Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
30 gennaio 1930
Died
17 febbraio 2025
Place of birth
San Bernardino, California, USA
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).
Conosciuto per
6.6
Film
The Quick and the Dead
Herod
1995
7.1
Film
Enemy of the State
Brill
1998
6.4
Film
Behind Enemy Lines
Admiral Leslie Reigart, Commander Adriatic Battle Group
2001
4.6
Film
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Lex Luthor
1987
6.7
Film
The Firm
Avery Tolar
1993
7.2
Film
Superman
Lex Luthor
1978
7.2
Film
Crimson Tide
Captain Franklin "Frank" Ramsey
1995
7.5
Film
The Royal Tenenbaums
Royal Tenenbaum
2001
7.7
Film
Mississippi Burning
Agent Rupert Anderson
1988
6.8
Film
Superman II
Lex Luthor
1980
7.9
Film
Unforgiven
'Little' Bill Daggett
1992
7.5
Film
Bonnie and Clyde
Buck Barrow
1967
7.5
Film
The Conversation
Harry Caul
1974
6.5
Film
Get Shorty
Harry Zimm
1995
7.5
Film
The French Connection
Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle
1971
5.8
Film
March or Die
Major William Sherman Foster
1977
6.2
Film
Antz
General Mandible (voice)
1998
7.2
Film
The Poseidon Adventure
Reverend Scott
1972
6.9
Film
Runaway Jury
Rankin Fitch
2003
6.0
Film
The Mexican
Arnold Margolese
2001
6.1
Film
Under Suspicion
Henry Hearst
2000
6.8
Film
Another Woman
Larry
1988
7.2
Film
A Bridge Too Far
Maj. Gen. Stanislaw F. Sosabowski
1977
7.0
Film
Hoosiers
Norman Dale
1986
7.1
Film
The Birdcage
Senator Kevin Keeley
1996
6.3
Film
Uncommon Valor
Col. Cal Rhodes
1983
6.7
Film
The Replacements
Jimmy McGinty
2000
6.3
Film
Geronimo: An American Legend
Brig. Gen. George Crook
1993
6.7
Film
Night Moves
Harry Moseby
1975
5.1
Film
Welcome to Mooseport
Monroe Cole
2004
6.8
Film
French Connection II
"Popeye" Doyle
1975
6.2
Film
The Hunting Party
Brandt Ruger
1971
6.0
Film
Extreme Measures
Dr. Lawrence Myrick
1996
6.3
Film
Heist
Joe Moore
2001
6.7
Film
Absolute Power
President Richmond
1997
6.7
Film
Under Fire
Alex Grazier
1983
6.4
Film
Prime Cut
Mary Ann
1972
5.3
Film
Riot
Red Fraker
1969
5.9
Film
Power
Wilfred Buckley
1986
5.3
Film
Eureka
Jack McCann
1983
5.8
Film
The Domino Principle
Tucker
1977
6.1
Film
Heartbreakers
William B. Tensy
2001
6.6
Film
Postcards from the Edge
Lowell Kolchek
1990
6.9
Film
No Way Out
Defense Secretary David Brice
1987
7.0
Film
Scarecrow
Max Millan
1973
6.0
Film
The Chamber
Sam Cayhall
1996
6.1
Film
The Package
Sgt. Johnny Gallagher
1989
6.8
Film
Wyatt Earp
Nicholas Earp
1994
6.8
Film
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
Self
1982
5.4
Film
We, the Marines
Self - Narrator (voice)
2017
6.5
Film
The Last Days of Gene Hackman: ABC News Special
Self (archive footage)
2025
Acting credits 51 titles
The Last Days of Gene Hackman: ABC News Special
as Self (archive footage)
6.5
2025
We, the Marines
as Self - Narrator (voice)
5.4
2017
Welcome to Mooseport
as Monroe Cole
5.1
2004
Runaway Jury
as Rankin Fitch
6.9
2003
Heist
as Joe Moore
6.3
2001
The Royal Tenenbaums
as Royal Tenenbaum
7.5
2001
Behind Enemy Lines
as Admiral Leslie Reigart, Commander Adriatic Battle Group
6.4
2001
Heartbreakers
as William B. Tensy
6.1
2001
The Mexican
as Arnold Margolese
6.0
2001
Under Suspicion
as Henry Hearst
6.1
2000
The Replacements
as Jimmy McGinty
6.7
2000
Enemy of the State
as Brill
7.1
1998
Antz
as General Mandible (voice)
6.2
1998
Absolute Power
as President Richmond
6.7
1997
The Birdcage
as Senator Kevin Keeley
7.1
1996
The Chamber
as Sam Cayhall
6.0
1996
Extreme Measures
as Dr. Lawrence Myrick
6.0
1996
The Quick and the Dead
as Herod
6.6
1995
Crimson Tide
as Captain Franklin "Frank" Ramsey
7.2
1995
Get Shorty
as Harry Zimm
6.5
1995
Wyatt Earp
as Nicholas Earp
6.8
1994
Geronimo: An American Legend
as Brig. Gen. George Crook
6.3
1993
The Firm
as Avery Tolar
6.7
1993
Unforgiven
as 'Little' Bill Daggett
7.9
1992
Postcards from the Edge
as Lowell Kolchek
6.6
1990
The Package
as Sgt. Johnny Gallagher
6.1
1989
Mississippi Burning
as Agent Rupert Anderson
7.7
1988
Another Woman
as Larry
6.8
1988
No Way Out
as Defense Secretary David Brice
6.9
1987
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
as Lex Luthor
4.6
1987
Hoosiers
as Norman Dale
7.0
1986
Power
as Wilfred Buckley
5.9
1986
Eureka
as Jack McCann
5.3
1983
Uncommon Valor
as Col. Cal Rhodes
6.3
1983
Under Fire
as Alex Grazier
6.7
1983
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
as Self
6.8
1982
Superman II
as Lex Luthor
6.8
1980
Superman
as Lex Luthor
7.2
1978
March or Die
as Major William Sherman Foster
5.8
1977
The Domino Principle
as Tucker
5.8
1977
A Bridge Too Far
as Maj. Gen. Stanislaw F. Sosabowski
7.2
1977
French Connection II
as "Popeye" Doyle
6.8
1975
Night Moves
as Harry Moseby
6.7
1975
The Conversation
as Harry Caul
7.5
1974
Scarecrow
as Max Millan
7.0
1973
The Poseidon Adventure
as Reverend Scott
7.2
1972
Prime Cut
as Mary Ann
6.4
1972
The French Connection
as Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle
7.5
1971
The Hunting Party
as Brandt Ruger
6.2
1971
Riot
as Red Fraker
5.3
1969
Bonnie and Clyde
as Buck Barrow
7.5
1967