Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman

Acting
Born 1930-01-30 San Bernardino, California, USA 8 credit(s) Popularity 1.7
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...
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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).

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The Playboy Murders poster
The Playboy Murders
as Self (archive footage)
2023-01-23
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives poster
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
as Self
2007-04-23
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions poster
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2006-11-17
The Directors poster
The Directors
as Self
1999-01-01
American Masters poster
American Masters
as Self
1986-06-23
The South Bank Show poster
The South Bank Show
as Self
1978-01-14
Dinah! poster
Dinah!
as Self
1974-10-21
Film '72 poster
Film '72
as Self
1971-11-16

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