Breakdown: 1975
2025 · 6.9/10
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Gene Hackman
Actor · born 30 January 1930 · 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).
Where to start: Unforgiven (1992).
As actor 117
The Last Days of Gene Hackman: ABC News Special
2025 · 6.5/10
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Remembering Gene Wilder
2024 · 7.3/10
NewQuentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021 · 5.0/10
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Sacheen: Breaking the Silence
2019
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Pattern Recognition
2017
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We, the Marines
2017 · 5.4/10
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Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014 · 7.2/10
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Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
2013 · 6.1/10
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I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
2009 · 6.9/10
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Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'
2008 · 4.6/10
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Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006 · 7.4/10
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Welcome to Mooseport
2004 · 5.1/10
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Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
2004 · 6.6/10
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Runaway Jury
2003 · 7.0/10
Worth the Hype
Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'
2002 · 6.5/10
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Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
2002 · 7.4/10
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All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger
2002 · 7.3/10
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Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
2001 · 6.9/10
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With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson
2001 · 7.0/10
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Behind Enemy Lines
2001 · 6.5/10
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Heist
2001 · 6.3/10
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The Royal Tenenbaums
2001 · 7.5/10
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Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection
2001 · 7.0/10
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Heroes of Iwo Jima
2001 · 6.1/10
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Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
2001 · 7.6/10
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Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
2001 · 7.2/10
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Heartbreakers
2001 · 6.2/10
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The Mexican
2001 · 6.0/10
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Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
2000 · 7.2/10
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Under Suspicion
2000 · 6.1/10
Popcorn Flick
The Replacements
2000 · 6.7/10
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The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
2000 · 7.9/10
NewHitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
1999 · 7.7/10
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Enemy of the State
1998 · 7.1/10
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Antz
1998 · 6.2/10
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Twilight
1998 · 6.1/10
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Sports on the Silver Screen
1997 · 9.0/10
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Absolute Power
1997 · 6.7/10
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The Chamber
1996 · 5.9/10
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Extreme Measures
1996 · 6.0/10
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The Birdcage
1996 · 7.0/10
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Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
1996 · 8.3/10
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Get Shorty
1995 · 6.5/10
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Crimson Tide
1995 · 7.2/10
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The Quick and the Dead
1995 · 6.6/10
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The Making of 'Crimson Tide'
1995 · 9.0/10
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Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso
1994 · 7.4/10
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Shurtleff on Acting
1994
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Wyatt Earp
1994 · 6.8/10
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Geronimo: An American Legend
1993 · 6.3/10
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The Firm
1993 · 6.8/10
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Earth and the American Dream
1992 · 6.7/10
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Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
1992
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Unforgiven
1992 · 7.9/10
Absolute Cinema
Company Business
1991 · 5.3/10
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Class Action
1991 · 6.3/10
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Narrow Margin
1990 · 6.4/10
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Postcards from the Edge
1990 · 6.6/10
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Loose Cannons
1990 · 5.0/10
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best Gene Hackman movie?
By viewer score, Unforgiven (1992) at 7.9/10.
What are Gene Hackman’s most popular movies?
The Royal Tenenbaums, Unforgiven, Antz.
How many movies has Gene Hackman made?
117 films on TMDB, 117 as actor.