 48
Formula 1 - Speed fever

Formula 1 - Speed fever

1978 as Self Age: 48
March or Die

March or Die

1977 as Major William Sherman Foster Age: 47
A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far

1977 as Maj. Gen. Stanislaw F. Sosabowski Age: 47
Lucky Lady

Lucky Lady

1975 as Kibby Age: 45
French Connection II

French Connection II

1975 as "Popeye" Doyle Age: 45
Young Frankenstein

Young Frankenstein

1974 as Blindman Age: 44
Zandy's Bride

Zandy's Bride

1974 as Zandy Allen Age: 44
The Conversation

The Conversation

1974 as Harry Caul Age: 44
Scarecrow

Scarecrow

1973 as Max Millan Age: 43
On the Road with: Scarecrow

On the Road with: Scarecrow

1973 as Self Age: 42
The Poseidon Adventure

The Poseidon Adventure

1972 as Reverend Scott Age: 42
Prime Cut

Prime Cut

1972 as Mary Ann Age: 42
The French Connection

The French Connection

1971 as Jimmy Doyle Age: 41
Marooned

Marooned

1969 as Buzz Lloyd Age: 39
Downhill Racer

Downhill Racer

1969 as Eugene Claire Age: 39
The Gypsy Moths

The Gypsy Moths

1969 as Joe Browdy Age: 39
Riot

Riot

1969 as Red Fraker Age: 38
The Sky Divers

The Sky Divers

1969 as Self Age: 38
Hawaii

Hawaii

1966 as John Whipple Age: 36
Lilith

Lilith

1964 as Norman Age: 34
Mad Dog Coll

Mad Dog Coll

1961 as Cop (uncredited) Age: 31