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Gene Hackman

Born 1930-01-30

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

Unforgiven 1992 · 8.2 The Royal Tenenbaums 2001 · 7.6 Enemy of the State 1998 · 7.3 Superman 1978 · 7.4 Antz 1998 · 6.5 The Firm 1993 · 6.9 The French Connection 1971 · 7.7 Crimson Tide 1995 · 7.4 The Conversation 1974 · 7.7 Bonnie and Clyde 1967 · 7.7 Mississippi Burning 1988 · 7.8 Superman II 1980 · 6.8 Runaway Jury 2003 · 7.1 Behind Enemy Lines 2001 · 6.4 The Mexican 2001 · 6.1 The Quick and the Dead 1995 · 6.5 The Birdcage 1996 · 7.2 The Replacements 2000 · 6.6 A Bridge Too Far 1977 · 7.4 Absolute Power 1997 · 6.7 Heartbreakers 2001 · 6.2 Wyatt Earp 1994 · 6.7 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace 1987 · 3.8 Hoosiers 1986 · 7.4 No Way Out 1987 · 7.1 The Poseidon Adventure 1972 · 7.1 Heist 2001 · 6.5 Under Suspicion 2000 · 6.4 French Connection II 1975 · 6.7 Extreme Measures 1996 · 6.2 Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut 2006 · 7.6 Night Moves 1975 · 7.1 Postcards from the Edge 1990 · 6.7 Scarecrow 1973 · 7.2 The Chamber 1996 · 6.0 Another Woman 1988 · 7.2 Twilight 1998 · 6.2 Geronimo: An American Legend 1993 · 6.5 Welcome to Mooseport 2004 · 5.3 The Package 1989 · 6.4 Narrow Margin 1990 · 6.6 Bat*21 1988 · 6.5 Class Action 1991 · 6.4 Under Fire 1983 · 7.0 Bite the Bullet 1975 · 6.6 Prime Cut 1972 · 6.7 Marooned 1969 · 5.9 Loose Cannons 1990 · 4.9 Downhill Racer 1969 · 6.3 Target 1985 · 5.9 March or Die 1977 · 6.3 Eureka 1983 · 5.9 Hawaii 1966 · 6.5 Power 1986 · 5.7 The Hunting Party 1971 · 6.2 Company Business 1991 · 5.7 I Never Sang for My Father 1970 · 7.4 Lucky Lady 1975 · 5.2 Split Decisions 1988 · 5.2 Full Moon in Blue Water 1988 · 5.6 We, the Marines 2017 · 5.5 Doctors' Wives 1971 · 4.7 Banning 1967 · 5.7 Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story 2013 · 6.8