Gene Hackman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

152

Gender

Male

Birthday

1930-01-30

Day of death

2025-02-17 (95 years old)

Place of Birth

San Bernardino, California, USA

Gene Hackman

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 Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

    Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • American Masters

    American Masters

  • The Invaders

    The Invaders

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • The South Bank Show

    The South Bank Show

  • Antz

    Antz

  • The United States Steel Hour

    The United States Steel Hour

  • Superman

    Superman

  • No Way Out

    No Way Out

  • Young Frankenstein

    Young Frankenstein

  • Get Shorty

    Get Shorty

  • America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

    America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

  • Wyatt Earp

    Wyatt Earp

  • V.I.P. Schaukel

    V.I.P. Schaukel

  • Behind Enemy Lines

    Behind Enemy Lines

  • Runaway Jury

    Runaway Jury

  • Unforgiven

    Unforgiven

  • A Bridge Too Far

    A Bridge Too Far

  • Heartbreakers

    Heartbreakers

  • Mississippi Burning

    Mississippi Burning

  • Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

    Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • The Firm

    The Firm

  • Enemy of the State

    Enemy of the State

  • The Replacements

    The Replacements

  • Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

    Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

  • CBS Playhouse

    CBS Playhouse

  • The Quick and the Dead

    The Quick and the Dead

  • The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'

    The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'

  • Scarecrow

    Scarecrow

  • Superman II

    Superman II

  • Marooned

    Marooned

  • East Side/West Side

    East Side/West Side

  • The Directors

    The Directors

  • The Conversation

    The Conversation

  • Power

    Power

  • The Mexican

    The Mexican

  • Under Suspicion

    Under Suspicion

  • Under Fire

    Under Fire

  • Narrow Margin

    Narrow Margin

  • Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

    Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

  • The Hunting Party

    The Hunting Party

  • Absolute Power

    Absolute Power

  • Loose Cannons

    Loose Cannons

  • Bonnie and Clyde

    Bonnie and Clyde

  • March or Die

    March or Die

  • Crimson Tide

    Crimson Tide

  • Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

    Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

  • The Chamber

    The Chamber

  • Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

    Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

  • Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

    Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

  • Geronimo: An American Legend

    Geronimo: An American Legend

  • Heist

    Heist

  • The Domino Principle

    The Domino Principle

  • Full Moon in Blue Water

    Full Moon in Blue Water

  • Bite the Bullet

    Bite the Bullet

  • The Gypsy Moths

    The Gypsy Moths

  • The Royal Tenenbaums

    The Royal Tenenbaums

  • The Split

    The Split

  • Postcards from the Edge

    Postcards from the Edge

  • The Playboy Murders

    The Playboy Murders

  • The Birdcage

    The Birdcage

  • Reds

    Reds

  • Shadow on the Land

    Shadow on the Land

  • Extreme Measures

    Extreme Measures

  • Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

    Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

  • Earth and the American Dream

    Earth and the American Dream

  • Night Moves

    Night Moves

  • The Poseidon Adventure

    The Poseidon Adventure

  • Target

    Target

  • First to Fight

    First to Fight

  • I Never Sang for My Father

    I Never Sang for My Father

  • Eureka

    Eureka

  • Bat★21

    Bat★21

  • Larry King Live

    Larry King Live

  • Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

    Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

  • Class Action

    Class Action

  • A Covenant with Death

    A Covenant with Death

  • Hawaii

    Hawaii

  • The Making of 'Superman II'

    The Making of 'Superman II'

  • Twilight

    Twilight

  • The Making of 'Crimson Tide'

    The Making of 'Crimson Tide'

  • The Trials of O'Brien

    The Trials of O'Brien

  • Split Decisions

    Split Decisions

  • Twice in a Lifetime

    Twice in a Lifetime

  • The French Connection

    The French Connection

  • Hoosiers

    Hoosiers

  • The Hollywood Greats

    The Hollywood Greats

  • Company Business

    Company Business

  • Tallahassee 7000

    Tallahassee 7000

  • The Sky Divers

    The Sky Divers

  • Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

    Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

  • Sports on the Silver Screen

    Sports on the Silver Screen

  • Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend

    Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend

  • Lilith

    Lilith

  • The Package

    The Package

  • Another Woman

    Another Woman

  • Hawk

    Hawk

  • Uncommon Valor

    Uncommon Valor

  • Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'

    Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'

  • Cisco Pike

    Cisco Pike

  • Misunderstood

    Misunderstood

  • Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection

    Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection

  • Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso

    Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso

  • Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'

    Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'

  • Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein

    Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein

  • Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

    Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

  • The DuPont Show of the Week

    The DuPont Show of the Week

  • Two of a Kind

    Two of a Kind

  • Welcome to Mooseport

    Welcome to Mooseport

  • Downhill Racer

    Downhill Racer

  • French Connection II

    French Connection II

  • The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

    The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger

    All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger

  • Pattern Recognition

    Pattern Recognition

  • All Night Long

    All Night Long

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

    Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'

  • I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

    I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

  • Prime Cut

    Prime Cut

  • Riot

    Riot

  • Mad Dog Coll

    Mad Dog Coll

  • Formula 1 - Speed fever

    Formula 1 - Speed fever

  • Shurtleff on Acting

    Shurtleff on Acting

  • Doctors' Wives

    Doctors' Wives

  • With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson

    With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson

  • Banning

    Banning

  • Zandy's Bride

    Zandy's Bride

  • Lucky Lady

    Lucky Lady

  • The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima

    The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima

  • Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passage

    Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passage

  • On the Road with: Scarecrow

    On the Road with: Scarecrow

  • We, the Marines

    We, the Marines

  • The Last Days of Gene Hackman: ABC News Special

    The Last Days of Gene Hackman: ABC News Special

  • Sacheen: Breaking the Silence

    Sacheen: Breaking the Silence

  • Heroes of Iwo Jima

    Heroes of Iwo Jima

  • Will Shuster's Zozobra™ de Santa Fe

    Will Shuster's Zozobra™ de Santa Fe