Gene Hackman

Jan 30, 1930 - Feb 17, 2025 (95 years old) in San Bernardino, California, USA

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

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Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
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Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
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Runaway Jury
Rankin Fitch
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Reds
Pete van Wherry
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Naked City
Mr. Jasper
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Dinah!
Self
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No Way Out
Defense Secretary David Brice
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The Defenders
Stanley McGuirk
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The Invaders
Tom Jessup

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