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Gene Hackman

Acting

Born January 30, 1930 · San Bernardino, California, USA

Died February 17, 2025

Also known as Eugene Allen Hackman · Eugene Alder · Eugene Allen "Gene" Hackman

Biography

Eugene Allen Hackman was an American actor. Considered one of the greatest actors of his generation and a paragon of the New Hollywood movement, Hackman's mainstream acting career spanned over four decades. He received several accolades, including two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, one Silver Bear and four Golden Globe Awards.

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Awards & recognition

  • Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award · 2002
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy · 2001
  • Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1993
  • BAFTA Award — Best Actor in a Supporting Role · 1993
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture · 1992
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  • Silver Bear — Best Actor · 1989
  • BAFTA Award — Best Actor in a Leading Role · 1973
  • Academy Award — Best Actor · 1972
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama · 1971
  • Clarence Derwent Awards
  • Good Conduct Medal
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1993 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Actor · 1989 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Actor · 1972 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1971 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1968 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

2006as Self - Narrator (voice)

Unforgiven

1992as 'Little' Bill Daggett

Young Frankenstein

1974as Blindman

Mississippi Burning

1988as Agent Rupert Anderson

The Playboy Murders

2023as Self (archive footage)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962as Self

The Royal Tenenbaums

2001as Royal Tenenbaum

The Conversation

1974as Harry Caul

The French Connection

1971as Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle

Bonnie and Clyde

1967as Buck Barrow

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

2006as Lex Luthor

Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso

1994as Self

Remembering Gene Wilder

2023as Self (archive footage)

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

2014as Lex Luthor (archive footage) (uncredited)

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

2000as Self

Crimson Tide

1995as Captain Franklin "Frank" Ramsey

Superman

1978as Lex Luthor

A Bridge Too Far

1977as Maj. Gen. Stanislaw F. Sosabowski

The Poseidon Adventure

1972as Reverend Scott

Enemy of the State

1998as Brill

The Birdcage

1996as Senator Kevin Keeley

Runaway Jury

2003as Rankin Fitch

American Masters

1986as Self

Hoosiers

1986as Norman Dale

Scarecrow

1973as Max Millan

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

2009as Self

Reds

1981as Pete van Wherry

Breakdown: 1975

2025as (archive footage)

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

2007as Self

Wyatt Earp

1994as Nicholas Earp

Another Woman

1988as Larry

No Way Out

1987as Defense Secretary David Brice

Superman II

1980as Lex Luthor

French Connection II

1975as "Popeye" Doyle

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1967as Self

The Replacements

2000as Jimmy McGinty

Absolute Power

1997as President Richmond

The Firm

1993as Avery Tolar

Under Fire

1983as Alex Grazier

Night Moves

1975as Harry Moseby

I Never Sang for My Father

1970as Gene Garrison

The Split

1968as Lt. Walter Brill

Route 66

1960as Motorist

Postcards from the Edge

1990as Lowell Kolchek

The Quick and the Dead

1995as Herod

Get Shorty

1995as Harry Zimm

Bite the Bullet

1975as Sam Clayton

Behind Enemy Lines

2001as Admiral Leslie Reigart, Commander Adriatic Battle Group

Narrow Margin

1990as Robert Caulfield

Lilith

1964as Norman