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Gene Hackman

Hackman in June 2008
Personal information
Birth nameEugene Allen Hackman
Birth dateJanuary 30, 1930(age 80)
Place of birthSan Francisco, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1961 � 2004
SpouseBetsy Arakawa (1991 � present)

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Eugene Allen "Gene" Hackman (born January 30, 1930) is a retired American actor and novelist.

Hackman has made 80 films. He came to fame in 1967 when his performance as Buck Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde earned him his first Oscar nomination. His major roles include police detective Popeye Doyle in The French Connection, surveillance expert Harry Caul in The Conversation, basketball coach Norman Dale in Hoosiers, the heroic Reverend Scott in The Poseidon Adventure, federal agent Rupert Anderson in Mississippi Burning, sadistic sheriff Little Bill Daggett in Unforgiven, arch-villain Lex Luthor in Superman (plus two of its sequels), Edward "Brill" Lyle in Enemy of the State, patriarch Royal Tenenbaum in The Royal Tenenbaums, submarine captain Frank Ramsey in Crimson Tide, professional thief Joe Moore in Heist and Admiral Leslie McMahon Reigart in Behind Enemy Lines.

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Off the Grid: 10 Movies About Isolation - Flavorwire (blog) Tweet this news
Flavorwire (blog)--Harry Caul in The Conversation: Harry Caul (played by -Gene Hackman-) is a top-notch surveillance expert who takes every precaution in being untraceable, ... - Date : Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:40:25 GMT+00:00
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The Exponent---...- of chasing Harvard with the people it serves running the race on its team. After all, Hoosiers have a fondness for the underdog. Just ask -Gene Hackman-.--- - Date : Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:01:02 GMT+00:00
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HD-Report--The film stars Clint Eastwood, -Gene Hackman-, Morgan Freeman and Richard Harris and won 4 Oscars including Best Supporting Actor (-Gene Hackman-), ... - Date : Sun, 22 Aug 2010 05:25:40 GMT+00:00
Former jock goes to bat for academia - Gary Post Tribune Tweet this news
Gary Post Tribune--L ike -Gene Hackman- as coach Norman Dale in the movie "Hoosiers," Paul Schuyler wondered what kind of hand he'd been ... - Date : Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:15:21 GMT+00:00
Ringside: DRPA's family feud exposes waste, abuse - Philadelphia Inquirer Tweet this news
Philadelphia Inquirer--The FBI agent played by -Gene Hackman- listens to the carping via a wiretap and says: "Looks like the rattlesnakes are startin' to commit suicide. ... - Date : Sun, 15 Aug 2010 07:04:21 GMT+00:00
Movies Pick: Conversation Piece - New Yorker (blog) Tweet this news
New Yorker (blog)--Although Francis Ford Coppola's thriller “The Conversation,” starring -Gene Hackman- as a surveillance expert who discovers that the tricks of the trade have ... - Date : Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:07:30 GMT+00:00
The Green Quote: Gene Hackman Speaks Out For Abused Chimps - Ecorazzi Tweet this news
Ecorazzi---Gene Hackman- in a letter to Dr. Fancis S. Collins, head of the National Institutes of Health, regarding the 200 chimpanzees who are in danger of being used ... - Date : Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:19:58 GMT+00:00
Gene Hackman Speaks Out Over Chimpanzee Experiments - Look To The Stars Tweet this news
Look To The Stars---Gene Hackman-, star of “The French Connection” and other films, is speaking out on behalf of about 200 chimpanzees who are in danger of being used in ... - Date : Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:00:56 GMT+00:00
An Appreciation of the One and Only Robert Duvall - RopeofSilicon.com Tweet this news
RopeofSilicon.com---Gene Hackman-, Clint Eastwood and Sean Connery have all, more or less, announced their retirements from acting. Ford and Pacino don't have the same intensity ... - Date : Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:07:59 GMT+00:00
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Times LIVE--17 In which series of superhero movies did -Gene Hackman- play the arch-villain Lex Luthor? 18 In fashion, is a "mantilla" a lace headscarf or a leather shoe? ... - Date : Sat, 07 Aug 2010 22:01:59 GMT+00:00

Present :
Year Title Role class="unsortable"Notes
1961 Mad Dog Coll Policeman uncredited
1964 Lilith Norman
1966 Hawaii Dr. John Whipple
1967 Banning Tommy Del Gaddo
1967 Community Shelter Planning Donald Ross � Regional Civil Defense Officer
1967 ACovenant with Death Harmsworth
1967 First to Fight Sgt. Tweed
1967 Bonnie & Clyde Buck Barrow Nominated-Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
1968 TheSplit Detective Lt. Walter Brill
1969 Riot Red Fraker
1969 TheGypsy Moths Joe Browdy
1969 Downhill Racer Eugene Claire
1969 Marooned Buzz Lloyd
1970 I Never Sang for My Father Gene Garrison Nominated-Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
1971 Doctors' Wives Dr. Dave Randolph
1971 TheHunting PartyThe Hunting Party (1971 film) Brandt Ruger
1971 TheFrench ConnectionThe French Connection (film) Det. Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle Academy Award for Best Actor
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Motion Picture Drama
1972 Prime Cut Mary Ann
1972 ThePoseidon AdventureThe Poseidon Adventure (1972 film) Reverend Frank Scott
1972 Cisco Pike Sergeant Leo Holland
1973 Scarecrow Max Millan
1974 TheConversation Harry Caul Nominated-BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated-Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Motion Picture Drama
1974 Young Frankenstein The Blindman (Harold)
1974 Zandy's Bride Zandy Allan
1975 French Connection II Det. Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle Nominated-BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated-Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Motion Picture Drama
1975 Lucky Lady Kibby Womack
1975 Night Moves Harry Moseby
1975 Bite the Bullet Sam Clayton
1977 TheDomino Principle Roy Tucker
1977 ABridge Too FarA Bridge Too Far (film) Maj Gen. Stanisław Sosabowski
1977 March or Die Maj. William Sherman Foster
1978 Superman Lex Luthor Nominated-BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
1980 Superman II Lex Luthor
1981 All Night Long George Dupler
1981 Reds Pete Van Wherry
1983 Under Fire Alex Grazier Nominated-Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor � Motion Picture
1983 Two of a Kind God uncredited voice role
1983 Uncommon Valor Col. Cal Rhodes
1984 Eureka Jack McCann
1984 Misunderstood Ned Rawley
1985 Twice in a Lifetime Harry MacKenzie Nominated-Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Motion Picture Drama
1985 Target Walter Lloyd/Duncan (Duke) Potter
1986 Power Wilfred Buckley
1986 Hoosiers Coach Norman Dale
1987 No Way Out Defense Secretary David Brice
1987 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace Lex Luthor / voice of Nuclear Man
1988 Bat*21 Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton
1988 Mississippi Burning Agent Rupert Anderson Nominated-Academy Award for Best Actor
Nominated-Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Motion Picture Drama
1988 Another Woman Larry Lewis
1988 Full Moon in Blue Water Floyd
1988 Split Decisions Dan McGuinn
1989 ThePackageThe Package (film) Sgt. Johnny Gallagher
1990 Loose Cannons MacArthur Stern
1990 Postcards from the Edge Lowell Kolchek
1990 Narrow Margin Robert Caulfield
1991 Class Action Jedediah Tucker Ward
1991 Company Business Sam Boyd
1992 Unforgiven Little Bill Daggett Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor � Motion Picture
1993 TheFirmThe Firm (1993 film) Avery Tolar
1993 Geronimo: An American Legend Brig. Gen. George Crook
1994 Wyatt Earp Nicholas Earp
1995 TheQuick and the DeadThe Quick and the Dead (1995 film) John Herod
1995 Crimson Tide Capt. Frank Ramsey
1995 Get Shorty Harry Zimm
1996 TheBirdcage Senator Kevin Keeley
1996 Extreme Measures Dr. Lawrence Myrick
1996 TheChamberThe Chamber (film) Sam Cayhall
1997 Absolute Power President Allen Richmond
1998 Twilight Jack Ames
1998 Enemy of the State Brill
1998 Antz General Mandible Voice only
1999 TheBlack and the Whitenolink=1 Grant Ritchie
2000 Under Suspicion Henry Hearst Executive Producer
2000 TheReplacementsThe Replacements (film) Jimmy McGinty
2001 Heartbreakers William B. Tensy
2001 Heist Joe Moore
2001 TheMexican Arnold Margolese (uncredited)
2001 TheRoyal Tenenbaums Royal Tenenbaum Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
2001 Behind Enemy Lines Admiral Leslie McMahon Reigart
2003 Runaway Jury Rankin Fitch
2004 Welcome to Mooseport Monroe Cole
2006 Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut Lex Luthor

Academy Award for Best Actor

Maximilian Schell (1961) * Gregory Peck (1962) * Sidney Poitier (1963) * Rex Harrison (1964) * Lee Marvin (1965) * Paul Scofield (1966) * Rod Steiger (1967) * Cliff Robertson (1968) * John Wayne (1969) * George C. Scott (1970) * Gene Hackman (1971) * Marlon Brando (1972) * Jack Lemmon (1973) * Art Carney (1974) * Jack Nicholson (1975) * Peter Finch (1976) * Richard Dreyfuss (1977) * Jon Voight (1978) * Dustin Hoffman (1979) * Robert De Niro (1980) ---- Complete List * (1928 �1940) * (1941 �1960) * (1961 �1980) * (1981 �2000) * (2001-present)

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Motion Picture Drama

Maximilian Schell (1961) * Gregory Peck (1962) * Sidney Poitier (1963) * Peter O'Toole (1964) * Omar Sharif (1965) * Paul Scofield (1966) * Rod Steiger (1967) * Peter O'Toole (1968) * John Wayne (1969) * George C. Scott (1970) * Gene Hackman (1971) * Marlon Brando (1972) * Al Pacino (1973) * Jack Nicholson (1974) * Jack Nicholson (1975) * Peter Finch (1976) * Richard Burton (1977) * Jon Voight (1978) * Dustin Hoffman (1979) * Robert De Niro (1980) ---- Complete List * (1943 �1960) * (1961 �1980) * (1981 �2000) * (2001 �present)

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor � Motion Picture

John Gielgud (1981) * Louis Gossett, Jr. (1982) * Jack Nicholson (1983) * Haing S. Ngor (1984) * Klaus Maria Brandauer (1985) * Tom Berenger (1986) * Sean Connery (1987) * Martin Landau (1988) * Denzel Washington (1989) * Bruce Davison (1990) * Jack Palance (1991) * Ned Beatty (1991) * Gene Hackman (1992) * Tommy Lee Jones (1993) * Martin Landau (1994) * Brad Pitt (1995) * Edward Norton (1996) * Burt Reynolds (1997) * Ed Harris (1998) * Tom Cruise (1999) * Benicio del Toro (2000) ---- Complete List * (1943 �1960) * (1961 �1980) * (1981 �2000) * (2001 �present)

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor � Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Gene Hackman (2001) * Richard Gere (2002) * Bill Murray (2003) * Jamie Foxx (2004) * Joaquin Phoenix (2005) * Sacha Baron Cohen (2006) * Johnny Depp (2007) * Colin Farrell (2008) * Robert Downey, Jr. (2009) ---- Complete List * (1950 �1960) * (1961 �1980) * (1981 �2000) * (2001 �present)



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