Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman

1930-01-30

THE BIOGRAPHY

Eugene Allen Hackman (January 30, 1930 – c. February 17, 2025) was an American actor. In a career that spanned six decades, he received two Academy Awards, two British Academy Films Awards and four Golden Globes. Hackman's two Academy Award wins were for Best Actor for his role as Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle in William Friedkin's action thriller The French Connection (1971) and for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a

ALSO APPEARS IN MOVIES

Unforgiven

Unforgiven

Absolute Power

Absolute Power

Bonnie and Clyde

Bonnie and Clyde

The French Connection

The French Connection

The Poseidon Adventure

The Poseidon Adventure

The Conversation

The Conversation

Mississippi Burning

Mississippi Burning

Young Frankenstein

Young Frankenstein

Under Suspicion

Under Suspicion

No Way Out

No Way Out

Superman

Superman

The Replacements

The Replacements

French Connection II

French Connection II

Heartbreakers

Heartbreakers

The Birdcage

The Birdcage

Heist

Heist

A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far

Hoosiers

Hoosiers

Extreme Measures

Extreme Measures

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

The Mexican

The Mexican

Runaway Jury

Runaway Jury

Postcards from the Edge

Postcards from the Edge

Another Woman

Another Woman

Scarecrow

Scarecrow

Behind Enemy Lines

Behind Enemy Lines

Target

Target

Narrow Margin

Narrow Margin

The Chamber

The Chamber

Get Shorty

Get Shorty

The Package

The Package

The Split

The Split

Superman II

Superman II

Loose Cannons

Loose Cannons

The Domino Principle

The Domino Principle

Night Moves

Night Moves

The Quick and the Dead

The Quick and the Dead

Company Business

Company Business

Wyatt Earp

Wyatt Earp

Crimson Tide

Crimson Tide

March or Die

March or Die

Antz

Antz

The Royal Tenenbaums

The Royal Tenenbaums

Twilight

Twilight

Downhill Racer

Downhill Racer

Bite the Bullet

Bite the Bullet

Enemy of the State

Enemy of the State

Uncommon Valor

Uncommon Valor

Under Fire

Under Fire

Prime Cut

Prime Cut

Marooned

Marooned

Geronimo: An American Legend

Geronimo: An American Legend

Full Moon in Blue Water

Full Moon in Blue Water

Hawaii

Hawaii

Lilith

Lilith

Bat★21

Bat★21

The Firm

The Firm

Class Action

Class Action

Eureka

Eureka

The Hunting Party

The Hunting Party

The Gypsy Moths

The Gypsy Moths

Welcome to Mooseport

Welcome to Mooseport

Power

Power

Reds

Reds

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Misunderstood

Misunderstood

Cisco Pike

Cisco Pike

I Never Sang for My Father

I Never Sang for My Father

Split Decisions

Split Decisions

Riot

Riot

With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson

With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson

Lucky Lady

Lucky Lady

Zandy's Bride

Zandy's Bride

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

Twice in a Lifetime

Twice in a Lifetime

All Night Long

All Night Long

Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'

Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'

Shurtleff on Acting

Shurtleff on Acting

Doctors' Wives

Doctors' Wives

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

A Covenant with Death

A Covenant with Death

Sports on the Silver Screen

Sports on the Silver Screen

Heroes of Iwo Jima

Heroes of Iwo Jima

Sacheen: Breaking the Silence

Sacheen: Breaking the Silence

Pattern Recognition

Pattern Recognition

The Sky Divers

The Sky Divers

First to Fight

First to Fight

Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection

Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

Banning

Banning

Shadow on the Land

Shadow on the Land

How Fast?

How Fast?

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'

Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

The Making of 'Superman II'

The Making of 'Superman II'

Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend

Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend

Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'

Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'

Mad Dog Coll

Mad Dog Coll

We, The Marines

We, The Marines

Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passage

Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passage

Formula 1 - Speed fever

Formula 1 - Speed fever

And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

Earth and the American Dream

Earth and the American Dream

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger

All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger

Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein

Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein

Two of a Kind

Two of a Kind

Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman

Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman

Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso

Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso

The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'

The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

Will Shuster's Zozobra™ de Santa Fe

Will Shuster's Zozobra™ de Santa Fe

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

On the Road with: Scarecrow

On the Road with: Scarecrow

The Making of 'Crimson Tide'

The Making of 'Crimson Tide'

The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima

The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima