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Gene Hackman

Acting
Known For

95 Years Old

Eugene Allen Hackman (January 30, 1930 – c. February 17, 2025) was an American actor. In a career that spanned six decades, he received two Academy Awards, two British Academy Films Awards and four Golden Globes. Hackman's two Academy Award wins were for Best Actor for his role as Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle in William Friedkin's action thriller The French Connection (1971) and for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a villainous Sheriff in Clint Eastwood's Western film Unforgiven (1992). He was Oscar-nominated for his roles as 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). Hackman gained further fame for his portrayal of Lex Luthor in Superman (1978) and its sequel Superman II (1980). He also acted in: The Poseidon Adventure (1972), Scarecrow (1973), The Conversation (1974), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Under Fire (1983), Power (1986), Loose Cannons (1990), The Firm (1993), The Quick and the Dead (1995), The Birdcage (1996), Enemy of the State (1998), Behind Enemy Lines (2001) and Runaway Jury (2003). He retired from acting after starring in Welcome to Mooseport (2004). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gene Hackman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

San Bernardino, California, USA on 30th January 1930

Died

17th February 2025

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Bonnie and Clyde
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Welcome to Mooseport
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Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
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Power
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Loose Cannons
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Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
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With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson
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A Covenant with Death
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We, The Marines
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I Never Sang for My Father
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The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
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Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
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Shadow on the Land
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The Last Days of Gene Hackman: ABC News Special
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Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection
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Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'
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Shurtleff on Acting
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Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
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Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
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The Making of 'Crimson Tide'
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Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'
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Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
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Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
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Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
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Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passage
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How Fast?
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The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima
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Will Shuster's Zozobra™ de Santa Fe
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Heroes of Iwo Jima
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