Gene Hackman
Known For
Acting
Born
1930-01-30 in San Bernardino, California, USA
Died
2025-02-17
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).
Most Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee / Presenter
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
The Oscars
as Self
The Invaders
as Tom Jessup
Route 66
as Motorist
The F.B.I.
as Herb Kenyon
Naked City
as Mr. Jasper
American Masters
as Self
The Defenders
as Stanley McGuirk
The South Bank Show
as Self
Superman
as Lex Luthor
Dinah!
as Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
Unforgiven
as 'Little' Bill Daggett