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Gene Hackman

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).

As actor

The Last Days of Gene Hackman: ABC News Special

The Last Days of Gene Hackman: ABC News Special

Breakdown: 1975

Breakdown: 1975

Remembering Gene Wilder

Remembering Gene Wilder

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

Sacheen: Breaking the Silence

Sacheen: Breaking the Silence

Pattern Recognition

Pattern Recognition

We, the Marines

We, the Marines

The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima

The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'

Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passage

Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passage

Welcome to Mooseport

Welcome to Mooseport

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

Runaway Jury

Runaway Jury

Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'

Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger

All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger

Heartbreakers

Heartbreakers

Heist

Heist

The Mexican

The Mexican

Behind Enemy Lines

Behind Enemy Lines

The Royal Tenenbaums

The Royal Tenenbaums

With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson

With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

Heroes of Iwo Jima

Heroes of Iwo Jima

Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection

Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection

Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'

Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'