Gene Hackman

January 30, 1930 - February 17, 2025 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).

His titles like The Royal Tenenbaums, Unforgiven, and Enemy of the State - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Watched: 0/98

Weighted avg: 6.47 /10

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The Royal Tenenbaums

2001October 2001 by Wes Anderson

Lead role as Royal Tenenbaum

Lead role as Royal Tenenbaum

7.08 Good++
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2

Unforgiven

1992August 1992 by Clint Eastwood

Starring as 'Little' Bill Daggett

Starring as 'Little' Bill Daggett

7.59 Excellent-
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3

Enemy of the State

1998November 1998 by Tony Scott

Starring as Brill

Starring as Brill

6.67 Good
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4

Superman

1978December 1978 by Richard Donner

Starring as Lex Luthor

Starring as Lex Luthor

6.80 Good+
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5

The French Connection

1971October 1971 by William Friedkin

Lead role as Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle

Lead role as Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle

7.11 Good++
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6

The Conversation

1974April 1974 by Francis Ford Coppola

Lead role as Harry Caul

Lead role as Harry Caul

7.12 Good++
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7

Mississippi Burning

1988December 1988 by Alan Parker

Lead role as Agent Rupert Anderson

Lead role as Agent Rupert Anderson

7.30 Excellent--
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8

Antz

1998October 1998 by Eric Darnell

Supporting as General Mandible (voice)

Supporting as General Mandible (voice)

5.71 Okay+
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9

Crimson Tide

1995May 1995 by Tony Scott

Starring as Captain Franklin "Frank" Ramsey

Starring as Captain Franklin "Frank" Ramsey

6.77 Good
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10

The Quick and the Dead

1995February 1995 by Sam Raimi

Starring as Herod

Starring as Herod

6.08 Okay++
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11

The Firm

1993June 1993 by Sydney Pollack

Starring as Avery Tolar

Starring as Avery Tolar

6.25 Good--
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12

Behind Enemy Lines

2001November 2001 by John Moore

Starring as Admiral Leslie Reigart, Commander Adriatic Battle Group

Starring as Admiral Leslie Reigart, Commander Adriatic Battle Group

5.97 Okay++
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13

Runaway Jury

2003October 2003 by Gary Fleder

Starring as Rankin Fitch

Starring as Rankin Fitch

6.51 Good-
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14

Superman II

1980December 1980 by Richard Lester

Supporting as Lex Luthor

Supporting as Lex Luthor

6.32 Good--
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15

The Poseidon Adventure

1972December 1972 by Ronald Neame

Lead role as Reverend Scott

Lead role as Reverend Scott

6.72 Good
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16

The Birdcage

1996March 1996 by Mike Nichols

Starring as Senator Kevin Keeley

Starring as Senator Kevin Keeley

6.62 Good
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17

Bonnie and Clyde

1967August 1967 by Arthur Penn

Supporting as Buck Barrow

Supporting as Buck Barrow

7.10 Good++
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18

Absolute Power

1997February 1997 by Clint Eastwood

Starring as President Richmond

Starring as President Richmond

6.21 Good--
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19

Get Shorty

1995October 1995 by Barry Sonnenfeld

Starring as Harry Zimm

Starring as Harry Zimm

6.03 Okay++
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20

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

1987July 1987 by Sidney J. Furie

Starring as Lex Luthor

Starring as Lex Luthor

4.10 Mediocre--
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21

The Replacements

2000August 2000 by Howard Deutch

Starring as Jimmy McGinty

Starring as Jimmy McGinty

6.26 Good--
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22

Heist

2001November 2001 by David Mamet

Lead role as Joe Moore

Lead role as Joe Moore

5.84 Okay+
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23

The Mexican

2001March 2001 by Gore Verbinski

Supporting as Arnold Margolese

Supporting as Arnold Margolese

5.47 Okay
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24

Hoosiers

1986November 1986 by David Anspaugh

Lead role as Norman Dale

Lead role as Norman Dale

6.60 Good
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25

No Way Out

1987August 1987 by Roger Donaldson

Starring as Defense Secretary David Brice

Starring as Defense Secretary David Brice

6.41 Good-
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26

Wyatt Earp

1994June 1994 by Lawrence Kasdan

Starring as Nicholas Earp

Starring as Nicholas Earp

6.35 Good-
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27

Under Suspicion

2000August 2000 by Stephen Hopkins

Lead role as Henry Hearst

Lead role as Henry Hearst

5.66 Okay
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28

Heartbreakers

2001March 2001 by David Mirkin

Supporting as William B. Tensy

Supporting as William B. Tensy

5.67 Okay+
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29

French Connection II

1975May 1975 by John Frankenheimer

Lead role as "Popeye" Doyle

Lead role as "Popeye" Doyle

6.33 Good-
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Night Moves

1975June 1975 by Arthur Penn

Lead role as Harry Moseby

Lead role as Harry Moseby

6.23 Good--
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31

Scarecrow

1973April 1973 by Jerry Schatzberg

Lead role as Max Millan

Lead role as Max Millan

6.56 Good
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32

A Bridge Too Far

1977June 1977 by Richard Attenborough

Minor role as Maj. Gen. Stanislaw F. Sosabowski

Minor role as Maj. Gen. Stanislaw F. Sosabowski

6.77 Good
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33

The Package

1989August 1989 by Andrew Davis

Lead role as Sgt. Johnny Gallagher

Lead role as Sgt. Johnny Gallagher

5.67 Okay
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34

Extreme Measures

1996September 1996 by Michael Apted

Starring as Dr. Lawrence Myrick

Starring as Dr. Lawrence Myrick

5.58 Okay
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35

Narrow Margin

1990September 1990 by Peter Hyams

Lead role as Robert Caulfield

Lead role as Robert Caulfield

5.99 Okay++
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36

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

2006November 2006 by Richard Donner

Starring as Lex Luthor

Starring as Lex Luthor

6.88 Good+
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37

Uncommon Valor

1983December 1983 by Ted Kotcheff

Lead role as Col. Cal Rhodes

Lead role as Col. Cal Rhodes

5.86 Okay+
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38

Bat★21

1988July 1988 by Peter Markle

Lead role as Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton

Lead role as Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton

5.85 Okay+
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39

Geronimo: An American Legend

1993December 1993 by Walter Hill

Starring as Brig. Gen. George Crook

Starring as Brig. Gen. George Crook

5.84 Okay+
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40

The Chamber

1996October 1996 by James Foley

Starring as Sam Cayhall

Starring as Sam Cayhall

5.49 Okay
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41

Welcome to Mooseport

2004February 2004 by Donald Petrie

Lead role as Monroe Cole

Lead role as Monroe Cole

4.85 Mediocre++
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42

Class Action

1991March 1991 by Michael Apted

Lead role as Jedediah Tucker Ward

Lead role as Jedediah Tucker Ward

5.86 Okay+
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43

Postcards from the Edge

1990September 1990 by Mike Nichols

Supporting as Lowell Kolchek

Supporting as Lowell Kolchek

6.13 Good--
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44

Bite the Bullet

1975September 1975 by Richard Brooks

Lead role as Sam Clayton

Lead role as Sam Clayton

5.98 Okay++
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45

Another Woman

1988October 1988 by Woody Allen

Supporting as Larry

Supporting as Larry

6.35 Good-
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46

Twilight

1998March 1998 by Robert Benton

Starring as Jack Ames

Starring as Jack Ames

5.68 Okay+
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47

Under Fire

1983October 1983 by Roger Spottiswoode

Starring as Alex Grazier

Starring as Alex Grazier

6.17 Good--
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48

Loose Cannons

1990February 1990 by Bob Clark

Lead role as MacArthur Stern

Lead role as MacArthur Stern

4.91 Mediocre++
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49

Target

1985November 1985 by Arthur Penn

Lead role as Walter Lloyd

Lead role as Walter Lloyd

5.53 Okay
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50

Prime Cut

1972June 1972 by Michael Ritchie

Starring as Mary Ann

Starring as Mary Ann

5.99 Okay++
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51

March or Die

1977September 1977 by Dick Richards

Lead role as Major William Sherman Foster

Lead role as Major William Sherman Foster

5.54 Okay
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52

Company Business

1991September 1991 by Nicholas Meyer

Lead role as Sam Boyd

Lead role as Sam Boyd

5.20 Okay--
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53

Eureka

1983May 1983 by Nicolas Roeg

Lead role as Jack McCann

Lead role as Jack McCann

5.23 Okay-
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54

The Domino Principle

1977March 1977 by Stanley Kramer

Lead role as Tucker

Lead role as Tucker

5.56 Okay
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55

Downhill Racer

1969November 1969 by Michael Ritchie

Starring as Eugene Claire

Starring as Eugene Claire

5.58 Okay
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56

Marooned

1969December 1969 by John Sturges

Supporting as Buzz Lloyd

Supporting as Buzz Lloyd

5.66 Okay
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57

The Hunting Party

1971July 1971 by Don Medford

Starring as Brandt Ruger

Starring as Brandt Ruger

5.81 Okay+
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58

Power

1986January 1986 by Sidney Lumet

Starring as Wilfred Buckley

Starring as Wilfred Buckley

5.57 Okay
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59

I Never Sang for My Father

1970October 1970 by Gilbert Cates

Lead role as Gene Garrison

Lead role as Gene Garrison

6.12 Good--
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60

All Night Long

1981March 1981 by Jean-Claude Tramont

Lead role as George Dupler

Lead role as George Dupler

5.45 Okay
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61

Zandy's Bride

1974May 1974 by Jan Troell

Lead role as Zandy Allen

Lead role as Zandy Allen

5.98 Okay++
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62

Lilith

1964October 1964 by Robert Rossen

Supporting as Norman

Supporting as Norman

5.96 Okay++
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63

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

2009January 2009 by Richard Shepard

Supporting as Self

Supporting as Self

6.27 Good--
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64

The Gypsy Moths

1969August 1969 by John Frankenheimer

Starring as Joe Browdy

Starring as Joe Browdy

5.75 Okay+
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65

Twice in a Lifetime

1985October 1985 by Bud Yorkin

Lead role as Harry MacKenzie

Lead role as Harry MacKenzie

5.74 Okay+
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66

Hawaii

1966October 1966 by George Roy Hill

Supporting as John Whipple

Supporting as John Whipple

5.90 Okay++
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67

Split Decisions

1988June 1988 by David Drury

Lead role as Dan McGuinn

Lead role as Dan McGuinn

5.48 Okay
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68

Cisco Pike

1972January 1972 by Bill L. Norton

Starring as Officer Leo Holland

Starring as Officer Leo Holland

5.56 Okay
69

69

Full Moon in Blue Water

1988November 1988 by Peter Masterson

Lead role as Floyd

Lead role as Floyd

5.89 Okay++
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70

We, the Marines

2017July 2017 by Greg MacGillivray

Lead role as Self - Narrator (voice)

Lead role as Self - Narrator (voice)

5.70 Okay+
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71

Lucky Lady

1975December 1975 by Stanley Donen

Lead role as Kibby

Lead role as Kibby

5.74 Okay+
72

72

Riot

1969January 1969 by Buzz Kulik

Starring as Red Fraker

Starring as Red Fraker

5.60 Okay
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73

The Split

1968November 1968 by Gordon Flemyng

Supporting as Lt. Walter Brill

Supporting as Lt. Walter Brill

6.11 Okay++
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74

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

2004January 2004 by Daniel Anker

Lead role as Narrator

Lead role as Narrator

6.05 Okay++
75

75

Misunderstood

1983December 1983 by Jerry Schatzberg

Lead role as Ned Rawley

Lead role as Ned Rawley

6.01 Okay++
76

76

Doctors' Wives

1971February 1971 by George Schaefer

Starring as Dave Randolph

Starring as Dave Randolph

5.59 Okay
77

77

Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

2013April 2013 by Richard Schickel

Supporting as Self

Supporting as Self

5.88 Okay+
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78

A Covenant with Death

1967February 1967 by Lamont Johnson

Supporting as Harmsworth

Supporting as Harmsworth

5.65 Okay
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79

Heroes of Iwo Jima

2001June 2001 by Lauren Lexton

Lead role as Self - Host/Narrator

Lead role as Self - Host/Narrator

Needs more reviews
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80

Formula 1 - Speed fever

1978September 1978 by Mario Morra

Starring as Self

Starring as Self

Needs more reviews
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81

The Making of 'Superman II'

1983July 1983 by Iain Johnstone

Supporting as Self

Supporting as Self

Needs more reviews
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82

Banning

1967December 1967 by Ron Winston

Minor role as Tommy Del Gaddo

Minor role as Tommy Del Gaddo

5.86 Okay+
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83

First to Fight

1967January 1967 by Christian Nyby

Starring as Sergeant Tweed

Starring as Sergeant Tweed

Needs more reviews
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84

Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

1999January 1999 by Michael Epstein

Starring as Narrator (voice)

Starring as Narrator (voice)

Needs more reviews
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85

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

1982January 1982 by Iain Johnstone

Supporting as Self

Supporting as Self

Needs more reviews
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86

Mad Dog Coll

1961May 1961 by Burt Balaban

Minor role as Cop (uncredited)

Minor role as Cop (uncredited)

5.74 Okay+
87

87

Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso

1994December 1994 by Gene Feldman

Minor role as Self

Minor role as Self

6.18 Good--
88

88

Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend

2001May 2001 by Michael Thau

Starring as Self

Starring as Self

Needs more reviews
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89

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

2000September 2000 by Bruce Ricker

Supporting as Self

Supporting as Self

Needs more reviews
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90

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

2002September 2002 by Richard Schickel

Supporting as Self

Supporting as Self

Needs more reviews
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91

Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'

2001May 2001 by Michael Thau

Supporting as Self

Supporting as Self

Needs more reviews
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92

The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'

2000January 2000 by Russell Leven

Supporting as Self

Supporting as Self

Needs more reviews
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93

All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger

2002September 2002 by Jerry Hogrewe

Starring as Self

Starring as Self

Needs more reviews
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94

Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein

1996January 1996 by Patrick Cousans

Minor role as Blind Man (archive footage)

Minor role as Blind Man (archive footage)

Needs more reviews
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95

Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'

2008March 2008 by Laurent Bouzereau

Supporting as Self

Supporting as Self

Needs more reviews
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96

Shadow on the Land

1968December 1968 by Richard C. Sarafian

Supporting as Rev. Thomas Davis

Supporting as Rev. Thomas Davis

Needs more reviews
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97

Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection

2001September 2001

Supporting as Self

Supporting as Self

Needs more reviews
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98

Earth and the American Dream

1992October 1992 by Bill Couturié

Minor role as Reader (voice)

Minor role as Reader (voice)

Needs more reviews