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
The Firm
(1993)
Avery Tolar
Superman II
(1980)
Lex Luthor
Unforgiven
(1992)
'Little' Bill Daggett
Antz
(1998)
General Mandible (voice)
Enemy of the State
(1998)
Brill
Behind Enemy Lines
(2001)
Admiral Leslie Reigart, Commander Adriatic Battle Group
Bonnie and Clyde
(1967)
Buck Barrow
The Replacements
(2000)
Jimmy McGinty
The Royal Tenenbaums
(2001)
Royal Tenenbaum
The Poseidon Adventure
(1972)
Reverend Scott
Crimson Tide
(1995)
Captain Franklin "Frank" Ramsey
The Quick and the Dead
(1995)
John Herod
Absolute Power
(1997)
President Richmond
No Way Out
(1987)
Defense Secretary David Brice
Wyatt Earp
(1994)
Nicholas Earp
Full Filmography
Acting
Mad Dog Coll
(1961)
Cop (uncredited)
Lilith
(1964)
Norman
Hawaii
(1966)
John Whipple
First to Fight
(1967)
Sergeant Tweed
Bonnie and Clyde
(1967)
Buck Barrow
Community Shelter Planning
(1967)
Donald Ross - Regional Civil Defense Officer
Banning
(1967)
Tommy Del Gaddo
A Covenant with Death
(1967)
Harmsworth
Shadow on the Land
(1968)
Rev. Thomas Davis
The Split
(1968)
Lt. Walter Brill
Downhill Racer
(1969)
Eugene Claire
The Gypsy Moths
(1969)
Joe Browdy
Marooned
(1969)
Buzz Lloyd
Riot
(1969)
Red Fraker
The Sky Divers
(1969)
Self
I Never Sang for My Father
(1970)
Gene Garrison
Doctors' Wives
(1971)
Dave Randolph
The French Connection
(1971)
Jimmy Doyle
The Hunting Party
(1971)
Brandt Ruger
Prime Cut
(1972)
Mary Ann
Cisco Pike
(1972)
Officer Leo Holland
The Poseidon Adventure
(1972)
Reverend Scott
Scarecrow
(1973)
Max Millan
Zandy's Bride
(1974)
Zandy Allen
Young Frankenstein
(1974)
Blindman
The Conversation
(1974)
Harry Caul
French Connection II
(1975)
"Popeye" Doyle
Lucky Lady
(1975)
Kibby
Night Moves
(1975)
Harry Moseby
Bite the Bullet
(1975)
Sam Clayton
A Bridge Too Far
(1977)
Maj. Gen. Stanislaw F. Sosabowski
March or Die
(1977)
Major William Sherman Foster
The Domino Principle
(1977)
Tucker
Formula 1 - Speed fever
(1978)
Self
Superman
(1978)
Lex Luthor
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
(1980)
Self
Superman II
(1980)
Lex Luthor
All Night Long
(1981)
George Dupler
Reds
(1981)
Pete van Wherry
The Making of 'Superman II'
(1982)
Self
Uncommon Valor
(1983)
Col. Cal Rhodes
Two of a Kind
(1983)
God (voice) (uncredited)
Eureka
(1983)
Jack McCann
Under Fire
(1983)
Alex Grazier
Misunderstood
(1984)
Ned Rawley
Twice in a Lifetime
(1985)
Harry MacKenzie
Night of 100 Stars II
(1985)
Self
Target
(1985)
Walter Lloyd
Hoosiers
(1986)
Coach Norman Dale
Power
(1986)
Wilfred Buckley
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
(1987)
Lex Luthor
No Way Out
(1987)
Defense Secretary David Brice
Another Woman
(1988)
Larry
Split Decisions
(1988)
Dan McGuinn
Mississippi Burning
(1988)
Anderson
Full Moon in Blue Water
(1988)
Floyd
Bat★21
(1988)
Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton
The Package
(1989)
Sgt. Johnny Gallagher
Loose Cannons
(1990)
MacArthur Stern
Narrow Margin
(1990)
Robert Caulfield
Postcards from the Edge
(1990)
Lowell Kolchek
Company Business
(1991)
Sam Boyd
Class Action
(1991)
Jedediah Tucker Ward
Earth and the American Dream
(1992)
Reader (voice)
Unforgiven
(1992)
'Little' Bill Daggett
The Firm
(1993)
Avery Tolar
Geronimo: An American Legend
(1993)
Brig. Gen. George Crook
Wyatt Earp
(1994)
Nicholas Earp
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso
(1994)
Self
Shurtleff on Acting
(1994)
Self
Crimson Tide
(1995)
Captain Franklin "Frank" Ramsey
The Quick and the Dead
(1995)
John Herod
Get Shorty
(1995)
Harry Zimm
Extreme Measures
(1996)
Dr. Lawrence Myrick
The Chamber
(1996)
Sam Cayhall
The Birdcage
(1996)
Senator Kevin Keeley
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
(1996)
Blind Man (archive footage)
Sports on the Silver Screen
(1997)
Self (archive footage)
Absolute Power
(1997)
President Richmond
Enemy of the State
(1998)
Brill
Twilight
(1998)
Jack Ames
Antz
(1998)
General Mandible (voice)
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
(1999)
Narrator (voice)
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
(2000)
Self
The Replacements
(2000)
Jimmy McGinty
Under Suspicion
(2000)
Henry Hearst
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
(2000)
Self
The Royal Tenenbaums
(2001)
Royal Tenenbaum
Behind Enemy Lines
(2001)
Admiral Leslie Reigart, Commander Adriatic Battle Group
The Mexican
(2001)
Arnold Margolese
Heist
(2001)
Joe Moore
Heartbreakers
(2001)
William B. Tensy
Heroes of Iwo Jima
(2001)
Self - Host/Narrator
With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson
(2001)
Self
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
(2001)
Self
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
(2001)
Self
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection'
(2001)
Self
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
(2001)
Lex Luthor (archive footage)
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)
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
(2006)
Self (archive footage)
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
(2006)
Lex Luthor
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
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
(2014)
Lex Luthor (archive footage) (uncredited)
And the Oscar Goes To...
(2014)
Self (archive footage)
We, The Marines
(2017)
Narrator (voice)
Pattern Recognition
(2017)
Self (Archival Footage)
Sacheen: Breaking the Silence
(2019)
Self (archive Footage)
Crew
Production