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