Gene Hackman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

154

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

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Runaway Jury

    Runaway Jury

  • Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

    Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

  • Reds

    Reds

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • No Way Out

    No Way Out

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The South Bank Show

    The South Bank Show

  • The Invaders

    The Invaders

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

    Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • American Masters

    American Masters

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

    Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

  • Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'

    Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection

    Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection

  • Superman

    Superman

  • Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

    Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

  • The Making of 'Superman II'

    The Making of 'Superman II'

  • Unforgiven

    Unforgiven

  • The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'

    The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'

  • The Conversation

    The Conversation

  • Antz

    Antz

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima

    The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima

  • The Royal Tenenbaums

    The Royal Tenenbaums

  • The Firm

    The Firm

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • The Replacements

    The Replacements

  • Crimson Tide

    Crimson Tide

  • Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

    Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

  • Superman II

    Superman II

  • Under Suspicion

    Under Suspicion

  • A Bridge Too Far

    A Bridge Too Far

  • Wyatt Earp

    Wyatt Earp

  • Bonnie and Clyde

    Bonnie and Clyde

  • The Chamber

    The Chamber

  • Absolute Power

    Absolute Power

  • Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend

    Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend

  • Young Frankenstein

    Young Frankenstein

  • Cisco Pike

    Cisco Pike

  • Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passage

    Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passage

  • Get Shorty

    Get Shorty

  • The Birdcage

    The Birdcage

  • The Quick and the Dead

    The Quick and the Dead

  • Enemy of the State

    Enemy of the State

  • Bat★21

    Bat★21

  • The French Connection

    The French Connection

  • Target

    Target

  • Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

    Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

  • The Poseidon Adventure

    The Poseidon Adventure

  • The United States Steel Hour

    The United States Steel Hour

  • V.I.P. Schaukel

    V.I.P. Schaukel

  • Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

    Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

  • Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

    Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

  • Night Moves

    Night Moves

  • Company Business

    Company Business

  • Hoosiers

    Hoosiers

  • The Mexican

    The Mexican

  • America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

    America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

  • Under Fire

    Under Fire

  • Mississippi Burning

    Mississippi Burning

  • Class Action

    Class Action

  • Downhill Racer

    Downhill Racer

  • Heist

    Heist

  • Riot

    Riot

  • Heartbreakers

    Heartbreakers

  • Scarecrow

    Scarecrow

  • Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein

    Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein

  • Behind Enemy Lines

    Behind Enemy Lines

  • The Playboy Murders

    The Playboy Murders

  • Marooned

    Marooned

  • Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

    Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

  • The Split

    The Split

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

    Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

  • Geronimo: An American Legend

    Geronimo: An American Legend

  • Prime Cut

    Prime Cut

  • Narrow Margin

    Narrow Margin

  • Hawaii

    Hawaii

  • Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'

    Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'

  • Lilith

    Lilith

  • The Trials of O'Brien

    The Trials of O'Brien

  • A Covenant with Death

    A Covenant with Death

  • Another Woman

    Another Woman

  • All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger

    All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger

  • Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso

    Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso

  • Twilight

    Twilight

  • French Connection II

    French Connection II

  • Banning

    Banning

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • Eureka

    Eureka

  • Loose Cannons

    Loose Cannons

  • Power

    Power

  • Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

    Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

  • Lucky Lady

    Lucky Lady

  • Bite the Bullet

    Bite the Bullet

  • Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

    Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

  • Misunderstood

    Misunderstood

  • CBS Playhouse

    CBS Playhouse

  • Larry King Live

    Larry King Live

  • Film '72

    Film '72

  • The Directors

    The Directors

  • Postcards from the Edge

    Postcards from the Edge

  • First to Fight

    First to Fight

  • The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

    The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

  • March or Die

    March or Die

  • The Hunting Party

    The Hunting Party

  • The Package

    The Package

  • Uncommon Valor

    Uncommon Valor

  • The Hollywood Greats

    The Hollywood Greats

  • Extreme Measures

    Extreme Measures

  • Two of a Kind

    Two of a Kind

  • Twice in a Lifetime

    Twice in a Lifetime

  • Tallahassee 7000

    Tallahassee 7000

  • The Domino Principle

    The Domino Principle

  • Full Moon in Blue Water

    Full Moon in Blue Water

  • Pattern Recognition

    Pattern Recognition

  • Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

    Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

  • The Gypsy Moths

    The Gypsy Moths

  • I Never Sang for My Father

    I Never Sang for My Father

  • I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

    I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

  • Doctors' Wives

    Doctors' Wives

  • Shadow on the Land

    Shadow on the Land

  • East Side/West Side

    East Side/West Side

  • All Night Long

    All Night Long

  • The Last Days of Gene Hackman: ABC News Special

    The Last Days of Gene Hackman: ABC News Special

  • The DuPont Show of the Week

    The DuPont Show of the Week

  • Will Shuster's Zozobra™ de Santa Fe

    Will Shuster's Zozobra™ de Santa Fe

  • The Making of 'Crimson Tide'

    The Making of 'Crimson Tide'

  • Hawk

    Hawk

  • Formula 1 - Speed fever

    Formula 1 - Speed fever

  • Welcome to Mooseport

    Welcome to Mooseport

  • Shurtleff on Acting

    Shurtleff on Acting

  • Earth and the American Dream

    Earth and the American Dream

  • The Sky Divers

    The Sky Divers

  • Mad Dog Coll

    Mad Dog Coll

  • Zandy's Bride

    Zandy's Bride

  • Heroes of Iwo Jima

    Heroes of Iwo Jima

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson

    With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson

  • Split Decisions

    Split Decisions

  • We, the Marines

    We, the Marines

  • Sports on the Silver Screen

    Sports on the Silver Screen

  • Sacheen: Breaking the Silence

    Sacheen: Breaking the Silence

  • On the Road with: Scarecrow

    On the Road with: Scarecrow