Gene Hackman
Eugene Allen Hackman (January 30, 1930 – c.) 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).
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| Full name at birth | Eugene Allen Hackman
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| Claim to fame | his roles as Norman in the 1964 drama film Lilith, Dr. John Whipple in the 1966 epic drama film Hawaii, Buck Barrow in the 1967 biographical crime drama film Bonnie and Clyde, Hunter in the NBC secret-agent adventure series I Spy, NYPD Detective Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle in the 1971 neo-noir action thriller film The French Connection and its 1975 sequel film The French Connection II, Mary Ann in the 1972 action thriller crime drama film Prime Cut, Reverend Frank Scott in the 1972 disaster film The Poseidon Adventure, Sergeant Leo Holland in the 1972 drama film Cisco Pike, Max Millan in the 1973 road comedy-drama film Scarecrow, Harry Caul in the 1974 neo-noir mystery thriller film The Conversation, Harold the Blind Man in the 1974 comedy horror film Young Frankenstein, Harry Moseby in the 1975 neo-noir thriller film Night Moves, Polish Major General Stanisław Sosabowski in the 1977 epic war film A Bridge Too Far, Lex Luthor in the 1978 superhero film Superman and its sequel films Superman II (1980) and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), God (voice) in the 1983 romantic fantasy crime comedy-drama film Two of a Kind, Coach Norman Dale in the 1986 sports drama film Hoosiers, Defense Secretary David Brice in the 1987 neo-noir thriller film No Way Out, Lowell Kolchek in the 1990 comedy-drama film Postcards from the Edge, Sheriff Bill "Little Bill" Daggett in the 1992 Western film Unforgiven, Avery Tolar in the 1993 legal thriller film The Firm, Brigadier General George Crook in the 1993 historical Western film Geronimo: An American Legend, Nicholas Porter Earp in the 1994 epic biographical Western drama film Wyatt Earp, John Herod in the 1995 revisionist Western film The Quick and the Dead, Captain Franklin "Frank" Ramsey in the 1995 submarine action thriller film Crimson Tide, Harry Zimm in the 1995 gangster comedy-drama film Get Shorty, Sam Cayhall in the 1996 legal thriller film The Chamber, Senator Kevin Keeley in the 1996 comedy film The Birdcage, Edward "Brill" Lyle in the 1998 political action thriller film Enemy of the State, Royal O'Reilly Tenenbaum in the 2001 comedy-drama film The Royal Tenenbaums, and Rankin Fitch in the 2003 legal thriller film Runaway Jury
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| Date of birth | 30 January 1930
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| Place of birth | San Bernardino, California, USA
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| Date of death | 18 February 2025
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| Age | 95 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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| Cause of death | Heart disease complicated by Alzheimer's
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| Occupation | Actor, Voice Actor, Novelist, Stage Artist
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| Height | 6' 2" (188 cm)
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| Weight | 185 lbs (84 kg)
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| Distinctive feature | Raspy voice
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| High school | Storm Lake High School
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| University | Journalism, University of Illinois, at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana and Champaign, Illinois, USA (Attended)
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- Asteroid 55397 Hackman which was discovered by Roy Tucker in 2001 has been named after Gene Hackman.
- In 1990, he underwent an angioplasty.
- Gene Hackman had been a supporter of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
- A supporter of the Democratic Party, he was “proud” to be included on Richard Nixon‘s Enemies List.
- Along with Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, and Marcel Bozzuffi, he co-starred as Detective Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle in the neo-noir action thriller film The French Connection in 1971. For this role, Gene Hackman won the Academy Award for “Best Actor”, BAFTA Award for “Best Actor in a Leading Role”, and Golden Globe Award for “Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama”.
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