Eugene Allen "Gene" Hackman (born January 30, 1930) is a retired American actor and novelist.
Nominated for five Academy Awards, winning two, Hackman has also won three Golden Globes and two BAFTAs in a career that spanned four decades. He first came to fame in 1967 with his performance as Buck Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde. His major subsequent films include I Never Sang for My Father (1970); his role as Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle in The French Connection (1971) and its sequel French Connection II (1975); The Poseidon Adventure (1972); The Conversation (1974); A Bridge Too Far (1977); his role as arch-villain Lex Luthor in Superman (1978), Superman II (1980), and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987); Under Fire (1983); Twice in a Lifetime (1985); Hoosiers (1986); No Way Out (1987); Mississippi Burning (1987); Unforgiven (1992); Wyatt Earp (1994); The Quick and the Dead, Crimson Tide and Get Shorty (all 1995); Enemy of the State (1998); The Royal Tenenbaums (2001); and his final film role before retirement, in Welcome to Mooseport (2004).
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Academy Awards
Best Supporting Actor
Best Actor
Golden Globe Awards
Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
British Academy Film Awards
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Known For
Superman
(1978)
Lex Luthor
Unforgiven
(1992)
'Little' Bill Daggett
Superman II
(1980)
Lex Luthor
Crimson Tide
(1995)
Captain Franklin "Frank" Ramsey
Antz
(1998)
General Mandible (voice)
Behind Enemy Lines
(2001)
Admiral Leslie Reigart, Commander Adriatic Battle Group
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
(1987)
Lex Luthor
The Firm
(1993)
Avery Tolar
Enemy of the State
(1998)
Brill
Bonnie and Clyde
(1967)
Buck Barrow
A Bridge Too Far
(1977)
Maj. Gen. Stanislaw F. Sosabowski
The Royal Tenenbaums
(2001)
Royal Tenenbaum
Young Frankenstein
(1974)
Blindman
The Quick and the Dead
(1995)
John Herod
Mississippi Burning
(1988)
Anderson
The Birdcage
(1996)
Senator Kevin Keeley
Full Filmography
Acting
Mad Dog Coll
(1961)
Cop (uncredited)
Lilith
(1964)
Norman
Hawaii
(1966)
John Whipple
Bonnie and Clyde
(1967)
Buck Barrow
A Covenant with Death
(1967)
Harmsworth
First to Fight
(1967)
Sergeant Tweed
Banning
(1967)
Tommy Del Gaddo
Community Shelter Planning
(1967)
Donald Ross - Regional Civil Defense Officer
The Split
(1968)
Lt. Walter Brill
Shadow on the Land
(1968)
Rev. Thomas Davis
Downhill Racer
(1969)
Eugene Claire
Marooned
(1969)
Buzz Lloyd
The Gypsy Moths
(1969)
Joe Browdy
Riot
(1969)
Red Fraker
The Sky Divers
(1969)
Self
I Never Sang for My Father
(1970)
Gene Garrison
The French Connection
(1971)
Jimmy Doyle
The Hunting Party
(1971)
Brandt Ruger
Doctors' Wives
(1971)
Dave Randolph
The Poseidon Adventure
(1972)
Reverend Scott
Prime Cut
(1972)
Mary Ann
Cisco Pike
(1972)
Officer Leo Holland
Scarecrow
(1973)
Max Millan
The Conversation
(1974)
Harry Caul
Young Frankenstein
(1974)
Blindman
Zandy's Bride
(1974)
Zandy Allen
French Connection II
(1975)
"Popeye" Doyle
Night Moves
(1975)
Harry Moseby
Bite the Bullet
(1975)
Sam Clayton
Lucky Lady
(1975)
Kibby
A Bridge Too Far
(1977)
Maj. Gen. Stanislaw F. Sosabowski
The Domino Principle
(1977)
Tucker
March or Die
(1977)
Major William Sherman Foster
Superman
(1978)
Lex Luthor
Formula 1 - Speed fever
(1978)
Self
Superman II
(1980)
Lex Luthor
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
(1980)
Self
Reds
(1981)
Pete van Wherry
All Night Long
(1981)
George Dupler
The Making of 'Superman II'
(1982)
Self
Under Fire
(1983)
Alex Grazier
Uncommon Valor
(1983)
Col. Cal Rhodes
Eureka
(1983)
Jack McCann
Two of a Kind
(1983)
God (voice) (uncredited)
Misunderstood
(1984)
Ned Rawley
Target
(1985)
Walter Lloyd
Twice in a Lifetime
(1985)
Harry MacKenzie
Night of 100 Stars II
(1985)
Self
Hoosiers
(1986)
Coach Norman Dale
Power
(1986)
Wilfred Buckley
No Way Out
(1987)
Defense Secretary David Brice
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
(1987)
Lex Luthor
Mississippi Burning
(1988)
Anderson
Another Woman
(1988)
Larry
Full Moon in Blue Water
(1988)
Floyd
Bat★21
(1988)
Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton
Split Decisions
(1988)
Dan McGuinn
The Package
(1989)
Sgt. Johnny Gallagher
Postcards from the Edge
(1990)
Lowell Kolchek
Narrow Margin
(1990)
Robert Caulfield
Loose Cannons
(1990)
MacArthur Stern
Company Business
(1991)
Sam Boyd
Class Action
(1991)
Jedediah Tucker Ward
Unforgiven
(1992)
'Little' Bill Daggett
Earth and the American Dream
(1992)
Reader (voice)
Geronimo: An American Legend
(1993)
Brig. Gen. George Crook
The Firm
(1993)
Avery Tolar
Wyatt Earp
(1994)
Nicholas Earp
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso
(1994)
Self
Shurtleff on Acting
(1994)
Self
Get Shorty
(1995)
Harry Zimm
The Quick and the Dead
(1995)
John Herod
Crimson Tide
(1995)
Captain Franklin "Frank" Ramsey
The Birdcage
(1996)
Senator Kevin Keeley
Extreme Measures
(1996)
Dr. Lawrence Myrick
The Chamber
(1996)
Sam Cayhall
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
(1996)
Blind Man (archive footage)
Absolute Power
(1997)
President Richmond
Sports on the Silver Screen
(1997)
Self (archive footage)
Antz
(1998)
General Mandible (voice)
Twilight
(1998)
Jack Ames
Enemy of the State
(1998)
Brill
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
(1999)
Narrator (voice)
The Replacements
(2000)
Jimmy McGinty
Under Suspicion
(2000)
Henry Hearst
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
(2000)
Self
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
(2000)
Self
Heartbreakers
(2001)
William B. Tensy
Heist
(2001)
Joe Moore
The Mexican
(2001)
Arnold Margolese
Behind Enemy Lines
(2001)
Admiral Leslie Reigart, Commander Adriatic Battle Group
The Royal Tenenbaums
(2001)
Royal Tenenbaum
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
(2001)
Lex Luthor (archive footage)
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
(2001)
Self
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
(2001)
Self
With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson
(2001)
Self
Heroes of Iwo Jima
(2001)
Self - Host/Narrator
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection'
(2001)
Self
Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'
(2002)
Self
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
(2002)
Self
All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger
(2002)
Self
Runaway Jury
(2003)
Rankin Fitch
Welcome to Mooseport
(2004)
Monroe Cole
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
(2004)
Narrator
Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passage
(2005)
Narrator (voice)
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
(2006)
Lex Luthor
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
(2006)
Self (archive footage)
Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'
(2008)
Self
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
(2009)
Self
Making The Royal Tenenbaums
(2012)
Self / Royal T.
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
(2013)
Self
And the Oscar Goes To...
(2014)
Self (archive footage)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
(2014)
Lex Luthor (archive footage) (uncredited)
We, The Marines
(2017)
Narrator (voice)
Pattern Recognition
(2017)
Self (Archival Footage)
Sacheen: Breaking the Silence
(2019)
Self (archive Footage)
Crew
Production