Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman

🎂 30th January 1930 (96 yrs) 📍 San Bernardino, California, USA

Known For

The Royal Tenenbaums

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

Movies Featuring Gene Hackman

Breakdown: 1975

Breakdown: 1975 (2025)

as (archive footage)
The Last Days of Gene Hackman: ABC News Special

The Last Days of Gene Hackman: ABC News Special (2025)

as Self (Archival Footage)
No Image

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend (2021)

as Self (archive footage)
Sacheen: Breaking the Silence

Sacheen: Breaking the Silence (2019)

as Self (archive footage)
Pattern Recognition

Pattern Recognition (2017)

as Self (archive footage)
We, the Marines

We, the Marines (2017)

as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima

The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima (2016)

as Self - Narrator
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)

as Lex Luthor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story (2013)

as Self
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale (2009)

as Self
Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'

Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde' (2008)

as Self
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)

as Lex Luthor
Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passage

Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passage (2005)

as Narrator (voice)
Welcome to Mooseport

Welcome to Mooseport (2004)

as Monroe Cole
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004)

as Narrator
Runaway Jury

Runaway Jury (2003)

as Rankin Fitch
Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'

Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs' (2002)

as Self
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' (2002)

as Self
All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger

All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger (2002)

as Self
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes (2001)

as Lex Luthor (archive footage)
With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson

With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson (2001)

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

Making THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS (with Wes Anderson & Robert Yeoman) (2001)

as Self
Behind Enemy Lines

Behind Enemy Lines (2001)

as Admiral Leslie Reigart, Commander Adriatic Battle Group
Heist

Heist (2001)

as Joe Moore
The Royal Tenenbaums

The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

as Royal Tenenbaum
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection

Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection (2001)

as Self
Will Shuster's Zozobra™ de Santa Fe

Will Shuster's Zozobra™ de Santa Fe (2001)

as Himself/Narrator
Heroes of Iwo Jima

Heroes of Iwo Jima (2001)

as Self - Host/Narrator
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'

Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman' (2001)

as Self
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend

Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend (2001)

as Self
Heartbreakers

Heartbreakers (2001)

as William B. Tensy
The Mexican

The Mexican (2001)

as Arnold Margolese
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000)

as Self
Under Suspicion

Under Suspicion (2000)

as Henry Hearst
The Replacements

The Replacements (2000)

as Jimmy McGinty
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'

The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' (2000)

as Self
No Image

Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood (1999)

as Narrator (voice)
Enemy of the State

Enemy of the State (1998)

as Brill
Antz

Antz (1998)

as General Mandible (voice)
Twilight

Twilight (1998)

as Jack Ames
Sports on the Silver Screen

Sports on the Silver Screen (1997)

as Self (archive footage)
Absolute Power

Absolute Power (1997)

as President Richmond
The Chamber

The Chamber (1996)

as Sam Cayhall
Extreme Measures

Extreme Measures (1996)

as Dr. Lawrence Myrick
The Birdcage

The Birdcage (1996)

as Senator Kevin Keeley
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein

Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein (1996)

as Blind Man (archive footage)
Get Shorty

Get Shorty (1995)

as Harry Zimm
Crimson Tide

Crimson Tide (1995)

as Captain Franklin "Frank" Ramsey
The Quick and the Dead

The Quick and the Dead (1995)

as John Herod
The Making of 'Crimson Tide'

The Making of 'Crimson Tide' (1995)

as Self
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso

Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso (1994)

as Self
Shurtleff on Acting

Shurtleff on Acting (1994)

as Self
Wyatt Earp

Wyatt Earp (1994)

as Nicholas Earp
Geronimo: An American Legend

Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)

as Brig. Gen. George Crook
The Firm

The Firm (1993)

as Avery Tolar
Earth and the American Dream

Earth and the American Dream (1992)

as Reader (voice)
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' (1992)

as Self
Unforgiven

Unforgiven (1992)

as 'Little' Bill Daggett
Company Business

Company Business (1991)

as Sam Boyd
Class Action

Class Action (1991)

as Jedediah Tucker Ward
Narrow Margin

Narrow Margin (1990)

as Robert Caulfield
Postcards from the Edge

Postcards from the Edge (1990)

as Lowell Kolchek
Loose Cannons

Loose Cannons (1990)

as MacArthur Stern
The Package

The Package (1989)

as Sgt. Johnny Gallagher
Mississippi Burning

Mississippi Burning (1988)

as Agent Rupert Anderson
Full Moon in Blue Water

Full Moon in Blue Water (1988)

as Floyd
Another Woman

Another Woman (1988)

as Larry
Bat★21

Bat★21 (1988)

as Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton
Split Decisions

Split Decisions (1988)

as Dan McGuinn
No Way Out

No Way Out (1987)

as Defense Secretary David Brice
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)

as Lex Luthor
Hoosiers

Hoosiers (1986)

as Coach Norman Dale
Power

Power (1986)

as Wilfred Buckley
Target

Target (1985)

as Walter Lloyd
Twice in a Lifetime

Twice in a Lifetime (1985)

as Harry MacKenzie
Uncommon Valor

Uncommon Valor (1983)

as Col. Cal Rhodes
Two of a Kind

Two of a Kind (1983)

as God (voice) (uncredited)
Misunderstood

Misunderstood (1983)

as Ned Rawley
Under Fire

Under Fire (1983)

as Alex Grazier
The Making of 'Superman II'

The Making of 'Superman II' (1983)

as Self
Eureka

Eureka (1983)

as Jack McCann
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' (1982)

as Self
Reds

Reds (1981)

as Pete van Wherry
All Night Long

All Night Long (1981)

as George Dupler
Superman II

Superman II (1980)

as Lex Luthor
Superman

Superman (1978)

as Lex Luthor
Formula 1 - Speed fever

Formula 1 - Speed fever (1978)

as Self
March or Die

March or Die (1977)

as Major William Sherman Foster
A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far (1977)

as Maj. Gen. Stanislaw F. Sosabowski
The Domino Principle

The Domino Principle (1977)

as Tucker
Lucky Lady

Lucky Lady (1975)

as Kibby
Bite the Bullet

Bite the Bullet (1975)

as Sam Clayton
Night Moves

Night Moves (1975)

as Harry Moseby
French Connection II

French Connection II (1975)

as "Popeye" Doyle
Young Frankenstein

Young Frankenstein (1974)

as Blindman
Zandy's Bride

Zandy's Bride (1974)

as Zandy Allen
The Conversation

The Conversation (1974)

as Harry Caul
Scarecrow

Scarecrow (1973)

as Max Millan
On the Road with: Scarecrow

On the Road with: Scarecrow (1973)

as Self
The Poseidon Adventure

The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

as Reverend Scott
Prime Cut

Prime Cut (1972)

as Mary Ann
Cisco Pike

Cisco Pike (1971)

as Officer Leo Holland
The French Connection

The French Connection (1971)

as Jimmy Doyle
The Hunting Party

The Hunting Party (1971)

as Brandt Ruger
Doctors' Wives

Doctors' Wives (1971)

as Dave Randolph
I Never Sang for My Father

I Never Sang for My Father (1970)

as Gene Garrison
Marooned

Marooned (1969)

as Buzz Lloyd
Downhill Racer

Downhill Racer (1969)

as Eugene Claire
The Gypsy Moths

The Gypsy Moths (1969)

as Joe Browdy
Riot

Riot (1969)

as Red Fraker
The Sky Divers

The Sky Divers (1969)

as Self
Shadow on the Land

Shadow on the Land (1968)

as Rev. Thomas Davis
The Split

The Split (1968)

as Lt. Walter Brill
Banning

Banning (1967)

as Tommy Del Gaddo
Bonnie and Clyde

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

as Buck Barrow
A Covenant with Death

A Covenant with Death (1967)

as Harmsworth
First to Fight

First to Fight (1967)

as Sergeant Tweed
Hawaii

Hawaii (1966)

as John Whipple
Lilith

Lilith (1964)

as Norman
Mad Dog Coll

Mad Dog Coll (1961)

as Cop (uncredited)