Gene Hackman
Born
January 30, 1930 (age 95)
Died
February 17, 2025
Birthplace
San Bernardino, California, USA

Gene Hackman

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).

Movies

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014 ★ 7.2
Lex Luthor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006 ★ 7.4
Lex Luthor
Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passage
Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passage
2005
Narrator (voice)
Welcome to Mooseport
Welcome to Mooseport
2004 ★ 5.1
Monroe Cole
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
2004 ★ 6.5
Narrator
Runaway Jury
Runaway Jury
2003 ★ 6.9
Rankin Fitch
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
2001 ★ 6.9
Lex Luthor (archive footage)
Behind Enemy Lines
Behind Enemy Lines
2001 ★ 6.4
Admiral Leslie Reigart, Commander Adriatic Battle Group
Heist
Heist
2001 ★ 6.3
Joe Moore
The Royal Tenenbaums
The Royal Tenenbaums
2001 ★ 7.5
Royal Tenenbaum
Heartbreakers
Heartbreakers
2001 ★ 6.1
William B. Tensy
The Mexican
The Mexican
2001 ★ 5.9
Arnold Margolese
Under Suspicion
Under Suspicion
2000 ★ 6.1
Henry Hearst
The Replacements
The Replacements
2000 ★ 6.7
Jimmy McGinty
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
1999 ★ 7.6
Narrator (voice)
Enemy of the State
Enemy of the State
1998 ★ 7.1
Brill
Antz
Antz
1998 ★ 6.2
General Mandible (voice)
Twilight
Twilight
1998 ★ 6.1
Jack Ames
Absolute Power
Absolute Power
1997 ★ 6.7
President Richmond
The Chamber
The Chamber
1996 ★ 6.0
Sam Cayhall
Extreme Measures
Extreme Measures
1996 ★ 6.0
Dr. Lawrence Myrick
The Birdcage
The Birdcage
1996 ★ 7.0
Senator Kevin Keeley
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
1996 ★ 8.5
Blind Man (archive footage)
Get Shorty
Get Shorty
1995 ★ 6.5
Harry Zimm
Crimson Tide
Crimson Tide
1995 ★ 7.2
Captain Franklin "Frank" Ramsey
The Quick and the Dead
The Quick and the Dead
1995 ★ 6.5
John Herod
Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Earp
1994 ★ 6.8
Nicholas Earp
Geronimo: An American Legend
Geronimo: An American Legend
1993 ★ 6.3
Brig. Gen. George Crook
The Firm
The Firm
1993 ★ 6.7
Avery Tolar
Earth and the American Dream
Earth and the American Dream
1992 ★ 6.7
Reader (voice)
Unforgiven
Unforgiven
1992 ★ 7.9
'Little' Bill Daggett
Company Business
Company Business
1991 ★ 5.2
Sam Boyd
Class Action
Class Action
1991 ★ 6.3
Jedediah Tucker Ward
Narrow Margin
Narrow Margin
1990 ★ 6.4
Robert Caulfield
Postcards from the Edge
Postcards from the Edge
1990 ★ 6.6
Lowell Kolchek
Loose Cannons
Loose Cannons
1990 ★ 5.0
MacArthur Stern
The Package
The Package
1989 ★ 6.1
Sgt. Johnny Gallagher
Mississippi Burning
Mississippi Burning
1988 ★ 7.7
Agent Rupert Anderson
Full Moon in Blue Water
Full Moon in Blue Water
1988 ★ 6.0
Floyd
Another Woman
Another Woman
1988 ★ 6.8
Larry
Bat★21
Bat★21
1988 ★ 6.3
Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton
Split Decisions
Split Decisions
1988 ★ 5.0
Dan McGuinn
No Way Out
No Way Out
1987 ★ 6.9
Defense Secretary David Brice
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987 ★ 4.6
Lex Luthor
Hoosiers
Hoosiers
1986 ★ 7.0
Coach Norman Dale
Power
Power
1986 ★ 5.9
Wilfred Buckley
Target
Target
1985 ★ 5.9
Walter Lloyd
Twice in a Lifetime
Twice in a Lifetime
1985 ★ 5.6
Harry MacKenzie
Uncommon Valor
Uncommon Valor
1983 ★ 6.2
Col. Cal Rhodes
Two of a Kind
Two of a Kind
1983 ★ 5.9
God (voice) (uncredited)
Misunderstood
Misunderstood
1983 ★ 6.7
Ned Rawley
Under Fire
Under Fire
1983 ★ 6.7
Alex Grazier
Eureka
Eureka
1983 ★ 5.3
Jack McCann
Reds
Reds
1981 ★ 6.9
Pete van Wherry
All Night Long
All Night Long
1981 ★ 5.1
George Dupler
Superman II
Superman II
1980 ★ 6.7
Lex Luthor
Superman
Superman
1978 ★ 7.2
Lex Luthor
March or Die
March or Die
1977 ★ 5.8
Major William Sherman Foster
A Bridge Too Far
A Bridge Too Far
1977 ★ 7.2
Maj. Gen. Stanislaw F. Sosabowski
The Domino Principle
The Domino Principle
1977 ★ 5.9
Tucker
Lucky Lady
Lucky Lady
1975 ★ 5.3
Kibby
Bite the Bullet
Bite the Bullet
1975 ★ 6.4
Sam Clayton
Night Moves
Night Moves
1975 ★ 6.7
Harry Moseby
French Connection II
French Connection II
1975 ★ 6.8
"Popeye" Doyle
Young Frankenstein
Young Frankenstein
1974 ★ 7.9
Blindman
Zandy's Bride
Zandy's Bride
1974 ★ 6.2
Zandy Allen
The Conversation
The Conversation
1974 ★ 7.5
Harry Caul
Scarecrow
Scarecrow
1973 ★ 7.0
Max Millan
The Poseidon Adventure
The Poseidon Adventure
1972 ★ 7.1
Reverend Scott
Prime Cut
Prime Cut
1972 ★ 6.4
Mary Ann
Cisco Pike
Cisco Pike
1971 ★ 5.6
Officer Leo Holland
The French Connection
The French Connection
1971 ★ 7.5
Jimmy Doyle
The Hunting Party
The Hunting Party
1971 ★ 6.1
Brandt Ruger
Doctors' Wives
Doctors' Wives
1971 ★ 4.8
Dave Randolph
I Never Sang for My Father
I Never Sang for My Father
1970 ★ 6.5
Gene Garrison
Marooned
Marooned
1969 ★ 5.9
Buzz Lloyd
Downhill Racer
Downhill Racer
1969 ★ 5.8
Eugene Claire
The Gypsy Moths
The Gypsy Moths
1969 ★ 6.0
Joe Browdy
Riot
Riot
1969 ★ 5.2
Red Fraker
Shadow on the Land
Shadow on the Land
1968 ★ 8.0
Rev. Thomas Davis
The Split
The Split
1968 ★ 6.7
Lt. Walter Brill
Banning
Banning
1967 ★ 5.6
Tommy Del Gaddo
Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde
1967 ★ 7.5
Buck Barrow
A Covenant with Death
A Covenant with Death
1967 ★ 4.7
Harmsworth
First to Fight
First to Fight
1967 ★ 7.9
Sergeant Tweed
Hawaii
Hawaii
1966 ★ 6.3
John Whipple
Lilith
Lilith
1964 ★ 6.4
Norman
Mad Dog Coll
Mad Dog Coll
1961 ★ 5.3
Cop (uncredited)

TV Series