Gene Hackman
Date of birth: 1930-01-30
Place of birth: San Bernardino, California, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Eugene Allen Hackman, Eugene Alder, Eugene Allen "Gene" Hackman
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).
Movie Credits
Unforgiven
1992-08-07
William Munny is a retired, once-ruthless killer turned gentle widower and hog farmer. To help suppo
Absolute Power
1997-02-14
A master thief coincidentally is robbing a house where a murder—in which the President of the United
Bonnie and Clyde
1967-08-13
In the 1930s, bored European-American waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with a European-American
The French Connection
1971-10-09
Tough narcotics detective 'Popeye' Doyle is in hot pursuit of a suave French drug dealer who may be
The Poseidon Adventure
1972-12-01
When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.
The Conversation
1974-04-07
A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the coupl
Mississippi Burning
1988-12-08
Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the co
Young Frankenstein
1974-12-15
A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein.
Under Suspicion
2000-08-24
A lawyer is asked to come to the police station to clear up a few loose ends in his witness report o
No Way Out
1987-08-14
Navy Lt. Tom Farrell meets a young woman, Susan Atwell , and they share a passionate fling. Farrell
Superman
1978-12-14
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Cla
The Replacements
2000-08-11
Maverick old-guard coach Jimmy McGinty is hired in the wake of a players' strike to help the Washing
French Connection II
1975-05-18
"Popeye" Doyle travels to Marseilles to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler that eluded him in Ne
Heartbreakers
2001-03-23
Max and Page are a brilliant mother/daughter con team who have their grift down to a fine science. M
The Birdcage
1996-03-08
A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen partner agree to put up a false heterosexual front so that th
Heist
2001-11-09
Joe Moore has a job he loves. He's a thief. His job goes sour when he gets caught on security camera
A Bridge Too Far
1977-06-15
The story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to
Hoosiers
1986-11-14
Failed college coach Norman Dale gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to coach a high school
Extreme Measures
1996-09-27
Guy Luthan, a British doctor working at a hospital in New York, starts making unwelcome enquiries wh
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987-07-24
With global superpowers engaged in an increasingly hostile arms race, Superman leads a crusade to ri
The Mexican
2001-03-01
Jerry Welbach, a reluctant bagman, has been given two ultimatums: The first is from his mob boss to
Runaway Jury
2003-01-16
After a workplace shooting in New Orleans, a trial against the gun manufacturer pits lawyer Wendell
Postcards from the Edge
1990-09-14
A substance-addicted actress tries to look on the bright side even as she's forced to move back in w
Another Woman
1988-10-13
Marion is a woman who has learned to shield herself from her emotions. She rents an apartment to wor
Scarecrow
1973-04-11
Two drifters bum around, visit earthy women and discuss opening a car wash in Pittsburgh.
Behind Enemy Lines
2001-11-30
While flying a routine reconnaissance mission over Bosnia, fighter pilot Lt. Chris Burnett photograp
Target
1985-11-08
A Texan with a secret past searches Europe with his son after the KGB kidnaps his wife.
Narrow Margin
1990-09-21
An L.A. District Attorney attempts to take an unwilling murder witness back to the United States to
The Chamber
1996-10-11
Idealistic young attorney Adam Hall takes on the death row clemency case of his racist grandfather,
Get Shorty
1995-10-20
Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent to L.A. to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Holly
The Package
1989-08-25
Experienced Green Beret sergeant Johnny Gallagher is escorting a prisoner, Airborne Ranger Thomas Bo
The Split
1968-11-04
A group of thieves attempt a daring robbery of a football stadium.
Superman II
1980-12-12
Three Kryptonian criminals led by General Zod team up with Lex Luthor to conquer Earth, forcing a de
Loose Cannons
1990-02-09
Mac, the two-fisted, savvy cop finds that he's being saddled with a new partner, a known burnout, to
The Domino Principle
1977-03-23
Roy Tucker, a Vietnam war veteran with excellent shooting skills, is serving a long prison sentence
Night Moves
1975-06-11
Private detective and former football player Harry Moseby gets hired on to what seems a standard mis
The Quick and the Dead
1995-02-09
A mysterious woman comes to compete in a quick-draw elimination tournament, in a town taken over by
Company Business
1991-09-06
An aging agent is called back by "the Company" to run a hostage trade of a Soviet spy for an America
Wyatt Earp
1994-06-24
From Wichita to Dodge City, to the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Wyatt Earp is taught that nothing matte
Crimson Tide
1995-05-12
After the Cold War, a breakaway Russian republic with nuclear warheads becomes a possible worldwide
March or Die
1977-09-08
Just after World War I, Major Foster is incorporating new recruits into his French Foreign Legion pl
Antz
1998-10-02
A neurotic worker ant in love with a rebellious princess rises to unlikely stardom when he switches
The Royal Tenenbaums
2001-10-05
Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children
Twilight
1998-03-06
A retired detective accepts a simple task, unaware that it will tear open old, forgotten, but deadly
Downhill Racer
1969-11-06
An ambitious young skier, determined to break all existing records, is contemptuous of the teamwork
Bite the Bullet
1975-09-26
At the beginning of the 20th century, a newspaper organizes an endurance horse race : 700 miles to r
Enemy of the State
1998-11-20
When the videotape of the murder of a congressman unknowingly ends up in the hands of labor lawyer a
Uncommon Valor
1983-12-16
A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner b
Under Fire
1983-10-21
Three U.S. journalists get too close to one another and their work in 1979 Nicaragua.
Prime Cut
1972-06-01
A group of ruthless Chicago mob enforcers are sent to Kansas City to settle things with the owner of
Marooned
1969-12-11
After spending several months in an orbiting lab, three astronauts prepare to return to Earth only t
Geronimo: An American Legend
1993-12-10
The Apache Indians have reluctantly agreed to settle on a US Government approved reservation. Not al
Full Moon in Blue Water
1988-11-23
Floyd, the owner of a bar on the Texas coast, has been depressed for a year after his wife disappear
Hawaii
1966-10-10
Abner Hale, a rigid and humorless New England missionary, marries the beautiful Jerusha Bromley and
Lilith
1964-10-01
Vincent Bruce, a war veteran, begins working as an occupational therapist at Poplar Lodge, a private
Bat★21
1988-07-21
Lt. Col. Iceal "Ham" Hambleton is a weapons countermeasures expert and when his aircraft is shot ove
The Firm
1993-06-30
Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approa
Class Action
1991-03-15
A liberal activist lawyer alienated his daughter Maggie years ago when she discovered his many affai
Eureka
1983-05-01
After striking it rich on a large gold strike, a prospector retires to the quiet life on a Caribbean
The Hunting Party
1971-07-16
A ruthless rancher, and his gang, use extremely long range rifles to kill the men who kidnapped his
The Gypsy Moths
1969-08-29
Three skydivers and their travelling thrill show barnstorm through a small midwestern town one Fourt
Welcome to Mooseport
2004-02-24
A US president who has retired after two terms in office returns to his hometown of Mooseport, Maine
Power
1986-01-31
Pete St. John is a powerful and successful political consultant, with clients spread around the coun
Reds
1981-12-25
An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed, who shared his
Misunderstood
1983-12-10
A workaholic father becomes sole parent to his two young sons, and finds it hard to relate to them,
Cisco Pike
1971-11-02
A down on his luck former drug dealer is forced by a corrupt LAPD policeman to sell 100 kilos of con
I Never Sang for My Father
1970-10-18
Hackman plays a New York professor who wants a change in his life, and plans to get married to his g
Split Decisions
1988-06-11
When a boxer is killed because he wouldn't take a dive, his brother tries to find a way to avenge hi
Riot
1969-01-15
A riot in a state prison is staged to cover up an escape attempt, during which many inmates and guar
With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson
2001-12-17
TV documentary about American film director Wes Anderson.
Lucky Lady
1975-12-25
When an American booze smuggler gets murdered in Prohibition-era Mexico, his widow, a nightclub sing
Zandy's Bride
1974-05-19
Zandy Allan purchases a mail-order bride, Hannah Lund. He treats her as a possession, without respec
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
2004-01-01
Daniel Anker’s 90-minute documentary takes on over 60 years of a very complex subject: Hollywood’s c
Twice in a Lifetime
1985-10-23
A middle-aged steelworker is content with his job and his family, but feels that something is missin
All Night Long
1981-03-06
Executive George Dupler loses his temper and is demoted to the night manager at a 24 hour drugstore.
Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'
2008-03-25
The making-of documentary of Bonnie and Clyde.
Shurtleff on Acting
1994-07-14
A feature length documentary on legendary acting guru, casting agent and author, Michael Shurtleff.
Doctors' Wives
1971-02-03
The wives of several high-powered doctors feel neglected due to their husbands' focus on their caree
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
2001-12-23
The historical saga of American superheroes. Born in the period between the Great Depression and the
A Covenant with Death
1967-02-15
An innocent man is found guilty of murder and sentenced to death, but as he's about to be hanged he
Sports on the Silver Screen
1997-03-16
HBO (in association with the American Film Institute) presents this 1997 anthology, narrated by Liev
Heroes of Iwo Jima
2001-06-17
This heartrending documentary tells the story behind the most famous war photograph ever taken.
Sacheen: Breaking the Silence
2019-04-05
Revisiting the achievements of Sacheen Littlefeather, the first woman of color to utilize the Academ
Pattern Recognition
2017-12-01
To celebrate the BFI's Thriller season, filmmaker Daniel Cockburn explores the power of sound to ter
The Sky Divers
1969-01-01
A behind-the-scenes, promotional short about the making of the feature film The Gypsy Moths (1969),
First to Fight
1967-01-25
Jack is the sole survivor of a Japanese attack on his squad at Guadalcanal. Because of his heroism a
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection
2001-09-25
The exciting story of the making of William Friedkin's The French Connection (1971), hosted by forme
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
2000-09-27
Hollywood careers are full of make-or-break moments. For Clint Eastwood, one such moment came when s
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
2013-04-27
With a focus on Clint Eastwood's career as a director, this documentary features movie clips, behind
Banning
1967-12-13
A playboy golf pro, kicked off the circuit for alleged cheating, is forced to hustle for a living.
Shadow on the Land
1968-12-04
Patriotic freedom fighters struggle against a fascist dictatorship in a near-future USA.
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
2009-01-16
John Cazale was in only five films – The Godfather, The Conversation, The Godfather: Part II, Dog Da
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
1999-01-23
Paying homage to two of Hollywood's central icons, the film creates an unparalleled portrait of two
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
2001-05-01
Marc McClure presents a documentary on the making of 'Superman' (1978).
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1982-01-24
Ernie Anderson narrates this look at the making of Richard Donner's blockbuster 1978 film. Behind-th
The Making of 'Superman II'
1983-07-17
Documentary about the making of the sequel to Superman.
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
2001-05-01
Documentary on the making of the 1978 film 'Superman.'
Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'
2002-10-28
Documentary about the adaptation of the 1988 novel by Thomas Harris into the 1991 film directed by J
Mad Dog Coll
1961-05-12
Killer Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll moves in on gangster Dutch Schultz in 1920s New York.
We, the Marines
2017-07-21
We, the Marines takes viewers on an action-packed adventure into the unparalleled experience of beco
Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passage
2005-10-09
In Peruvian Amazonia, for the first time in many years, a Shipibo–Konibo community prepare to perfor
Formula 1 - Speed fever
1978-09-15
Interspersed with interviews that the actress Sydne Rome gives to some of the most famous "Formula 1
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006-11-02
Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three K
Earth and the American Dream
1992-10-01
A beautiful and disturbing film recounts America’s story from the environment’s point of view. From
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
2002-09-24
Behind the scenes of Unforgiven (1992)
All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger
2002-09-24
10th Anniversary documentary looking back at Unforgiven (1992)
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
1996-01-01
Via reminiscences from writer/actor Gene Wilder and others, this documentary recalls the making of t
Two of a Kind
1983-12-13
God has had enough of the bad behavior and attitude of humankind, and has decided to start it all ov
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso
1994-12-11
A look at the life and career of actor/director Clint Eastwood, including scenes from his past film
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
2000-01-15
A documentary on the production of The French Connection (1971).
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021-01-02
Who has ever compared Reservoir Dogs? What are “Open Road” and “New World Disorder”? Why is Harvey K
Will Shuster's Zozobra™ de Santa Fe
2001-08-01
This hour-long program, presented by the Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe and Santa Fe Downtown Kiwanis Foun
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
1992-09-17
Behind the scenes of the 1992 film Unforgiven.
On the Road with: Scarecrow
1973-01-01
Short featurette on the making of Scarecrow (1973).
The Making of 'Crimson Tide'
1995-01-01
This documentary provides viewers with a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this high-tension t
The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima
2016-07-01
In February 1945, Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal captured the image of five U.S. Marine
The Last Days of Gene Hackman: ABC News Special
2025-03-18
A look at the mysterious, final weeks of Gene Hackman's life and their aftermath. How did the Hollyw
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014-10-06
A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film compa