Acting
Gene Hackman
Born 1930-01-30
San Bernardino, California, USA
Department: 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).
Known For
Prominent works featuring Gene Hackman
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The Royal Tenenbaums
2001
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Unforgiven
1992
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Antz
1998
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Superman
1978
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Enemy of the State
1998
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Young Frankenstein
1974
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
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Superman II
1980
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The Firm
1993
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The French Connection
1971
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (159 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Breakdown: 1975 | Self (The Conversation/The Poseidon Adventure- archive footage) | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Last Days of Gene Hackman: ABC News Special | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2025 |
 | Remembering Gene Wilder | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2024 |
 | The Playboy Murders | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 2023 |
| Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2021 | |
 | Sacheen: Breaking the Silence | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2019 |
 | Pattern Recognition | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2017 |
 | We, the Marines | Self - Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima | Self - Narrator | Movie | 2016 |
 | Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films | Lex Luthor (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 2014 |
 | Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story | Self | Movie | 2013 |
 | I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale | Self | Movie | 2009 |
 | Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde' | Self | Movie | 2008 |
 | Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives | Self | TV Series | 2007 |
 | America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions | Self - Narrator (voice) | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut | Lex Luthor | Movie | 2006 |
 | Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passage | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2005 |
 | Welcome to Mooseport | Monroe Cole | Movie | 2004 |
 | Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust | Narrator | Movie | 2004 |
 | Runaway Jury | Rankin Fitch | Movie | 2003 |
 | Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs' | Self | Movie | 2002 |
 | Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' | Self | Movie | 2002 |
 | All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger | Self | Movie | 2002 |
 | Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes | Lex Luthor (archive footage) | Movie | 2001 |
 | With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson | Self | Movie | 2001 |
 | Behind Enemy Lines | Admiral Leslie Reigart, Commander Adriatic Battle Group | Movie | 2001 |
 | Heist | Joe Moore | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Royal Tenenbaums | Royal Tenenbaum | Movie | 2001 |
 | Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection | Self | Movie | 2001 |
 | Will Shuster's Zozobra™ de Santa Fe | Himself/Narrator | Movie | 2001 |
 | Heroes of Iwo Jima | Self - Host/Narrator | Movie | 2001 |
 | Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman' | Self | Movie | 2001 |
 | Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend | Self | Movie | 2001 |
 | Heartbreakers | William B. Tensy | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Mexican | Margolese | Movie | 2001 |
 | Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows | Self | Movie | 2000 |
 | Under Suspicion | Henry Hearst | Movie | 2000 |
| Under Suspicion | Executive Producer | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Replacements | Jimmy McGinty | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' | Self | Movie | 2000 |
| Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 1999 | |
 | The Directors | Self | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Enemy of the State | Brill | Movie | 1998 |
 | Antz | General Mandible (voice) | Movie | 1998 |
 | Twilight | Jack Ames | Movie | 1998 |
 | Sports on the Silver Screen | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1997 |
 | Absolute Power | President Richmond | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Chamber | Sam Cayhall | Movie | 1996 |
 | Extreme Measures | Dr. Lawrence Myrick | Movie | 1996 |
 | The Birdcage | Senator Kevin Keeley | Movie | 1996 |
 | Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein | Blind Man (archive footage) | Movie | 1996 |
 | Get Shorty | Harry Zimm | Movie | 1995 |
 | Crimson Tide | Captain Franklin "Frank" Ramsey | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Quick and the Dead | Herod | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Making of 'Crimson Tide' | Self | Movie | 1995 |
 | Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso | Self | Movie | 1994 |
 | Inside the Actors Studio | Self | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Shurtleff on Acting | Self | Movie | 1994 |
 | Wyatt Earp | Nicholas Earp | Movie | 1994 |
 | Geronimo: An American Legend | Brig. Gen. George Crook | Movie | 1993 |
 | The Firm | Avery Tolar | Movie | 1993 |
 | Earth and the American Dream | Reader (voice) | Movie | 1992 |
 | Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' | Self | Movie | 1992 |
 | Unforgiven | 'Little' Bill Daggett | Movie | 1992 |
 | Company Business | Sam Boyd | Movie | 1991 |
 | Class Action | Jedediah Tucker Ward | Movie | 1991 |
 | Narrow Margin | Robert Caulfield | Movie | 1990 |
 | Postcards from the Edge | Lowell Kolchek | Movie | 1990 |
 | Miami Blues | Thanks | Movie | 1990 |
 | Loose Cannons | MacArthur Stern | Movie | 1990 |
 | The Package | Sgt. Johnny Gallagher | Movie | 1989 |
 | Mississippi Burning | Agent Rupert Anderson | Movie | 1988 |
 | Full Moon in Blue Water | Floyd | Movie | 1988 |
 | Another Woman | Larry | Movie | 1988 |
 | Bat★21 | Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton | Movie | 1988 |
 | Split Decisions | Dan McGuinn | Movie | 1988 |
 | No Way Out | Defense Secretary David Brice | Movie | 1987 |
 | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | Lex Luthor | Movie | 1987 |
 | Hoosiers | Norman Dale | Movie | 1986 |
 | American Masters | Self | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Power | Wilfred Buckley | Movie | 1986 |
 | Target | Walter Lloyd | Movie | 1985 |
 | Twice in a Lifetime | Harry MacKenzie | Movie | 1985 |
 | Larry King Live | Self | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Uncommon Valor | Col. Cal Rhodes | Movie | 1983 |
 | Two of a Kind | God (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1983 |
 | Misunderstood | Ned Rawley | Movie | 1983 |
 | Under Fire | Alex Grazier | Movie | 1983 |
 | The Making of 'Superman II' | Self | Movie | 1983 |
 | Eureka | Jack McCann | Movie | 1983 |
 | The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' | Self | Movie | 1982 |
 | Reds | Pete van Wherry | Movie | 1981 |
 | Entertainment Tonight | Self | TV Series | 1981 |
 | All Night Long | George Dupler | Movie | 1981 |
 | Superman II | Lex Luthor | Movie | 1980 |
 | Superman | Lex Luthor | Movie | 1978 |
 | Formula 1 - Speed fever | Self | Movie | 1978 |
 | The South Bank Show | Self | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Ciné regards | Self | TV Series | 1978 |
 | March or Die | Major William Sherman Foster | Movie | 1977 |
 | The Hollywood Greats | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1977 |
 | A Bridge Too Far | Maj. Gen. Stanislaw F. Sosabowski | Movie | 1977 |
 | The Domino Principle | Tucker | Movie | 1977 |
 | Lucky Lady | Kibby | Movie | 1975 |
 | Bite the Bullet | Sam Clayton | Movie | 1975 |
 | Night Moves | Harry Moseby | Movie | 1975 |
 | French Connection II | "Popeye" Doyle | Movie | 1975 |
 | Young Frankenstein | Blindman | Movie | 1974 |
 | Dinah! | Self | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Zandy's Bride | Zandy Allen | Movie | 1974 |
 | The Conversation | Harry Caul | Movie | 1974 |
 | Scarecrow | Max Millan | Movie | 1973 |
 | The American Film Institute Salute to ... | Self | TV Series | 1973 |
 | On the Road with: Scarecrow | Self | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Poseidon Adventure | Reverend Scott | Movie | 1972 |
 | Prime Cut | Mary Ann | Movie | 1972 |
 | Cisco Pike | Officer Leo Holland | Movie | 1972 |
| Film '72 | Self | TV Series | 1971 | |
 | The French Connection | Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Hunting Party | Brandt Ruger | Movie | 1971 |
| V.I.P. Schaukel | Self | TV Series | 1971 | |
 | Doctors' Wives | Dave Randolph | Movie | 1971 |
 | I Never Sang for My Father | Gene Garrison | Movie | 1970 |
 | Marooned | Buzz Lloyd | Movie | 1969 |
 | Downhill Racer | Eugene Claire | Movie | 1969 |
 | The Gypsy Moths | Joe Browdy | Movie | 1969 |
 | Riot | Red Fraker | Movie | 1969 |
 | The Sky Divers | Self | Movie | 1969 |
 | Shadow on the Land | Rev. Thomas Davis | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Split | Lt. Walter Brill | Movie | 1968 |
 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self | TV Series | 1968 |
 | Banning | Tommy Del Gaddo | Movie | 1967 |
 | Bonnie and Clyde | Buck Barrow | Movie | 1967 |
 | A Covenant with Death | Harmsworth | Movie | 1967 |
 | First to Fight | Sergeant Tweed | Movie | 1967 |
 | The Invaders | Tom Jessup | TV Series | 1967 |
| CBS Playhouse | Ned | TV Series | 1966 | |
 | Hawaii | John Whipple | Movie | 1966 |
 | Hawk | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1966 |
 | The F.B.I. | Herb Kenyon | TV Series | 1965 |
 | The Trials of O'Brien | Roger Nathan | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Lilith | Norman | Movie | 1964 |
 | East Side/West Side | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1963 |
 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV Series | 1961 |
 | The DuPont Show of the Week | Douglas McCann | TV Series | 1961 |
 | The Defenders | Stanley McGuirk | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Mad Dog Coll | Cop (uncredited) | Movie | 1961 |
 | Tallahassee 7000 | Joe Lawson | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Route 66 | Motorist | TV Series | 1960 |
 | Naked City | Mr. Jasper | TV Series | 1958 |
 | The United States Steel Hour | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1953 |
 | The Oscars | Self | TV Series | 1953 |
 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | TV Series | 1944 |
| Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 1944 |
| Golden Globe Awards | Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient | TV Series | 1944 |
| Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee / Presenter | TV Series | 1944 |
 | Close-Up on The Conversation | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |