Gene Hackman
Birthdate
January 30, 1930 (95 years old)
Place of Birth
San Bernardino, California, USA
Date of Death
February 17, 2025
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
January 30, 1930 (95 years old)
Place of Birth
San Bernardino, California, USA
Date of Death
February 17, 2025
Known For
Acting
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).
Gene Hackman's LGBTQ+ Titles
The Birdcage
Senator Kevin Keeley
Acting (153)
2025
The Last Days of Gene Hackman: ABC News Special as Self (Archival Footage)
2023
The Playboy Murders as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)
2021
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
2019
Sacheen: Breaking the Silence as Self (archive footage)
2017
Pattern Recognition as Self (archive footage)
2017
We, the Marines as Self - Narrator (voice)
2016
The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima as Self - Narrator
2013
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story as Self
2009
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale as Self
2008
Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde' as Self
2007
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives as Self (1 episode)
2006
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions as Self - Narrator (voice) (4 episodes)
2006
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut as Lex Luthor
2005
Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passage as Narrator (voice)
2004
Welcome to Mooseport as Monroe Cole
2004
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust as Narrator
2003
Runaway Jury as Rankin Fitch
2002
Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs' as Self
2002
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' as Self
2002
All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger as Self
2001
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes as Lex Luthor (archive footage)
2001
With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson as Self
2001
Behind Enemy Lines as Admiral Leslie Reigart, Commander Adriatic Battle Group
2001
Heist as Joe Moore
2001
The Royal Tenenbaums as Royal Tenenbaum
2001
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection as Self
2001
Will Shuster's Zozobra™ de Santa Fe as Himself/Narrator
2001
Heroes of Iwo Jima as Self - Host/Narrator
2001
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman' as Self
2001
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend as Self
2001
Heartbreakers as William B. Tensy
2001
The Mexican as Arnold Margolese
2000
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows as Self
2000
Under Suspicion as Henry Hearst
2000
The Replacements as Jimmy McGinty
2000
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' as Self
1999
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood as Narrator (voice)
1999
The Directors as Self (1 episode)
1998
Enemy of the State as Brill
1998
Antz as General Mandible (voice)
1998
Twilight as Jack Ames
1997
Sports on the Silver Screen as Self (archive footage)
1997
Absolute Power as President Richmond
1996
The Chamber as Sam Cayhall
1996
Extreme Measures as Dr. Lawrence Myrick
1996
The Birdcage as Senator Kevin Keeley
1996
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein as Blind Man (archive footage)
1995
Get Shorty as Harry Zimm
1995
Crimson Tide as Captain Franklin "Frank" Ramsey
1995
The Quick and the Dead as John Herod
1995
The Making of 'Crimson Tide' as Self
1994
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso as Self
1994
Inside the Actors Studio as Self (1 episode)
1994
Shurtleff on Acting as Self
1994
Wyatt Earp as Nicholas Earp
1993
Geronimo: An American Legend as Brig. Gen. George Crook
1993
The Firm as Avery Tolar
1992
Earth and the American Dream as Reader (voice)
1992
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' as Self
1992
Unforgiven as 'Little' Bill Daggett
1991
Company Business as Sam Boyd
1991
Class Action as Jedediah Tucker Ward
1990
Narrow Margin as Robert Caulfield
1990
Postcards from the Edge as Lowell Kolchek
1990
Loose Cannons as MacArthur Stern
1989
The Package as Sgt. Johnny Gallagher
1988
Mississippi Burning as Agent Rupert Anderson
1988
Full Moon in Blue Water as Floyd
1988
Another Woman as Larry
1988
Bat★21 as Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton
1988
Split Decisions as Dan McGuinn
1987
No Way Out as Defense Secretary David Brice
1987
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace as Lex Luthor
1986
Hoosiers as Coach Norman Dale
1986
American Masters as Self (1 episode)
1986
Power as Wilfred Buckley
1985
Target as Walter Lloyd
1985
Twice in a Lifetime as Harry MacKenzie
1985
Larry King Live as Self (1 episode)
1983
Uncommon Valor as Col. Cal Rhodes
1983
Two of a Kind as God (voice) (uncredited)
1983
Misunderstood as Ned Rawley
1983
Under Fire as Alex Grazier
1983
The Making of 'Superman II' as Self
1983
Eureka as Jack McCann
1982
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' as Self
1981
Reds as Pete van Wherry
1981
Entertainment Tonight as Self (1 episode)
1981
All Night Long as George Dupler
1980
Superman II as Lex Luthor
1978
Superman as Lex Luthor
1978
Formula 1 - Speed fever as Self
1978
The South Bank Show as Self (1 episode)
1977
March or Die as Major William Sherman Foster
1977
The Hollywood Greats (1 episode)
1977
A Bridge Too Far as Maj. Gen. Stanislaw F. Sosabowski
1977
The Domino Principle as Tucker
1975
Lucky Lady as Kibby
1975
Bite the Bullet as Sam Clayton
1975
Night Moves as Harry Moseby
1975
French Connection II as "Popeye" Doyle
1974
Young Frankenstein as Blindman
1974
Dinah! as Self (1 episode)
1974
Zandy's Bride as Zandy Allen
1974
The Conversation as Harry Caul
1973
Scarecrow as Max Millan
1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self (1 episode)
1973
On the Road with: Scarecrow as Himself
1972
The Poseidon Adventure as Reverend Scott
1972
Prime Cut as Mary Ann
1971
Film '72 as Self (2 episodes)
1971
Cisco Pike as Officer Leo Holland
1971
The French Connection as Jimmy Doyle
1971
The Hunting Party as Brandt Ruger
1971
V.I.P. Schaukel as Self (1 episode)
1971
Doctors' Wives as Dave Randolph
1970
I Never Sang for My Father as Gene Garrison
1969
Marooned as Buzz Lloyd
1969
Downhill Racer as Eugene Claire
1969
The Gypsy Moths as Joe Browdy
1969
Riot as Red Fraker
1969
The Sky Divers as Self
1968
Shadow on the Land as Rev. Thomas Davis
1968
The Split as Lt. Walter Brill
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self (2 episodes)
1967
Banning as Tommy Del Gaddo
1967
Bonnie and Clyde as Buck Barrow
1967
A Covenant with Death as Harmsworth
1967
First to Fight as Sergeant Tweed
1967
The Invaders as Tom Jessup (1 episode)
1966
CBS Playhouse (1 episode)
1966
Hawaii as John Whipple
1966
Hawk (1 episode)
1965
The F.B.I. as Herb Kenyon (1 episode)
1965
The Trials of O'Brien as Roger Nathan (1 episode)
1964
Lilith as Norman
1963
East Side/West Side (1 episode)
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self (6 episodes)
1962
The Merv Griffin Show as Self (5 episodes)
1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self (7 episodes)
1961
The DuPont Show of the Week as Douglas McCann (1 episode)
1961
The Defenders as Stanley McGuirk (2 episodes)
1961
Mad Dog Coll as Cop (uncredited)
1961
Tallahassee 7000 as Joe Lawson (1 episode)
1960
Route 66 as Motorist (1 episode)
1958
Naked City as Mr. Jasper (1 episode)
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Presenter (1 episode)
1953
The United States Steel Hour (5 episodes)
1953
The Oscars as Self (5 episodes)
1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient (1 episode)
1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee (1 episode)
1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee / Presenter (1 episode)
1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter (2 episodes)
Production (1)
2000
Under Suspicion
• Executive Producer
Crew (1)
1990
Miami Blues
• Thanks