Gene Hackman
Acting
Born January 30, 1930 · San Bernardino, California, USA
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 i…
Known For · 40 titles
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
Golden Globe Awards
The Merv Griffin Show
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
The South Bank Show
Ciné regards
American Masters
Naked City
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
The F.B.I.
The Defenders
The Invaders
Route 66
Film '72
The Oscars
Dinah!
The United States Steel Hour
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
Superman
Entertainment Tonight
Unforgiven
Enemy of the State
The Directors
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The Firm
The Royal Tenenbaums
Superman II
V.I.P. Schaukel
Antz
The Quick and the Dead
The Domino Principle
CBS Playhouse
The Poseidon Adventure
Crimson Tide
Bonnie and Clyde
Young Frankenstein
The French Connection
A Bridge Too Far
The Replacements