Gene Hackman
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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- Born:
- Jan 30, 1930 In San Bernardino, California, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 162
- First Appeared:
- In the series Golden Globe Awards 1944-01-20
- Latest Project:
- Movie Breakdown: 1975 2025-12-18
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Last Days of Gene Hackman: ABC News Special | Self (Archival Footage) | 2025-03-18 |
| Movie | Breakdown: 1975 | (archive footage) | 2025-12-18 |
| Movie | Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story | Self (archive footage) | 2024-09-21 |
| Series | The Playboy Murders | Self (archive footage) | 2023-01-23 |
| Movie | Becoming Al Pacino | Self (archive footage) | 2022-02-06 |
| Movie | Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend | Self (archive footage) | 2021-01-02 |
| Movie | Sacheen: Breaking the Silence | Self (archive footage) | 2019-04-05 |
| Movie | We, the Marines | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2017-07-21 |
| Movie | Pattern Recognition | Self (archive footage) | 2017-12-01 |
| Movie | The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima | Self - Narrator | 2016-07-01 |
| Movie | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
| Movie | Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films | Lex Luthor (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2014-10-06 |
| Movie | Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story | Self | 2013-04-27 |
| Movie | I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale | Self | 2009-01-16 |
| Movie | Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde' | Self | 2008-03-25 |
| Series | Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives | Self | 2007-04-23 |
| Movie | Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman | Self (archive footage) | 2006-06-12 |
| Series | America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2006-11-17 |
| Movie | Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut | Lex Luthor | 2006-11-02 |
| Movie | Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passage | Narrator (voice) | 2005-10-09 |
| Movie | Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust | Narrator | 2004-01-01 |
| Movie | Welcome to Mooseport | Monroe Cole | 2004-02-24 |
| Movie | Runaway Jury | Rankin Fitch | 2003-01-16 |
| Movie | All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger | Self | 2002-09-24 |
| Movie | Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' | Self | 2002-09-24 |
| Movie | Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs' | Self | 2002-10-28 |
| Movie | Heroes of Iwo Jima | Self - Host/Narrator | 2001-06-17 |
| Movie | Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman' | Self | 2001-05-01 |
| Movie | The Mexican | Arnold Margolese | 2001-03-01 |
| Movie | Will Shuster's Zozobra™ de Santa Fe | Himself/Narrator | 2001-08-01 |
| Movie | Heartbreakers | William B. Tensy | 2001-03-23 |
| Movie | Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend | Self | 2001-05-01 |
| Movie | The Royal Tenenbaums | Royal Tenenbaum | 2001-10-05 |
| Movie | With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson | Self | 2001-12-17 |
| Movie | Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes | Lex Luthor (archive footage) | 2001-12-23 |
| Movie | Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection | Self | 2001-09-25 |
| Movie | Making THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS (with Wes Anderson & Robert Yeoman) | Self | 2001-12-17 |
| Movie | Behind Enemy Lines | Admiral Leslie Reigart, Commander Adriatic Battle Group | 2001-11-30 |
| Movie | Heist | Joe Moore | 2001-11-09 |
| Movie | The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' | Self | 2000-01-15 |
| Movie | The Replacements | Jimmy McGinty | 2000-08-11 |
| Movie | Under Suspicion | Henry Hearst | 2000-08-24 |
| Movie | Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows | Self | 2000-09-27 |
| Series | The Directors | Self | 1999-01-01 |
| Movie | Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood | Narrator (voice) | 1999-01-23 |
| Movie | Twilight | Jack Ames | 1998-03-06 |
| Movie | Enemy of the State | Brill | 1998-11-20 |
| Movie | Antz | General Mandible (voice) | 1998-10-02 |
| Movie | Sports on the Silver Screen | Self (archive footage) | 1997-03-16 |
| Movie | Absolute Power | President Richmond | 1997-02-14 |
| Movie | Eastwood on Eastwood | Himself (archive footage) | 1997-11-01 |
| Movie | The Birdcage | Senator Kevin Keeley | 1996-03-08 |
| Movie | Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein | Blind Man (archive footage) | 1996-01-01 |
| Movie | Extreme Measures | Dr. Lawrence Myrick | 1996-09-27 |
| Movie | The Chamber | Sam Cayhall | 1996-10-11 |
| Movie | The Quick and the Dead | John Herod | 1995-02-09 |
| Movie | The Making of 'Crimson Tide' | Self | 1995-01-01 |
| Movie | Crimson Tide | Captain Franklin "Frank" Ramsey | 1995-05-12 |
| Movie | Get Shorty | Harry Zimm | 1995-10-20 |
| Movie | Wyatt Earp | Nicholas Earp | 1994-06-24 |
| Movie | Shurtleff on Acting | Self | 1994-07-14 |
| Movie | Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso | Self | 1994-12-11 |
| Series | Inside the Actors Studio | Self | 1994-08-14 |
| Movie | The Firm | Avery Tolar | 1993-06-30 |
| Movie | Geronimo | 1993-12-05 | |
| Movie | Geronimo: An American Legend | Brig. Gen. George Crook | 1993-12-10 |
| Movie | Unforgiven | 'Little' Bill Daggett | 1992-08-07 |
| Movie | Earth and the American Dream | Reader (voice) | 1992-10-01 |
| Movie | Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' | Self | 1992-09-17 |
| Movie | Class Action | Jedediah Tucker Ward | 1991-03-15 |
| Movie | Company Business | Sam Boyd | 1991-09-06 |
| Movie | Postcards from the Edge | Lowell Kolchek | 1990-09-14 |
| Movie | Loose Cannons | MacArthur Stern | 1990-02-09 |
| Movie | Narrow Margin | Robert Caulfield | 1990-09-21 |
| Movie | The Package | Sgt. Johnny Gallagher | 1989-08-25 |
| Movie | Split Decisions | Dan McGuinn | 1988-06-11 |
| Movie | Bat★21 | Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton | 1988-07-21 |
| Movie | Mississippi Burning | Agent Rupert Anderson | 1988-12-08 |
| Movie | Another Woman | Larry | 1988-10-13 |
| Movie | Full Moon in Blue Water | Floyd | 1988-11-23 |
| Movie | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | Lex Luthor | 1987-07-24 |
| Movie | No Way Out | Defense Secretary David Brice | 1987-08-14 |
| Movie | Hoosiers | Coach Norman Dale | 1986-11-14 |
| Movie | Power | Wilfred Buckley | 1986-01-31 |
| Series | American Masters | Self | 1986-06-23 |
| Movie | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985-03-10 |
| Series | Larry King Live | Self | 1985-06-03 |
| Movie | Twice in a Lifetime | Harry MacKenzie | 1985-10-23 |
| Movie | Target | Walter Lloyd | 1985-11-08 |
| Movie | The Making of 'Superman II' | Self | 1983-07-17 |
| Movie | Eureka | Jack McCann | 1983-05-01 |
| Movie | Under Fire | Alex Grazier | 1983-10-21 |
| Movie | Misunderstood | Ned Rawley | 1983-12-10 |
| Movie | Uncommon Valor | Col. Cal Rhodes | 1983-12-16 |
| Movie | Two of a Kind | God (voice) (uncredited) | 1983-12-13 |
| Movie | The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' | Self | 1982-01-24 |
| Movie | All Night Long | George Dupler | 1981-03-06 |
| Movie | Reds | Pete van Wherry | 1981-12-25 |
| Series | Entertainment Tonight | Self | 1981-09-15 |
| Movie | Superman II | Lex Luthor | 1980-12-12 |
| Movie | Formula 1 - Speed fever | Self | 1978-09-15 |
| Series | The South Bank Show | Self | 1978-01-14 |
| Movie | Superman | Lex Luthor | 1978-12-14 |
| Movie | The Domino Principle | Tucker | 1977-03-23 |
| Movie | A Bridge Too Far | Maj. Gen. Stanislaw F. Sosabowski | 1977-06-15 |
| Movie | March or Die | Major William Sherman Foster | 1977-09-08 |
| Series | The Hollywood Greats | Unknown | 1977-08-04 |
| Movie | French Connection II | "Popeye" Doyle | 1975-05-18 |
| Movie | Night Moves | Harry Moseby | 1975-06-11 |
| Movie | Lucky Lady | Kibby | 1975-12-25 |
| Movie | Bite the Bullet | Sam Clayton | 1975-09-26 |
| Movie | The Conversation | Harry Caul | 1974-04-07 |
| Movie | Zandy's Bride | Zandy Allen | 1974-05-19 |
| Series | Dinah! | Self | 1974-10-21 |
| Movie | Young Frankenstein | Blindman | 1974-12-15 |
| Movie | On the Road with: Scarecrow | Himself | 1973-01-01 |
| Series | The American Film Institute Salute to ... | Self | 1973-04-02 |
| Movie | Scarecrow | Max Millan | 1973-04-11 |
| Movie | Prime Cut | Mary Ann | 1972-06-01 |
| Movie | The Poseidon Adventure | Reverend Scott | 1972-12-01 |
| Series | V.I.P. Schaukel | Self | 1971-05-09 |
| Movie | The Hunting Party | Brandt Ruger | 1971-07-16 |
| Movie | Doctors' Wives | Dave Randolph | 1971-02-03 |
| Movie | Cisco Pike | Officer Leo Holland | 1971-11-02 |
| Series | Film '72 | Self | 1971-11-16 |
| Movie | The French Connection | Jimmy Doyle | 1971-10-09 |
| Movie | I Never Sang for My Father | Gene Garrison | 1970-10-18 |
| Movie | The Sky Divers | Self | 1969-01-01 |
| Movie | Riot | Red Fraker | 1969-01-15 |
| Movie | How Fast? | Self (Archive Footage) | 1969-01-01 |
| Movie | The Gypsy Moths | Joe Browdy | 1969-08-29 |
| Movie | Marooned | Buzz Lloyd | 1969-12-11 |
| Movie | Downhill Racer | Eugene Claire | 1969-11-06 |
| Movie | The Split | Lt. Walter Brill | 1968-11-04 |
| Series | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self | 1968-01-22 |
| Movie | Shadow on the Land | Rev. Thomas Davis | 1968-12-04 |
| Movie | First to Fight | Sergeant Tweed | 1967-01-25 |
| Series | The Invaders | Tom Jessup | 1967-01-10 |
| Movie | A Covenant with Death | Harmsworth | 1967-02-15 |
| Movie | Bonnie and Clyde | Buck Barrow | 1967-08-13 |
| Movie | Banning | Tommy Del Gaddo | 1967-12-13 |
| Series | Hawk | Unknown | 1966-09-08 |
| Movie | Hawaii | John Whipple | 1966-10-10 |
| Series | CBS Playhouse | Unknown | 1966-12-08 |
| Series | The Trials of O'Brien | Roger Nathan | 1965-09-18 |
| Series | The F.B.I. | Herb Kenyon | 1965-09-19 |
| Movie | Lilith | Norman | 1964-10-01 |
| Series | East Side/West Side | Unknown | 1963-09-23 |
| Series | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | 1962-10-01 |
| Series | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | 1962-10-01 |
| Movie | Mad Dog Coll | Cop (uncredited) | 1961-05-12 |
| Series | Tallahassee 7000 | Joe Lawson | 1961-01-24 |
| Series | The Defenders | Stanley McGuirk | 1961-09-16 |
| Series | The DuPont Show of the Week | Douglas McCann | 1961-09-17 |
| Series | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | 1961-12-11 |
| Series | Insight | Holt | 1960-10-02 |
| Series | Route 66 | Motorist | 1960-10-07 |
| Series | Naked City | Mr. Jasper | 1958-09-30 |
| Series | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 1956-04-01 |
| Series | The Oscars | Self | 1953-03-19 |
| Series | The United States Steel Hour | Unknown | 1953-10-27 |
| Series | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee / Presenter | 1944-01-20 |