Gene Hackman
Gene Hackman
Born 30/01/1930 in 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).

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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Filmography (Movies)

Breakdown: 1975

Breakdown: 1975

Character:(archive footage)

Release Date:18/12/2025

The Last Days of Gene Hackman: ABC News Special

The Last Days of Gene Hackman: ABC News Special

Character:Self (Archival Footage)

Release Date:18/03/2025

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

Character:Self (archive footage)

Release Date:02/01/2021

Sacheen: Breaking the Silence

Sacheen: Breaking the Silence

Character:Self (archive footage)

Release Date:05/04/2019

Pattern Recognition

Pattern Recognition

Character:Self (archive footage)

Release Date:01/12/2017

We, the Marines

We, the Marines

Character:Self - Narrator (voice)

Release Date:21/07/2017

The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima

The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima

Character:Self - Narrator

Release Date:01/07/2016

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Character:Lex Luthor (archive footage) (uncredited)

Release Date:06/10/2014

Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

Character:Self

Release Date:27/04/2013

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

Character:Self

Release Date:16/01/2009

Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'

Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'

Character:Self

Release Date:25/03/2008

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

Character:Lex Luthor

Release Date:02/11/2006

Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passage

Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passage

Character:Narrator (voice)

Release Date:09/10/2005

Welcome to Mooseport

Welcome to Mooseport

Character:Monroe Cole

Release Date:24/02/2004

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

Character:Narrator

Release Date:01/01/2004

Runaway Jury

Runaway Jury

Character:Rankin Fitch

Release Date:16/01/2003

Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'

Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'

Character:Self

Release Date:28/10/2002

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

Character:Self

Release Date:24/09/2002

All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger

All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger

Character:Self

Release Date:24/09/2002

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

Character:Lex Luthor (archive footage)

Release Date:23/12/2001

With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson

With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson

Character:Self

Release Date:17/12/2001

Making THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS (with Wes Anderson & Robert Yeoman)

Making THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS (with Wes Anderson & Robert Yeoman)

Character:Self

Release Date:17/12/2001

Behind Enemy Lines

Behind Enemy Lines

Character:Admiral Leslie Reigart, Commander Adriatic Battle Group

Release Date:30/11/2001

Heist

Heist

Character:Joe Moore

Release Date:09/11/2001

The Royal Tenenbaums

The Royal Tenenbaums

Character:Royal Tenenbaum

Release Date:05/10/2001

Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection

Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection

Character:Self

Release Date:25/09/2001

Will Shuster's Zozobra™ de Santa Fe

Will Shuster's Zozobra™ de Santa Fe

Character:Himself/Narrator

Release Date:01/08/2001

Heroes of Iwo Jima

Heroes of Iwo Jima

Character:Self - Host/Narrator

Release Date:17/06/2001

Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'

Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'

Character:Self

Release Date:01/05/2001

Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend

Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend

Character:Self

Release Date:01/05/2001

Heartbreakers

Heartbreakers

Character:William B. Tensy

Release Date:23/03/2001

The Mexican

The Mexican

Character:Arnold Margolese

Release Date:01/03/2001

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

Character:Self

Release Date:27/09/2000

Under Suspicion

Under Suspicion

Character:Henry Hearst

Release Date:24/08/2000

The Replacements

The Replacements

Character:Jimmy McGinty

Release Date:11/08/2000

The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'

The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'

Character:Self

Release Date:15/01/2000

Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

Character:Narrator (voice)

Release Date:23/01/1999

Enemy of the State

Enemy of the State

Character:Brill

Release Date:20/11/1998

Antz

Antz

Character:General Mandible (voice)

Release Date:02/10/1998

Twilight

Twilight

Character:Jack Ames

Release Date:06/03/1998

Sports on the Silver Screen

Sports on the Silver Screen

Character:Self (archive footage)

Release Date:16/03/1997

Absolute Power

Absolute Power

Character:President Richmond

Release Date:14/02/1997

The Chamber

The Chamber

Character:Sam Cayhall

Release Date:11/10/1996

Extreme Measures

Extreme Measures

Character:Dr. Lawrence Myrick

Release Date:27/09/1996

The Birdcage

The Birdcage

Character:Senator Kevin Keeley

Release Date:08/03/1996

Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein

Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein

Character:Blind Man (archive footage)

Release Date:01/01/1996

Get Shorty

Get Shorty

Character:Harry Zimm

Release Date:20/10/1995

Crimson Tide

Crimson Tide

Character:Captain Franklin "Frank" Ramsey

Release Date:12/05/1995

The Quick and the Dead

The Quick and the Dead

Character:John Herod

Release Date:09/02/1995

The Making of 'Crimson Tide'

The Making of 'Crimson Tide'

Character:Self

Release Date:01/01/1995

Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso

Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso

Character:Self

Release Date:11/12/1994

Shurtleff on Acting

Shurtleff on Acting

Character:Self

Release Date:14/07/1994

Wyatt Earp

Wyatt Earp

Character:Nicholas Earp

Release Date:24/06/1994

Geronimo: An American Legend

Geronimo: An American Legend

Character:Brig. Gen. George Crook

Release Date:10/12/1993

The Firm

The Firm

Character:Avery Tolar

Release Date:30/06/1993

Earth and the American Dream

Earth and the American Dream

Character:Reader (voice)

Release Date:01/10/1992

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

Character:Self

Release Date:17/09/1992

Unforgiven

Unforgiven

Character:'Little' Bill Daggett

Release Date:07/08/1992

Company Business

Company Business

Character:Sam Boyd

Release Date:06/09/1991

Class Action

Class Action

Character:Jedediah Tucker Ward

Release Date:15/03/1991

Narrow Margin

Narrow Margin

Character:Robert Caulfield

Release Date:21/09/1990

Postcards from the Edge

Postcards from the Edge

Character:Lowell Kolchek

Release Date:14/09/1990

Loose Cannons

Loose Cannons

Character:MacArthur Stern

Release Date:09/02/1990

The Package

The Package

Character:Sgt. Johnny Gallagher

Release Date:25/08/1989

Mississippi Burning

Mississippi Burning

Character:Agent Rupert Anderson

Release Date:08/12/1988

Full Moon in Blue Water

Full Moon in Blue Water

Character:Floyd

Release Date:23/11/1988

Another Woman

Another Woman

Character:Larry

Release Date:13/10/1988

Bat★21

Bat★21

Character:Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton

Release Date:21/07/1988

Split Decisions

Split Decisions

Character:Dan McGuinn

Release Date:11/06/1988

No Way Out

No Way Out

Character:Defense Secretary David Brice

Release Date:14/08/1987

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Character:Lex Luthor

Release Date:24/07/1987

Hoosiers

Hoosiers

Character:Coach Norman Dale

Release Date:14/11/1986

Power

Power

Character:Wilfred Buckley

Release Date:31/01/1986

Target

Target

Character:Walter Lloyd

Release Date:08/11/1985

Twice in a Lifetime

Twice in a Lifetime

Character:Harry MacKenzie

Release Date:23/10/1985

Uncommon Valor

Uncommon Valor

Character:Col. Cal Rhodes

Release Date:16/12/1983

Two of a Kind

Two of a Kind

Character:God (voice) (uncredited)

Release Date:13/12/1983

Misunderstood

Misunderstood

Character:Ned Rawley

Release Date:10/12/1983

Under Fire

Under Fire

Character:Alex Grazier

Release Date:21/10/1983

The Making of 'Superman II'

The Making of 'Superman II'

Character:Self

Release Date:17/07/1983

Eureka

Eureka

Character:Jack McCann

Release Date:01/05/1983

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

Character:Self

Release Date:24/01/1982

Reds

Reds

Character:Pete van Wherry

Release Date:25/12/1981

All Night Long

All Night Long

Character:George Dupler

Release Date:06/03/1981

Superman II

Superman II

Character:Lex Luthor

Release Date:12/12/1980

Superman

Superman

Character:Lex Luthor

Release Date:14/12/1978

Formula 1 - Speed fever

Formula 1 - Speed fever

Character:Self

Release Date:15/09/1978

March or Die

March or Die

Character:Major William Sherman Foster

Release Date:08/09/1977

A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far

Character:Maj. Gen. Stanislaw F. Sosabowski

Release Date:15/06/1977

The Domino Principle

The Domino Principle

Character:Tucker

Release Date:23/03/1977

Lucky Lady

Lucky Lady

Character:Kibby

Release Date:25/12/1975

Bite the Bullet

Bite the Bullet

Character:Sam Clayton

Release Date:26/09/1975

Night Moves

Night Moves

Character:Harry Moseby

Release Date:11/06/1975

French Connection II

French Connection II

Character:"Popeye" Doyle

Release Date:18/05/1975

Young Frankenstein

Young Frankenstein

Character:Blindman

Release Date:15/12/1974

Zandy's Bride

Zandy's Bride

Character:Zandy Allen

Release Date:19/05/1974

The Conversation

The Conversation

Character:Harry Caul

Release Date:07/04/1974

Scarecrow

Scarecrow

Character:Max Millan

Release Date:11/04/1973

On the Road with: Scarecrow

On the Road with: Scarecrow

Character:Himself

Release Date:01/01/1973

The Poseidon Adventure

The Poseidon Adventure

Character:Reverend Scott

Release Date:01/12/1972

Prime Cut

Prime Cut

Character:Mary Ann

Release Date:01/06/1972

Cisco Pike

Cisco Pike

Character:Officer Leo Holland

Release Date:02/11/1971

The French Connection

The French Connection

Character:Jimmy Doyle

Release Date:09/10/1971

The Hunting Party

The Hunting Party

Character:Brandt Ruger

Release Date:16/07/1971

Doctors' Wives

Doctors' Wives

Character:Dave Randolph

Release Date:03/02/1971

I Never Sang for My Father

I Never Sang for My Father

Character:Gene Garrison

Release Date:18/10/1970

Marooned

Marooned

Character:Buzz Lloyd

Release Date:11/12/1969

Downhill Racer

Downhill Racer

Character:Eugene Claire

Release Date:06/11/1969

The Gypsy Moths

The Gypsy Moths

Character:Joe Browdy

Release Date:29/08/1969

Riot

Riot

Character:Red Fraker

Release Date:15/01/1969

The Sky Divers

The Sky Divers

Character:Self

Release Date:01/01/1969

Shadow on the Land

Shadow on the Land

Character:Rev. Thomas Davis

Release Date:04/12/1968

The Split

The Split

Character:Lt. Walter Brill

Release Date:04/11/1968

Banning

Banning

Character:Tommy Del Gaddo

Release Date:13/12/1967

Bonnie and Clyde

Bonnie and Clyde

Character:Buck Barrow

Release Date:13/08/1967

A Covenant with Death

A Covenant with Death

Character:Harmsworth

Release Date:15/02/1967

First to Fight

First to Fight

Character:Sergeant Tweed

Release Date:25/01/1967

Hawaii

Hawaii

Character:John Whipple

Release Date:10/10/1966

Lilith

Lilith

Character:Norman

Release Date:01/10/1964

Mad Dog Coll

Mad Dog Coll

Character:Cop (uncredited)

Release Date:12/05/1961

Television Appearances

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