Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 30, 1930
Place of Birth
San Bernardino, California, USA
Also Known As
- Eugene Allen Hackman
- Eugene Alder
- Eugene Allen "Gene" Hackman
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).
Known For - Movies
The Package
as Sgt. Johnny Gallagher
Superman
as Lex Luthor
Unforgiven
as 'Little' Bill Daggett
Behind Enemy Lines
as Admiral Leslie Reigart, Commander Adriatic Battle Group
Enemy of the State
as Brill
The Firm
as Avery Tolar
Superman II
as Lex Luthor
Antz
as General Mandible (voice)
A Bridge Too Far
as Maj. Gen. Stanislaw F. Sosabowski
The Quick and the Dead
as Herod
Known For - TV Shows
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
The F.B.I.
as Herb Kenyon
Naked City
as Mr. Jasper
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
as Self