Personal Info
Birthday
January 30, 1930
Place of Birth
San Bernardino, California, USA
Known For
Acting
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).
Acting Filmography (148)
6.8
Breakdown: 1975
Movie2025
No Backdrop
6.5
The Last Days of Gene Hackman: ABC News Special
Movie2025
7.2
Remembering Gene Wilder
Movie2024
7.6
The Playboy Murders
TV Series2023
No Backdrop
0.0
Sacheen: Breaking the Silence
Movie2019
0.0
Pattern Recognition
Movie2017
5.4
We, the Marines
Movie2017
No Backdrop
0.0
The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima
Movie2016
7.2
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Movie2014
6.1
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
Movie2013
6.9
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
Movie2009
4.6
Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'
Movie2008
6.8
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
TV Series2007
8.0
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
TV Series2006
7.4
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Movie2006
No Backdrop
0.0
Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passage
Movie2005
5.1
Welcome to Mooseport
Movie2004
6.6
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Movie2004
6.9
Runaway Jury
Movie2003
No Backdrop
6.5
Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Movie2002
7.4
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
Movie2002
7.3
All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger
Movie2002
6.9
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Movie2001
No Backdrop
7.0
With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson
Movie2001
6.4
Behind Enemy Lines
Movie2001
6.3
Heist
Movie2001
7.5
The Royal Tenenbaums
Movie2001
7.0
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection
Movie2001
No Backdrop
0.0
Will Shuster's Zozobra™ de Santa Fe
Movie2001
6.1
Heroes of Iwo Jima
Movie2001
No Backdrop
7.6
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
Movie2001
No Backdrop
7.2
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
Movie2001
6.1
Heartbreakers
Movie2001
6.0
The Mexican
Movie2001
No Backdrop
7.3
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Movie2000
6.1
Under Suspicion
Movie2000
6.7
The Replacements
Movie2000
8.1
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
Movie2000
No Backdrop
6.1
The Directors
TV Series1999
7.1
Enemy of the State
Movie1998
6.2
Antz
Movie1998
6.1
Twilight
Movie1998
9.0
Sports on the Silver Screen
Movie1997
6.7
Absolute Power
Movie1997
6.0
The Chamber
Movie1996
6.0
Extreme Measures
Movie1996
7.0
The Birdcage
Movie1996
No Backdrop
8.3
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
Movie1996
6.5
Get Shorty
Movie1995
7.2
Crimson Tide
Movie1995
6.5
The Quick and the Dead
Movie1995
No Backdrop
9.0
The Making of 'Crimson Tide'
Movie1995
No Backdrop
7.4
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso
Movie1994
7.6
Inside the Actors Studio
TV Series1994
No Backdrop
0.0
Shurtleff on Acting
Movie1994
6.8
Wyatt Earp
Movie1994
6.3
Geronimo: An American Legend
Movie1993
6.7
The Firm
Movie1993
No Backdrop
6.7
Earth and the American Dream
Movie1992
No Backdrop
0.0
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
Movie1992
7.9
Unforgiven
Movie1992
5.2
Company Business
Movie1991
6.3
Class Action
Movie1991
6.5
Narrow Margin
Movie1990
6.6
Postcards from the Edge
Movie1990
5.0
Loose Cannons
Movie1990
6.1
The Package
Movie1989
7.7
Mississippi Burning
Movie1988
6.1
Full Moon in Blue Water
Movie1988
6.8
Another Woman
Movie1988
6.3
Bat★21
Movie1988
5.1
Split Decisions
Movie1988
6.9
No Way Out
Movie1987
4.6
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Movie1987
7.0
Hoosiers
Movie1986
7.0
American Masters
TV Series1986
5.8
Power
Movie1986
5.9
Target
Movie1985
5.8
Twice in a Lifetime
Movie1985
5.2
Larry King Live
TV Series1985
6.3
Uncommon Valor
Movie1983
5.9
Two of a Kind
Movie1983
6.5
Misunderstood
Movie1983
6.7
Under Fire
Movie1983
7.6
The Making of 'Superman II'
Movie1983
5.3
Eureka
Movie1983
No Backdrop
6.8
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
Movie1982
6.9
Reds
Movie1981
4.3
Entertainment Tonight
TV Series1981
5.2
All Night Long
Movie1981
6.8
Superman II
Movie1980
7.2
Superman
Movie1978
7.1
Formula 1 - Speed fever
Movie1978
5.6
The South Bank Show
TV Series1978
No Backdrop
0.0
Ciné regards
TV Series1978
5.8
March or Die
Movie1977
No Backdrop
4.7
The Hollywood Greats
TV Series1977
7.2
A Bridge Too Far
Movie1977
5.9
The Domino Principle
Movie1977
5.5
Lucky Lady
Movie1975
6.5
Bite the Bullet
Movie1975
6.7
Night Moves
Movie1975
6.8
French Connection II
Movie1975
7.9
Young Frankenstein
Movie1974
7.0
Dinah!
TV Series1974
6.3
Zandy's Bride
Movie1974
7.5
The Conversation
Movie1974
7.1
Scarecrow
Movie1973
No Backdrop
6.3
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TV Series1973
7.0
On the Road with: Scarecrow
Movie1973
7.2
The Poseidon Adventure
Movie1972
6.4
Prime Cut
Movie1972
5.6
Cisco Pike
Movie1972
7.5
The French Connection
Movie1971
6.1
The Hunting Party
Movie1971
5.0
Doctors' Wives
Movie1971
6.7
I Never Sang for My Father
Movie1970
6.0
Marooned
Movie1969
5.9
Downhill Racer
Movie1969
6.0
The Gypsy Moths
Movie1969
5.3
Riot
Movie1969
No Backdrop
6.0
The Sky Divers
Movie1969
7.7
Shadow on the Land
Movie1968
6.7
The Split
Movie1968
6.8
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV Series1968
5.8
Banning
Movie1967
7.5
Bonnie and Clyde
Movie1967
4.8
A Covenant with Death
Movie1967
7.9
First to Fight
Movie1967
6.9
The Invaders
TV Series1967
6.3
Hawaii
Movie1966
8.0
Hawk
TV Series1966
5.6
The F.B.I.
TV Series1965
7.0
The Trials of O'Brien
TV Series1965
6.4
Lilith
Movie1964
7.8
East Side/West Side
TV Series1963
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV Series1962
No Backdrop
6.6
The Merv Griffin Show
TV Series1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
TV Series1961
No Backdrop
7.0
The DuPont Show of the Week
TV Series1961
6.3
The Defenders
TV Series1961
5.4
Mad Dog Coll
Movie1961
No Backdrop
8.5
Tallahassee 7000
TV Series1961
6.7
Route 66
TV Series1960
5.7
Naked City
TV Series1958
No Backdrop
6.3
The United States Steel Hour
TV Series1953
7.0
The Oscars
TV Series1953
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
TV Series1944