Gene Hackman
ActingBorn Jan 30, 1930Died Feb 17, 2025
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
Sports on the Silver Screen
movie1997
The Making of 'Crimson Tide'
movie1995
Tallahassee 7000
tv1961
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
movie1996
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
movie2000
Hawk
tv1966
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
tv2006
Unforgiven
movie1992
First to Fight
movie1967
Young Frankenstein
movie1974
East Side/West Side
tv1963
Mississippi Burning
movie1988
Filmography
2025Breakdown: 1975as (archive footage)movie2025The Last Days of Gene Hackman: ABC News Specialas Self (Archival Footage)movie2023The Playboy Murdersas Self (archive footage)tv2021Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legendas Self (archive footage)movie2019Sacheen: Breaking the Silenceas Self (archive footage)movie2017Pattern Recognitionas Self (archive footage)movie2017We, the Marinesas Self - Narrator (voice)movie2016The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jimaas Self - Narratormovie2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Filmsas Lex Luthor (archive footage) (uncredited)movie2013Eastwood Directs: The Untold Storyas Selfmovie2009I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazaleas Selfmovie2008Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'as Selfmovie2007Diners, Drive-Ins and Divesas Selftv2006America's Game: The Super Bowl Championsas Self - Narrator (voice)tv2006Superman II: The Richard Donner Cutas Lex Luthormovie2005Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passageas Narrator (voice)movie2004Welcome to Mooseportas Monroe Colemovie2004Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaustas Narratormovie2003Runaway Juryas Rankin Fitchmovie2002Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'as Selfmovie2002Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'as Selfmovie2002All on Accounta Pullin' a Triggeras Selfmovie2001Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroesas Lex Luthor (archive footage)movie2001With the Filmmaker: Wes Andersonas Selfmovie2001Making THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS (with Wes Anderson & Robert Yeoman)as Selfmovie2001Behind Enemy Linesas Admiral Leslie Reigart, Commander Adriatic Battle Groupmovie2001Heistas Joe Mooremovie2001The Royal Tenenbaumsas Royal Tenenbaummovie2001Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connectionas Selfmovie2001Will Shuster's Zozobra™ de Santa Feas Himself/Narratormovie2001Heroes of Iwo Jimaas Self - Host/Narratormovie2001Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'as Selfmovie2001Making 'Superman': Filming the Legendas Selfmovie2001Heartbreakersas William B. Tensymovie2001The Mexicanas Arnold Margolesemovie2000Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadowsas Selfmovie2000Under Suspicionas Executive Producermovie2000The Replacementsas Jimmy McGintymovie2000The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'as Selfmovie1999Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywoodas Narrator (voice)movie1999The Directorsas Selftv1998Enemy of the Stateas Brillmovie1998Antzas General Mandible (voice)movie1998Twilightas Jack Amesmovie1997Sports on the Silver Screenas Self (archive footage)movie1997Absolute Poweras President Richmondmovie1996The Chamberas Sam Cayhallmovie1996Extreme Measuresas Dr. Lawrence Myrickmovie1996The Birdcageas Senator Kevin Keeleymovie1996Making Frankensense of Young Frankensteinas Blind Man (archive footage)movie1995Get Shortyas Harry Zimmmovie1995Crimson Tideas Captain Franklin "Frank" Ramseymovie1995The Quick and the Deadas Herodmovie1995The Making of 'Crimson Tide'as Selfmovie1994Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpasoas Selfmovie1994Inside the Actors Studioas Selftv1994Shurtleff on Actingas Selfmovie1994Wyatt Earpas Nicholas Earpmovie1993Geronimo: An American Legendas Brig. Gen. George Crookmovie1993The Firmas Avery Tolarmovie1992Earth and the American Dreamas Reader (voice)movie1992Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'as Selfmovie1992Unforgivenas 'Little' Bill Daggettmovie1991Company Businessas Sam Boydmovie1991Class Actionas Jedediah Tucker Wardmovie1990Narrow Marginas Robert Caulfieldmovie1990Postcards from the Edgeas Lowell Kolchekmovie1990Miami Bluesas Thanksmovie1990Loose Cannonsas MacArthur Sternmovie1989The Packageas Sgt. Johnny Gallaghermovie1988Mississippi Burningas Agent Rupert Andersonmovie1988Full Moon in Blue Wateras Floydmovie1988Another Womanas Larrymovie1988Bat*21as Lt. Col. Iceal Hambletonmovie1988Split Decisionsas Dan McGuinnmovie1987No Way Outas Defense Secretary David Bricemovie1987Superman IV: The Quest for Peaceas Lex Luthormovie1986Hoosiersas Coach Norman Dalemovie1986American Mastersas Selftv1986Poweras Wilfred Buckleymovie